Conservatives won the 1983 election
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- Different factors which caused the Conservatives to win the 1983 election
- Falklands War - 1982
- Improved Thatcher's popularity and that of the Conservative Party.
- Opinion polls in favour of Thatcher. Jump in support of 11% between February and July 1982.
- Thatcher's resistance towards Argentine aggression gave her a Nationalist boost in support.
- Improved Thatcher's popularity and that of the Conservative Party.
- The importance of the Labour weakness
- Labour's proposal for Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament - became questionable under the context of the War.
- Withdrawal from the EEC & NATO.
- Nationalisation of key industries & the financial sector. PUBLIC INVESTMENT
- Manifesto of 1983 - "longest suicide note in History".
- Poor record of government in the 1970s was significant in its 1983 defeat.
- IMF Loan
- Inflation doubled
- Industrial action
- James Callaghan
- Weak leadership
- Foot lost the first ballot of his party's leadership contest in 1980 - limited authority over a divided Party.
- Labour's proposal for Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament - became questionable under the context of the War.
- The role of the SDP-Liberal alliance
- The Alliance took two votes from Labour for every one they took from the Conservatives
- Alliance - 26% of National vote. Labour - 28%, SPLIT LABOUR VOTE
- Increased Conservative majority from 43 to 144.
- Alliance - 26% of National vote. Labour - 28%, SPLIT LABOUR VOTE
- The Alliance took two votes from Labour for every one they took from the Conservatives
- Economy
- Housing Act 1980 - "right to buy" scheme
- Reduced income tax from 33% to 30%.
- Employment Act 1980
- Monetarism
- Falklands War - 1982
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