Explain the link between ethnicity and Voting behaviour (10 marks)

Explain the link between ethnicity and voting behaviour (10 marks)

It has nearlly always been the case that those of an ethnic minoirtiy have voted Labour. This can be seen in 2015 with 65% of BME voting Labour in the General Election, compared with just 23% for the Conservative Party.

It is not just the case that people vote acccording to ethnicity however. Rational Choice Theory states that people vote according to the key issues of the day. These include…