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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Economy
      • Housing Act 1980 - "right to buy" scheme
      • Reduced income tax from 33% to 30%.
      • Employment Act 1980
      • Monetarism

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