Political Developments: 2005 election results

Question 1

What seat majority did Labour get in the 1997 election?

Answer 1

179 seats

Question 2

What seat majority did Labour get in the 2001 election?

Answer 2

167 seats

Question 3

What seat majority did Labour get in the 2005 election?

Answer 3

66 seats

Question 4

Who was the Conservative leader for the 2005 election?

Answer 4

Michael Howard

Question 5

Which Eurosceptic party was made which divided Conservative votes?

Answer 5

UKIP

Question 6

How can it be seen UKIP was a prominent party by 2004 in by-elections?

Answer 6

They got more votes than the Conservatives in some by-elections

Question 7

How many less votes did the Conservatives get compared to Labour?

Answer 7

1 million less votes

Question 8

What was one foreign issue the British public were opposed to involvement in?

Answer 8

The Iraq War

Question 9

How many people were involved in a “stop the war” march in February 2003 in London?

Answer 9

1 million people

Question 10

What percentage of the British public considered Blair trustworthy in 2000?

Answer 10

50%

Question 11

What percentage of the British public considered Blair trustworthy in 2006?

Answer 11

25%

Question 12

What issue did Michael Howard mainly focus on for his campaign?

Answer 12

Rising immigration

Question 13

What did a government leak show about Conservative plans in 2005?

Answer 13

They would repeat what Thatcher had done

Question 14

How many Conservative leaders had there now been from 1997 to 2005?

Answer 14

4 leaders