Region and voting Flashcards
1
Q
What is the north-south divide?
A
Division between prosperous south and northern parts of the country
2
Q
By 1994 what was the average income per head compared to the whole of the UK.
A
89%
3
Q
By 1994 what was unemployment in the North and what was unemployment across the UK?
A
- 8% in the North
8. 6% UK figure.
4
Q
Where were Labour and Conservatives strong?
A
Labour in the North
Conservative in the southeast.
5
Q
1997 election how many seats were there for Labour and Conservative in their strong parts of the country
A
46 seats for Labour in the North
73 seats for Conservative in the southeast.
