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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789398403321

Autore

Denver D. T

Titolo

British general elections since 1964 : diversity, dealignment and disillusion / / Mark Garnett, David Denver

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-165423-X

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DenverD. T

Disciplina

324.941085

Soggetti

Elections - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Elections - Great Britain

Great Britain Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; British General Elections since 1964; Copyright; Preface; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 The Way Things Were: Elections, 1964-70; 3 'Decade of Dealignment': Elections, 1974-9; 4 Conservative Hegemony? Elections, 1983-92; 5 The Triumph of New Labour: Elections, 1997-2005; 6 From Blair to Brown to Cameron and Clegg: 2005-10 and Aft er; 7 Conclusion: Diversity, Dealignment, and Disillusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 uneventful campaigns dominate the headlines. The 2010 general election saw the first direct televised debates between the main party leaders, adding further interest to a battle which was always likely to be close. The result was a 'hung parliament' and the first British coalition government since 1945. However, as this boo