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2017 General Election Statistics
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- 12017 GE turnout2017 = 68.7%
An increase from 66.4% in 2015 - 2Result of the 2017 General Election- Theresa May + Conservatives
- Hung parliament = partnership with DUP
- "minority government"
- 82% of vote for either Lab/Con
- Con support +5.5% from 2015
- Labour +9.6%
- highest level of two-party support since 1970. - 3Why was the youth vote important in 2017?- Youth turnout = 57%
(increased from 43% in 2015)
- Large surge to get youth out voting
- 'Corbyn factor' = encouraged an increase in youth vote
- 18-19 y/o = 66% (LAB) vs 19% (CON)
- Constituencies with highest 18-24 y/o turnout saw an increase of 14% in Lab votes
- Younger generation felt cheated by the result of Brexit referendum
- Labour increase use of social media with :) adverts of a social movement
- Manifesto promises to abolish tuition fees, introduce voting for 16/17 y/o, free school lunches, extend counselling to improve mental health discussions.
- Corbyn's involvement in protests - 4How did the older generations vote?- 69% of 70+ voters = Tory
- Among voters 50+ Tory always got majority
- Traditionally higher turnout = greater impact
- 70+ turnout = 84%
- Crossover age for Lab/Cons = 47 y/o - 5TV debates- Theresa May refuse head-to-head debate so instead sent Amber Rudd
- Popularity lead over Corbyn decrease from 28% --> 11%
- Greater focus on "direct communication with voters"
- avoided spontaneous qu. opportunities = weak and spineless
- QUESTION TIME
- up to 4 million viewers in which 56% said effected their vote
- 80% said they discussed QT with friends/family
- 40% said QT increased their interest
- shared on social media among young voters
- 1/3rd of voters said QT was their biggest impact in voting behaviour
- due to marginal victory = big impact? - 6Impact of CLASS- class division closing
- Labour only behind Tories by 4% in ABC1 voters
- Lab = best in DE voters = 44%
- Tory = best in C2 voters = 47%
- BUT turnout in DE = as low as 55%
- AB turnout = 79%
- May made significant effort to appeal to working class voters
- clear link between EDUCATION as traditionally in higher classes = higher participation - 7Impact of EDUCATION- Become a more decisive factor
- UKIP's biggest majority = amongst those of lowest education level
- 55% (majority) of voters with GCSE grades or lower = CON
- 49% (majority) of voters with high/degree level = LAB - only 32% CON - 8ISSUE VOTING- 65% of electorate = Brexit as most important issue
- 37% felt Tories would be best party during negotiations
- May "Brexit means Brexit"
- Identification as leaver/remainer more influential than partisanship?
- Tax and economy = always imp.
- Terrorism as a result of two attacks throughout the election campaign
- Tory traditionally viewed as better equipped for terror threats
- Labour polices appeal to younger voters - Uni fees, nationalise rail etc
- Theresa May U-turn on Dementia Tax = unreliable and upset to core elderly voters - 9Impact of REGION- Cons = 45.6% of votes across Eng.
- Cons benefit from fall of UKIP
- SNP only won 35 seats in Scotland (contrast to the 56 in 2015)
- Result of Sturgeon calling for another Brexit referendum
- Growth in CON in Scotland = surprising - 10Impact of NEWSPAPERS- pro-Conservative papers = Daily Mail, Telegraph
- pro-Labour papers = Guardian, Independent, Daily Mirror
- 73% of people who said they read the Guardian the most = voted LAB
- 79% of people who said they read the Telegraph the most = voted CONS - 11Position of UKIP- Only won 1.8% of vote
(a decrease on the 12.4% in 2015)
- Conservatives benefit from previous UKIP voters as result of May's :) response to May and June terror attacks
- UKIP role as "guard dog of Brexit" no longer needed after referendum
- funding cut, no clear leader, only half of possible seats contested for.
- Suffered significantly in 2018 local elections = lost 120+ councillors
- Basildon council = conservative as result of the fall of UKIP - 12Impact of leadership- Corbyn disliked by trad. Lab voters
- Past relationship with IRA = untrusted
- Suffered leadership challenge
- BUT effective campaigner, and good speaker independently and in debates
- Popular in younger gen.
- May attacked by media - 'Maybot'
- stiff and no emotion while interviewed
- BUT labelled most 'left-wing' Con leader in 40 years
- 2016 poll suggested May more popular with Labour voters than Corbyn. - 13Impact of GENDER- Theresa May = female representation
- BUT only small gender gap
- equal female split - 43% for LAB/CONS
- Male vote = 45% (Tory) vs 39% (Lab) - 14Impact of ETHNICITY- 73% of BME voted for Labour
(an increase from 65% in 2015) - 15How diverse was the 2017 Parliament?- 52 BME MPs = up from 41
- 208 female MPs = less than 1/3
- BUT increased to 32% from 9% in 2015
- 51% MPs from comprehensive schools
- 45 MPs who identify as LGBTQ
- BUT average age = 50 y/o = same as 2015
- 4 MPs = under age of 30 y/o - 16How did voting behaviour impact Parliamentary make-up?- 20% of Labour MPs = under 40
- Labour party had a larger majority in under 40 y/o voters
- 32 Labour BME MPs v 19 Cons
- 73% BME voted Labour - 172018 local elections- UKIP fall significantly = lost over 120 councillors
- Allowed for greater success of Tories = win Basildon council
- National party result drew = around 35% of national vote each
- Estimated turnout of around 36%
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- - Government & Politics Flashcards on 2017 General Election Statistics, created by Emily Bevis on 20/02/2018.
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- Emily Bevis · Feb 2018
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