ELECTIONS

Flashcards covering key voting statistics and electoral trends in the UK as per the lecture notes.

FPTP vote effectiveness in 2019

Only 30% of votes cast had an effect.

Conservative votes per seat in 2019

Under 40,000 votes.

Green Party votes per seat in 2019

Over 800,000 votes.

Labour votes per seat in 2024

24,000 votes.

Reform UK votes per seat in 2024

Over 800,000 votes.

Hung parliaments since WW2

Only 3 have occurred.

UKIP seat vs vote share in 2015

1 seat won with 12.6% of votes.

Reform UK vote share in 2024

14.29% of votes.

Reform UK seat total in 2024

5 seats.

Green Party vote share in 2024

6.39% of votes.

Green Party seat total in 2024

4 seats.

Liberal Democrat seat total in 2024

72 seats.

Labour vote share consequence in 2024

34% vote share resulted in 100% of power.

Combined vote share of minor parties in 2024

33.2% for Lib Dems, Greens, and Reform UK.

Combined seat share of minor parties in 2024

12.5% for Lib Dems, Greens, and Reform UK.

Labour victory stats in 2024

Landslide win with 33.7% vote share and 63.2% of seats.

BNP election result in 2010

0 seats won from 1.9% vote share.

George Galloway vote share in 2024 Rochdale

40% for the Workers Party of Britain.

Sadiq Khan mayoral result in 2024

Third term won with 43.8% of the vote.

Labour correction in 2011 AMS Scotland

32% constituency vote corrected to 29% of total seats.

SNP regional seat share in 2011

16 out of 56 seats (29%).

Scottish Green regional list seats in 2021

26 seats following 5 constituency seats.

Sadiq Khan 2016 victory

First London mayor to win over 50% of total ballots.

Conservative MP count in May 2024

344 seats.

EU referendum result in 1975

67% Remain.

Scottish Parliament referendum result in 1997

74% Yes with 60% turnout.

Welsh Assembly referendum result in 1997

50.3% Yes with 50.1% turnout.

Good Friday Agreement result in 1998

71% Yes with 81% turnout.

AV referendum result in 2011

67% No with 42% turnout.

Scottish Independence result in 2014

55% No with 84% turnout.

Brexit referendum result in 2016

52% Leave with 72% turnout.

Greater Manchester Congestion Charge turnout

46% turnout was overwhelmingly rejected.

Electoral Commission legal basis

2000 Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA).

Scotland's Brexit referendum result in 2016

62% Remain.

Northern Ireland's Brexit referendum result in 2016

55% Remain.

England's Brexit referendum result in 2016

53% Leave.

Wales' Brexit referendum result in 2016

52% Leave.

Labour landslide majority in 1997

179 seats.

Conservative majority in 2019

80 seats.

Stormont suspension duration (2002-2007)

Total duration of 5 years.

Stormont suspension cause (2022-2024)

Controversy over first minister selection and protocol.

Millennial Conservative voting gap

15 points less than the national average.

Youth vote (18-24) in 2017

62% Labour and 27% Tories.

Elderly vote (65+) in 2017

69% Tories and 19% Labour.

Age of voting divergence in 2019

39 years old.

Youth Conservative vote (18-24) in 2024

5% of voters.

Elderly Labour vote (70+) in 2024

23% of voters.

Labour gender parity in 2024

34% of men and 35% of women.

Liverpool Walton Labour vote share

87% under MP Dan Carden.

'Red Wall' phenomenon in 2019

Conservatives winning traditional Labour strongholds in Northern England.

Reform UK regional strength in 2024

Coastal seats influenced by anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Blair AB vote share in 1997

Approximately 33%.

Labour AB vote share in 1997 vs 2010

59% in 1997 vs 40% in 2010.

Conservative DE vote share in 2019

41%.

BAME voting preference (Labour) in 2019

64% of BAME voters.

Labour BAME vote share change in 2024

Decreased by 18% compared to 2019.

BAME independent candidate growth in 2024

13% increase in vote share.

Education gap for Lab/Lib in 2017

47% for degree holders.

Education gap for Tories in 2017

53% for no qualifications.

Sun anti-Corbyn headline in 2017

'Don't chuck Britain in the Cor-BIN'.

Daily Mail Tory reader support in 2017

74% of its readers voted Conservative.

'Save Brexit, Save Britain' headline date

12 December 2019.

Labour influencer strategy in 2024

TikTok and Instagram collaboration for Keir Starmer.

Local election Labour seat gain in 2024

+186 seats (+16%).

Facebook ad disparity (Cons vs Lab) in 2019

$2500 vs $250 adverts.

John Major campaign tactic in 1992

Using a soap box in town centres.

Corbyn campaign support growth in 2017

Increased from under 30% to 40% during the campaign.

Harold Wilson vote share gain in 1964

0.2% increase over Gaitskell's 1959 performance.

Thatcher majority in 1987

102 seats.

Conservative campaign slogan in 2019

'Get Brexit Done'.

New Labour manifesto change in 1997

Abolition of 'Clause 4'.

Rishi Sunak by-election count as of May 2024

13 by-elections.

Selby/Tamworth by-election swings to Labour

Exceeded 20% swings.

BBC Trust level (2003 vs 2020)

Dropped from 81% to 47%.

ITV Trust level (2003 vs 2020)

Dropped from 82% to 41%.

Andy Coulson (Cameron press role)

Former editor of News of the World.

Alastair Campbell (Blair press role)

Former political editor of the Daily Mirror.

Seamus Milne (Corbyn press role)

Ex-Guardian journalist.

Circulation of The Sun in 2020

1,000,000 copies.

GB News March 2023 impartiality breach

Interview with Jeremy Hunt about corporate tax and HS2.

ITV drama Post Office scandal impact in 2024

Prompted upfront payment of £75,000 to postmasters.

Election TV influence survey in 2015

62% cited television as the strongest influence.

Leaders' debate viewership in 2010

10 million viewers.

Theresa May 2017 TV debate action

Refused to participate against Jeremy Corbyn.

Brexit referendum bus claim

£350M per week to the E.U.

UKIP voter count in 2015

3.9 million voters.

Workers Party of Britain classification

Far-left, pro-communist party.

Tactical voting percentage (Anti-Conservative) in 2019

42.6%.

SNP regional vote share in 2011

44% of the regional vote.

Green constituency seats (Scotland) in 2021

5 constituency seats won.

SNP-Green Pact (Scotland) start

Agreement began in 2021.

Conservative DE vote share in 1997

21%.

Daily Mail reader voting behavior in 2017

74% supported the Conservatives.

Lib Dem Facebook ad count in 2019

3000 adverts.

Alec Douglas-Home campaign style in 1964

Low key dogged earnestness.

Edward Heath campaign perception in 1970

Dismissed as bland and uninspiring.

Stormont suspension (2022-2024) trigger

Controversy on first minister selection and protocol.

George Galloway Rochdale outcome in 2024

Lost seat to Labour in the general election.

Greater Manchester Congestion Charge result

Overwhelmingly rejected by voters.

Electoral Commission monitoring role

Checking wording of questions and monitoring rival campaigning groups.