politics stats

What is the average constituency size?

70,000

How many constituencies are there in the UK?

650

What was the average voter turnout between 1945-1997?

76%

What was the average voter turnout by 2005?

60%

What year was turnout at its lowest? What was the turnout?

2001 - 59%

What was the turnout in 2017?

69% (highest since 1997)

Which recent election had the lowest turnout?

Police Crime and Commissioner election in 2012 had a 15% turnout

What percent of the electorate were members of political parties in 1983?

3.8%

What percent of the electorate were members of political parties in 2016?

1.6%

What was the turnout to the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum?

85%

What was the turnout to the 2016 EU Referendum?

72%

How has the green party membership changed?

13,800 in 2013 to 50,000 in 2016

How has the Conservative party membership changed?

2.8 million in 1953 to 150,000 in 2018

How did SNP membership change between 2013 and 2016?

Quadrupled

How many members does the RSPB have?

Over 1 million

How many established groups does Extinction Rebellion Youth have?

55

What is the average age of Extinction Rebellion Youth members?

16

How many people attended Extinction Rebellions 'The Big One' in April 2023?

Over 40,000

How many members does Young Labour UK have?

over 7000

What was the turnout of over 65s in the 2017 general election?

71%

What was the turnout of 18-24s in the 2019 general election?

47%

How many people signed an e-petition calling for a second EU referendum in 2017?

3.8 million

What percentage of over 70s vote Conservative

80%

Give an example of two Conservative safe seats?

Henley and Beaconsfield

Give an example of a Labour safe seat?

Liverpool Walton 84.7%

In 2019, how many constituencies were safe seats?

316 out of 650

How many Conservative seats are safe seats

2/3

In 2019, how many constituencies were marginal seats?

141 out of 650

In 2019, how many votes were wasted?

71.2%

When was the last time a governing party won over 50% of the votes?

1935

How many seats did the Conservatives get in 2019?

365 in total (48 increase)

How many seats did Labour get in 2019?

202 (59 decrease)

In 2019, how many of the seats were won with less than 40% of the vote

22 of the 650

What was the "real" vote share for the Conservatives in 2015?

24% of electorate (37% of votes on a 66% turnout)

In the 2014 independence referendum, what was the turnout of 16-17 year olds?

75%

How many votes did the Green party get in 2019, and how many seats?

860,000 \= 1 seat

How many voters voted tactically in 2019?

1/3

What was the vote-seat ratio for Lib Dems and SNP in 2019?

SNP:
1.24 mil votes \= 48 seats

Lib Dem:
3.7 mil votes \= 11 seats

What percent of Scottish Labour votes were wasted in 2019?

95% \= only elected 1 seat

How many members does the Conservative party have?

180,000

How many members does the Labour party have?

525,000

How many members does the Lib Dem party have?

125,000

How many members does the Green party have?

52,000

How many members does the SNP party have?

103,000

How many members does the Brexit/Reform party have?

115,000

What percentage of the vote did Labour get in 1983?

27%, lowest since 1918

What is momentum? How many members do they have?

A more socialist faction on the left of the Labour party, with 30,000 members

When was the Lib Dems at peak electoral success?

2005 - 62 seats

What were the results of the 2019 European Parliament Elections?

Brexit - 30%
Lib Dem - 20%
Labour - 14%
Green - 12%
Conservative - 9%

In 2019, how many Scottish seats were held by the SNP?

48 out of 59

What share of the vote did the Brexit party get in 2019?

2%

What percent of seats did minority parties make up in 2017?

11%

In the 3 months before the 2017 GE, what was party funding like?

Cons: £25mil
Lab: £9.5mil
LibDem: £4.4mil
SNP: £600,000
UKIP: £150,000
Plaid Cymru: £5300

How much did Labour receive from Unite Union in the 3 months before the 2017 GE?

£4.4million

When was party funding at its highest level? What was this?

Between Oct and Dec 2019 - £70 million across all parties

What percent of ABC1 intended to vote Conservative in 2021?

33%

What percent of C2DE intended to vote Conservative in 2021?

41%

What percent of the electorate said politicians could be relied on in 2016?

21%

What percentage of AB voted Conservative in 1964, and in 2010?

1964: 78%
2010: 40%

2019 GE: who did 18-24 year olds vote for?

56% Labour
21% Conservative

2019 GE: who did over 65s vote for?

17% Labour
64% Conservative

What percent of Lib Dem votes came from the youngest and oldest voters in 2019?

11% from 18-24 year olds

11% from over 70s

How many times greater do over 65s vote Conservative, compared to 18-24s

3 times

What was vote turnout in 'student seats' like in 2019

2% lower than national average

How did BAME vote in 2019?

20% Conservative
64% Labour

How do males 18-24 vote in 2019?

28% Conservative
46% Labour

How do females 18-24 vote in 2019?

15% Conservative
65% Labour

How many times more likely are ABC1 to vote Lib Dem, compared to C2DE?

2 times

What percent of Leave voted Conservative in 2019?

74% (United view)

What percent of Remain voted Labour in 2019?

49% (Divided view)

How was Johnson's support during the 2019 campaign?

41% approval, 52% disapproval

How was Corbyn's support during the 2019 campaign?

21% approval, 71% disapproval

What is the crossover point for Labour to Conservative?

39 years old

Who was older in the 2016 Brexit referendum: Leave or Remain?

Leave

How did 18-24s turnout in the 2016 referendum?

64% (av 72%)

How did over 65s turnout in the 2016 referendum?

90% (av 72%)

How much did voter turnout for 18-24s fall between 1992-2015?

19%

Compare turnout to the 2015 GE by age?

43% 18-24s
78% over 65s

What was the turnout of 18-24s in 2019?

47%

What was AB turnout like in 2015?

75% (av 66%)

What was DE turnout like in 2017?

53% (av 69%)

Compare turnout in 2019 based on education levels?

68% with education lower than GCSEs

81% of degree holders

Compare turnout in 2010 based on age and education?

Age \> Education

83% of over 55s
44% of 18-34s

with GCSE level education or less

Where was turnout highest in 2019?

Southwest (72%)

Where was turnout lowest in 2019?

Northern Ireland (62%)

What is average turnout to local council elections?

35%

What affect did Corbyn have on youth turnout?

'youthquake'

+16% turnout 18-24s in 2017

How many constituencies were affected by tactical voting in 2015?

77

How many Lib Dem voters used tactical voting in 2010?

16%

How many voters chose their second preference in 2010?

10%

How do degree holders vote in 2017?

47% Lab/Lib
36% Cons
4% UKIP

How do people with no education vote in 2017?

23% Lab/Lib
53% Cons
17% UKIP

How do people with maximum education GCSEs vote in 2017?

31% left wing
62% right wing

How has daily readers of the Sun changed?

2010: 3 million
2019: 1.5 million

What percent of the Leave marketing budget was spent on social media?

98%

What percent of social media users are ages 18-35

76%

How much money did the Conservatives spend on Facebook ads in 2019?

£1 million

What percent of 18-24 year olds have Facebook?

18%

How did Labour use social media in 2017? What was the effect?

Strong twitter campaign

60% of 18-24s vote Labour

What percent of Britons read a political news story online during the 2019 campaign?

72%