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ELECTIONS
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elections from 1997-2015
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ELECTIONS
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%
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
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
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%
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
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