Political Participation in the UK
- Created by: joe
- Created on: 06-02-13 17:46
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- Declining Political Participation in the UK
- Voter Turnout
- 1945-1992 = average of 75%
- 1997 = 71 %, 2001 = 59% = lowest since 1918
- Blair's 1997 'landslide' victory was won with half a million less votes than John Major's 21 seat victory
- 2005 = 61% but large no. postal votes
- 2010 = 65% despite closeness of contest and first use of leaders TV debate
- Party Membership
- Labour 1950's = >1M. 2009 = 166,000
- Tories 1950's = 2.8M. 2009 = 250,000
- 2007 = <1%. 1950's = 7%
- Reasons for Decline
- Public
- 'Social capital' decline. I > We. Levels of trust and sense of connectedness decline
- Family and friends > larger society
- 'Social capital' decline. I > We. Levels of trust and sense of connectedness decline
- Media
- Creating lack of trust and cynicism of government and politicians
- Focus on hype and scandals, and allegations of incompetence, policy failure or simple inertia
- Politcians
- Lack of vision
- Age of 'spin'
- lack of choice
- Electoral stratagies
- Public
- Voter Turnout
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