Voter behaviour: gender, age, ethnicity, region
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- Created on: 04-12-18 14:58
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- Voter behaviour: gender, age, ethnicity, region
- Gender
- No significant difference between the way men and women vote - no noticeable trend over the past 25 years.
- Only a slight tendency for women to vote Labour more the men, but this is statistically insignificant
- Age
- Tendency for the younger generation to hold more left-wing views, therefore more likely to vote Labour
- Young voters more likely to vote for a third party, normally Lib Dems
- Younger people don't wish to be seen as 'conservative' in the general sense
- Younger voters usually have more radical views on things like environment, social justice, democratic reform - support for Green and Labour
- Corbyn is seen as the one to bring more profound change
- Older generation sees Conservatives as more family friendly, security conscious and sympathetic to property owners
- Ethnicity
- Ethnic minorities more likely to vote Labour
- On the whole, the black and Muslim communities are poorer than the white community - factor at work is class and income not race
- However British Future think tank suggests the bias against Conservatives may be fading
- A majority of Hindu and Sikh communities now favour Conservatives
- Are increasing middle class as they are more well established than black and Muslim groups
- A majority of Hindu and Sikh communities now favour Conservatives
- Ethnic minorities more likely to vote Labour
- Region
- Conservatives - English Midlands and South England
- Labour - London and North England
- Lib Dems have little support outside London and South England
- Wales had competition between 4 parties but Labour dominates after 2017
- Gender
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