ELECTIONS

ELECTIONS

1. 1997 LABOUR

   • 1st May 1997
   • worst conservative loss since 1906
     • no tory mp's in scotland and wales
     • black wednesday event: previous conservation government caused EERM to withdraw the £ as it dropped so low
   • new labour
     • 416 seats
     • landslide victory
     • won by national minimum wage pledges - effects W/C
     • 10.2% swing voters from tory to labour
   • highest general election turnout - 71%

2. 2001 LABOUR

   • 7th June 2001
   • lower turnout - 59.4%
     • falling below 60% for the first time since 1980
   • basically a repeat of the 1997 election
     • last time a party got above 40%
   • lib dems gained 6 seats
   • conservatives gained 1 seat in scotland
     • divided on issues about europe
     • policies shifted right wing
     • embarrassing publicity stunts covered by media

3. 2005 LABOUR

   • 5th May 2005
   • blairs 3rd consecutive win
     • 356 labour mps - lowest of any government
     • popularity declined after 2003 (iraq)
     • labour emphasised a strong economy
   • conservatives had 198 seats
   • party identification model shows people are still loyal
   • brown took over pm in 2007 after blair resigned

4. 2010 CONSERVATIVE/LIB DEM

   • 6th May 2010
   • tories had the largest number of votes with 36.1% but fell short of 20 seats needs for majority
     • tories got more than 35% in over 14 years
   • attempt to form labour/lib dem coalition was aborted when brown resigned after election
   • 2nd ever coalition
   • the end of 13 year labour government
   • turnout was 65%

5. 2015 CONSERVATIVE

   • 7th may 2015
   • won with an outright majority
     • 330 seats and 36.9% of the vote
     • first general election at the end of a fixed term parliament
   • labour had increase vote share but a net loss of 26 seats
   • UKIP came 3rd but gained no seats
   • 30% swing voters from tory to SNP
   • worst lib dem result since 1988 when formed