class remains most important factor

Question 1

paragraph 1: is most important factor as each party represents different classes

Answer 1

WC voted lab as associated with trade union movement and “blue collar industries
UC voted con (white collar workers)
2019 majority of Liverpool and Manchester constituencies elected lab mp despite lab doing poorly
2024 C2 DE more likely to vote reform than upper and middle classes

Question 2

paragraph 2: class not most important as class dealignment occurred age more significant

Answer 2

2019: 42% AB voted con 78% in 1964—— 34% DE voted lab 64% 1964
2017: YouGov called age “new dividing line in politics”
2024: 18% 18-24 voted greens 41% lab 9% reform 8% con
over 60s 3% green 24% lab 16% reform 40% lab

Question 3

paragraph 3: class still important as higher class means higher education

Answer 3

2024 reform received higher vote shares from WC and lower education attainment levels

Question 4

paragraph 4: class not important, education is

Answer 4

2019: 43% degree or higher voted lab 17% lib dem 29% con
2019: 58% GCSE or lower voted con
2024: higher education levels more likely to vote lab or lib dem’s

Question 5

paragraph 5: class is most important as region not making a comeback

Answer 5

2024: con did poorly everywhere, not just in lab regions
2019 cons won 74/91 seats in south east 2024 30/91

Question 6

paragraph 6: region now more important

Answer 6

1997 region became less important, Blair won many south east and east midlands seats
2010: SNP shattered lab dominance in scotland
2024: importance of region returned, lab landslide meant they regained dominance in scotland, cons won 4/131 seats in north of england and Wales, lab won 37/57 seats in scotland