Elections

Question 1

1979

Turnout and winner

Answer 1

76% turnout

Tories (Thatcher)

Question 2

1983

Turnout and winner

Answer 2

72.7% turnout

Tories (Thatcher)

Question 3

1987

Turnout and winner

Answer 3

75.3% turnout

Tories (Thatcher)

Question 4

1992

Turnout and winner

Answer 4

77.7% turnout

Tories (John Major)

Question 5

1997

Turnout and winner

Answer 5

71.4% turnout

Labour (Blair)

Question 6

2001

Turnout and winner

Answer 6

69.4% turnout

Labour (Blair)

Question 7

2005

Turnout and winner

Answer 7

62.3% turnout

Labour (Blair)

Question 8

2010

Turnout and winner

Answer 8

65.2% turnout
Hung parliament (Tory/LibDem coalition)

Question 9

2015

Turnout and winner

Answer 9

66.1% turnout

Tories (Cameron)

Question 10

2017

Turnout and winner

Answer 10

68.7% turnout 
Hung parliament (Tory/DUP agreement)

Question 11

Describe the current state of the House of commons in relation to: Party, Seats & Alliegance

Answer 11

Conservative Party 314 The Government

Democratic Unionist Party 10 Confidence & Supply

Labour Party 246 The Loyal Opposition

Scottish National Party 35 Opposition

Liberal Democrats 11 Opposition

Sinn Féin 7 (Do not sit) Opposition

Plaid Cymru 4 Opposition

Green Party 1 Opposition

Independent 9 Opposition

The Speaker (John Bercow) 1 None

The Independent Group 11 Opposition