2015 Election Case Study

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Created on: 21-06-21 13:27

How many seats did the Tories and Labour win in 2015 and how does this differ from the 2010 election?

Tories- 330 +28
36.9%
Labour- 232 -24
30.4%

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How many seats did the SNP and the Lib Dems win and how did it differ from 2010 election? How much of the vote share did each of them win?

SNP- 56 +50
4.7%
Lib Dems - 8 -48
7.9%

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What are some key issues for this election that relate to demography?

Labour working class voters captured by UKIP
Lib Dems lost all 15 seats in south west England
Tories dominated the south of England
SNP took most of Scotland
Labour's regional heartland was taken away

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What were some main issues that related to Valence in this election that impacted the outcome in some way?

all parties had a negative image except for the SNP
Tories divided over Europe
Lib Dems blamed for issues from the coalition govt
Concerns about an SNP and Labour coalition in the media - made some people turn to the Tories

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Did the image of party leaders have an impact on the result?

very little impact
David Cameron had the least negative image

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What were the main political issues during the election?

Tories were still trusted more economically than Labour
Election dominated by the prospect of an EU referendum - Tories and UKIP were rewarded for their support

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What were the main features of the outcome of the election?

Tory majority government
shock of the defeat destabilised (became divided) the Labour party- left-wing backlash- elected Jeremy Corbyn - more extreme left-winger

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How many seats did the SNP and the Lib Dems win and how did it differ from 2010 election? How much of the vote share did each of them win?

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SNP- 56 +50
4.7%
Lib Dems - 8 -48
7.9%

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2015 Election Case Study