UK Politics (4) General Election Case Studies

Question 1

Snap election

Answer 1

An election called sooner than expected

Question 2

Wets…

Answer 2

Members of the Conservative party who Thatcher and her supporters thought were weak and who would compromise with the unions

Question 3

Since Thatcher came to power in 1979

Answer 3

Unemployment doubled
De-industrialisation
Cuts in public spending to bring down inflation

Question 4

Leader of Labour in 1983 election

Answer 4

Michael Foot

Question 5

Breakaway party from Labour in 1981

Answer 5

Social Democratic Party (SDP)

Question 6

Reason for SDP breakaway

Answer 6

Labour Party moved to the left

Question 7

Party the SDP formed an alliance for the 1983 election?

Answer 7

Liberal Party

Question 8

War that increased the popularity of Margaret Thatcher

Answer 8

Falklands (1982)

Question 9

What was Michael Foot criticised for wearing at the cenotaph…

Answer 9

A donkey jacket

Question 10

What was the ‘longest suicide note in history’?

Answer 10

The 1983 Labour party manifesto

Question 11

1983 election result

Answer 11

Con 397
Lab 209
Alliance 23
Others 21

Question 12

The 1983 election saw a fall of Labour support within…

Answer 12

The working class (class dealignment)

Question 13

Which party was seen to have ‘the best team of leaders’ in 1983?

Answer 13

Conservative

Question 14

In 1983 the media largely supported which party?

Answer 14

Conservative

Question 15

In 1983 BAME voters flocked to support the Conservatives…

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Sleaze…

Answer 16

Immoral, sordid and corrupt behavior

Question 17

‘Back to Basics’

Answer 17

1993 campaign by Conservative PM John Major to restore ‘traditional family values’

Question 18

The 1992 - 1997 Conservative government was rocked by a number of…

Answer 18

Scandals

Question 19

Examples of Conservative scandals…

Answer 19

Norman Lamont (Miss Whiplash)
David Mellor (Affair and free holidays)
Cash for Questions

Question 20

Before the 1997 election the Conservative Party were divided over…

Answer 20

Europe

Question 21

Who challenged John Major for the Conservative leadership in 1995?

Answer 21

John Redwood

Question 22

What did Labour reform in 1995

Answer 22

Clause IV

Question 23

In comparison to Major, Tony Blair was seen as…

Answer 23

A strong leader

Question 24

Media mogul who Tony Blair courted

Answer 24

Rupert Murdoch

Question 25

Which newspaper famously backed Labour in 1997?

Answer 25

The Sun

Question 26

1997 election result

Answer 26

Lab 418
Con 165
LibDem 46
Others 30

Question 27

In 1997 Labour won more votes than the Cons in every demographic apart from…

Answer 27

The upper class (AB)
Over 65

Question 28

Jeremy Corbyn was elected Labour leader in…

Answer 28

2015

Question 29

Labour under Corbyn were beset by…

Answer 29

Allegations of anti-semitism

Question 30

Who challenges Corbyn for the leadership in 2016

Answer 30

Owen Smith

Question 31

Newspapers also accuse Corbyn of being…

Answer 31

A terrorist sympathiser

Question 32

2017 general election resulted in…

Answer 32

A hung parliament

Question 33

Who replaced May as both leader of the Conservative Party and PM in 2017

Answer 33

Boris Johnson

Question 34

The 2019 election is held in which month?

Answer 34

December

Question 35

The main issue in the 2019 election was…

Answer 35

Brexit

Question 36

in the 2019 election most newspapers supported…

Answer 36

The Conservatives

Question 37

What is ‘The Red Wall’?

Answer 37

A Labour stronghold of seats from north Wales to north Yorkshire and running into the midlands

Question 38

How many ‘Red Wall’ seats did the Conservative win in 2019?

Answer 38

33 out of 66 (mainly voted leave)

Question 39

Percentage of people who said they deserted Labour in 2019 because of Corbyn?

Answer 39

35%

Question 40

2019 result

Answer 40

Cons 365
Lab 203
SNP 48
LibDem 11