Uk Politcal Parties: The Extent To Which A Multiparty System Exists In Britian

Question 1

What evidence is there from the 2010 election that a multiparty system does exist ?

Answer 1

-in 2010 the combined Tory/labour vote share was only 65%, although their share of seats was somewhat higher at 87%

Question 2

What evidence is there from the 2019 election that a multiparty system doesn’t exist ?

Answer 2

87% of the seats were held by the two largest party on a combined votes of nearly 76%

Question 3

How many parties won seats in the last European election in 2019 ?

Answer 3

No Fewer than 10 parties

Question 4

How does Northern Ireland support the view of a multiparty system

Answer 4

Politics in Northern Ireland often involves contests between several parties despite some local electoral pacts avoid splitting the unionist or nationalist vote

Question 5

Which country has three to four political parties

Answer 5

Scotland

Question 6

How do local authorities support the view of a multiparty system >

Answer 6

-many local authorities have a hung/balanced council with no party in overall control and independents have a significant presence on many local councils especially in more rural areas

Question 7

How many council seats did the independent win in the 2019 council election?

Answer 7

1,100 not far from the total achieve by the Liberal Democrat’s

Question 8

How does the lord support a multiparty system ?

Answer 8

-even at Westminster the unelected lords is a multiparty chamber with no party having an overall majority and having more cross-bench peers that either Labour or Liberal Democrat one