This volume looks at a succession of British general elections in significant detail. By starting the survey in 1964 rather than the traditional date of 1945, it focuses more rigorously on the changes which began in the 1960s and still affect general elections today.
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy and their results make a real difference to every British citizen. They command strong media interest long before their dates are announced and even unev…
Despite a recent decline in voter turnout, British general elections are still the centrepiece of Britain's liberal democracy and their results make a real difference to every British citizen. They command strong media interest long before their dates are announced and even unev…
Elections and voters in Britain
by Denver, D. T, Johns, Robert
fromContemporary political studies series
Elections and voters in Britain
by Denver, D. T, Johns, Robert
fromContemporary political studies series
How do voters in Britain decide which party to vote for in elections? Have age and education replaced class as the social basis for voting? Are elections now "presidentialised' with voters simply choosing between party leaders? What role do the media, new and old, play in all of…
How do voters in Britain decide which party to vote for in elections? Have age and education replaced class as the social basis for voting? Are elections now "presidentialised' with voters simply choosing between party leaders? What role do the media, new and old, play in all of…