Case studies of three key general elections (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Class-Based Voting
Class-Based Voting
Voting behavior influenced by socio-economic class
Traditional working-class party preference
Traditional working-class party preference
Labour Party
1945 General Election: Labour vote %
1945 General Election: Labour vote %
48.8%
2019 Red Wall constituencies (2 examples)
2019 Red Wall constituencies (2 examples)
Workington and Blyth Valley
2019: Class DE Labour vote %
2019: Class DE Labour vote %
39%
2019: Class AB Conservative vote %
2019: Class AB Conservative vote %
45%
Partisanship
Partisanship
Long-term loyalty to a particular political party
1997 General Election: Labour vote %
1997 General Election: Labour vote %
43.2%
2019 historic Labour strongholds won by Cons (2)
2019 historic Labour strongholds won by Cons (2)
Bolsover and Sedgefield
Younger voters' party preference
Younger voters' party preference
Progressive parties (Labour, Lib Dems)
2017: 18-24 age group Labour vote %
2017: 18-24 age group Labour vote %
62%
Graduate voters' party preference
Graduate voters' party preference
Progressive parties
2017: Degree holders Labour vote %
2017: Degree holders Labour vote %
49%
2017: BAME Labour vote %
2017: BAME Labour vote %
73%
Urban areas' party preference
Urban areas' party preference
Labour and Liberal Democrats