Voting behaviour and the 2017 general election Flashcards
Results of 2017 gen elc. ?
Cons win with 42.4% of the vote and Lab = 40%
Conservatives lost 13 seats while labour gained 30
sig. of voting amongst 18-24 yr olds in 2017 gen elec compared to 2019 gen elec. ?
2017 ; 18-24 yr olds
27% = cons 62%= lab
2019 ; 18-24 yr olds
21%= cons 56% lab/
sig of class aligned voting in 2017?
ABC1 - 44% cons and 40% Labour
C2DE - 44% cons and 42% Labour
2% greater for Labour in C2DE
stats for over 70’s voting in 2017 vs 2019 gen elec.
2017; >70’s
69% = cons. 19%= lab
2019;
67%= cons. 14% lab.
turnout in >70 in 2017 vs 2019 election ?
2017; 84%
2019; >65 74%
turnout in 18-24 yr olds in 2017 vs 2019 election ?
2017; 54%
2019; 47%
overall turnout in 2017 vs 2019 election ?
2017 ; 69%
2019; 67.3%