How Parties have Adapted to Change – Cadre Party
How Parties Have Adapted to Change – The Mass Membership Party
How Parties Have Adapted to Change – The Catch-All Party
How Parties Have Adapted to Change – The Cartel Party
Theories of Party Systems -The Frozen Party System
Theories of Party Systems – The Downs Model
Theories of Party Systems – Satori
How do voters decide who to vote for
How do voters decide who to vote for – The Michigan Studies
How do voters decide who to vote for – Social Class
How do voters decide who to vote for – Partisan Dealignment
Electoral Geography of Great Britain
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Conservatives
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Labour
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Liberals
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Plaid Cymru
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – SNP
Electoral Geography in Great Britain – UKIP
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Green Party
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – Respect
Electoral Geography of Great Britain – BNP
General Election Campaign – Choosing the Date
General Election Campaign – The Media
General Election Campaigns – Three types of Media
General Election Campaigns – Opinion Polls
General Election Campaigns – turn-out
Why did people vote the way they did – Social Class
Why did people vote the way they did – Housing Tenure
Why did people vote the way they did – Age
Why did people vote the way they did – Gender
Turnout was 65% in 2010, better than in 2001 and 2005.
But 2010 was a closer election, and lower than all the elections between 1955 and 1997 when it was always over 70%.
45% of 18-24 years olds voted, and turnout in this group has not always been lower than in the general population.
The turnout in 2015 was 66.1% perhaps higher due to more TV debates, the prospect of a further coalition and the election pledge by the Conservative Party to hold and In/Out Referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. Interestingly, the turn out for the EU referendum on 23rd June 2016 was 72.2% compared to both General Election results and 42.2% in the AV Referendum (to change the UK voting system from first-past-the-post) in 20111
Overall election turnout in one off by-elections and relatively new elected posts such as Police and Crime Commissioners has been low.
*** Oooops, this page needs updating with the latest turnout. It’s on the list****
