With opinion polls showing a closing gap between the parties, the result was uncertain right up to polling day. Voters do not always choose their preferred candidate on election day. Patrick dunleavy 2012 the british general election of 2010 and the advent of. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insiders guide to the election s background, campaign, and the results which led to the.
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Despite all the hype about the tv debates, this was the defining tv moment of the 2010 election campaign. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Continuing a proud palgrave macmillan tradition, the british general election of 2010 is the eighteenth in the prestigious series of books dating back to 1945. Bbc website given opinion polls consistently had conservatives and labour tied on 3334% throughout the campaign, the result was a surprise. The general election was held between april 1754 and 20 may 1754. At the age of 43, david cameron, leader of the conservative party, became the u. Election 2010 results bbc news online, may 6, 2010 caroline lucas to become the green partys first mp bbc news online, may 7, 2010 share this. The 2010 united kingdom general election was held on thursday, 6 may 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the house of commons.
The labour party, led by tony blair, won its third consecutive victory, with blair becoming the only labour leader beside harold wilson to form three majority governments. Page 1 2015 general election bishop wordsworths school. Most of the questions inside this booklet can be answered simply by placing a cross in. The next uk general election date is technically fixed for may 5th 2022 thanks to the fixedterm parliaments act 2011, but with a weakened conservative minority government supported by the dup and brexit deadlock an early general election in 2019 is a possibility. At the 2010 election, even though the conservatives won the greatest. In the election campaign much has been made of the impact of the timing of spending cuts and tax increases on the ability of the uk economy to sustain this recovery. General election 2010 live blog wednesday 5 may three main parties say election is still up for grabs 40% of voters have not yet decided how they will vote. The british general election of 2010 and the advent of coalition. The costs of the 2007 elections in kenya were also exorbitant coming.
Letter by the clerk of the house and chief executive to leaders of parties at westminster pdf. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This page was last edited on 1 november 2019, at 06. The election has not yet resolved itself into a clear argument about alternative strategies for managing the big issues. Review of ofcom list of major political parties for. Jul 19, 2010 the 2010 election was fought against the backdrop of both economic recession and political scandal. It saw robert peels conservatives close further on the position of the whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade the election marked the last time that a parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the crown. The book is the definitive account of one of the most dramatic elections in. Conservative precampaign canvassing before the 2010 u. That makes uk election spending look microscopic by comparison. Gordon browns efforts to meet more ordinary voters backfired spectacularly when, thanks to a microphone that had been left on, he was heard complaining bitterly to aides about a bigoted woman he had just spoken to in rochdale. British politics is now very complicated, and even more so.
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Todays gdp figures show that the economy grew by 0. The 2010 election was fought against the backdrop of both economic recession and political scandal. Pdf on jan 1, 1998, philip cowley and others published. The conservative party achieved a complete majority of english seats, but fared less well in scotland and wales, so a coalition government was subsequently formed between the conservatives and the liberal democrats. Yet although the incumbent labour government was clearly rejected by the voters, the principal opposition party, the conservatives made only a modest advance. Read the manifestos in detail, as i suspect few have done, and what emerges are large areas of agreement between the three main parties, especially about public. The british general election of 1979 david butler, dennis. These are the results of the 2010 united kingdom general election in scotland.
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The 2010 general election was the most eagerly awaited contest in britain since 1997. Rt hon danny alexander continue reading the british general election of 2010. In the general election there are nearly 4,150 candidates standing for election across the country. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections. Notice how changing to pr severely disadvantages the conservatives and labour with the liberal democrats being the main beneficiaries. British general election of 2010 united kingdom britannica. The first parliament had been composed of members of the former parliaments of the kingdom of great britain and the kingdom of ireland the parliament of great britain held its last general.
The 2005 united kingdom general election was held on thursday 5 may 2005, to elect 646 members to the house of commons. The 1837 united kingdom general election was triggered by the death of king william iv and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, queen victoria. Here are 12 key moments from the campaign and its historic aftermath. David cameron was the first of the main uk party leaders to cast their vote. The british general election of 2017 is the definitive and authoritative account of. Buy the british general election of 2010 2010 by philip cowley, kavanagh, dennis isbn. Yet it was also a contest that led to a historic outcome, a further decline in support for the top two parties and the advent of the first peacetime coalition government in the uk since the. For the most recent general election, see 2019 united kingdom general. Unlike the actual 2010 general election, the minor parties would have made a breakthrough, namely ukip, the bnp, the green party and the snp. British general election manifestos 19001974 springerlink. In the end, the election was particularly noteworthy for three reasons.
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Patrick dunleavy the british general election of 2010 and. At the age of 43, david cameron, leader of the conservative. The 2010 general election was held on revised constituency boundaries. Expectations on tactical voting in the british general election of 2010. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insiders guide to the elections background, campaign, and the results which led to the. The 1802 united kingdom general election was the election to the house of commons of the second parliament of the united kingdom.
Britain election electoral politics history political science politics. In the months before the 2010 election, the conservatives held a solid lead in the public opinion polls, but there were persistent lingering doubts about the readiness of cameron and his team to govern, and, as election day. General election 2010 timetable when parliament is dissolved every commons seat becomes vacant and there is a general election. British general election constituency results data pippa norris.
The institute of economic affairs invites you to attend an iea book launch the british general election of 2010 by dennis kavanagh and philip cowley published by palgrave macmillan the event starts with a drinks reception at 6. This work has been kindly funded by the nuffield foundation. Designed to appeal to everyone from westminster insiders, to politics students and to the wider general public, this is the authoritative account of the 2010 election. Selfcompletion questionnaire embes interviewer to enter serial number respondent i. It saw robert peels conservatives close further on the position of the whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade. This document is the authors submitted version of the book section. Bearing probably the strongest visual similarity to mybo was the conservatives offering myconservatives which was established in late 2009, nine months prior to.
Charles arthur looks at how facebook and twitter have made politics more accessible. Forecasting the 2010 british general election article in electoral studies 302. This is the first british general election in the social media age what difference has it made. Analysis of the parties proposals in the runup to the general election 2010 is available below. There are five types of elections in the united kingdom. Patrick dunleavy the british general election of 2010 and the. Pdf this release note describes the british election study general election results dataset.
The 2010 general election was one of the most unpredictable and memorable in decades. The tory leader went to a community hall in the witney constituency, oxfordshire, shortly after 1030 bst, accompanied by. Thirteen years of labour government came to an end in the u. Fewer voters backed one or other the two largest parties than ever before.
Review of ofcom list of major political parties for elections taking place on 7 may 2015. General election poll general election poll of polls the britain elects poll. This is the replication dataset used in the book, driving democracy. The british general election of 2010 institute of economic. She is currently writing a book with paul webb on gender and the conservative party. This document sets out ofcoms decision on the so called list of major parties for the purposes of the general election and other elections being held in may 2015. Sampling pointarea code interviewer number version number. In many respects the may 2010 general election in britain seems to be one of those cases where an election is lost, yet without any clear winner emerging. None of the parties achieved the 326 seats needed for an overall majority. Drawing on hundreds of confidential interviews with all the key players, it offers a compelling insiders guide to the elections background, campaign and results, including a detailed account of. There were no seat changes from the 2005 general election, although labour took back 2 seats that it had lost in byelections.