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- Title
THE BRITISH GENERAL ELECTION OF 1987: SOME PRELIMINARY REFLECTIONS.
- Authors
Denver, David
- Abstract
The article discusses the outcome and the factors that affected the 1987 general election in Great Britain. It argues that the direction of social trends and the popularity of Margaret Thatcher favored the Conservatives which resulted to their victory despite weak policies and a stormy three-year stay in office. The long-term social changes notably the decline of steel and coal industries, the growth of white-collar employment and the population drift from North to South affected the electoral base of the Labour Party. Despite equal broadcast exposure with the other two parties, the Alliance failed to achieve a breakthrough which is attributed to the public squabbling of the leaders of the Liberals and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and factions within the SDP.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ELECTIONS; POLITICAL science; BRITISH politics &; government; POLITICAL parties; CONSERVATIVE Party (Great Britain); LABOUR Party (Great Britain); SOCIAL Democratic Party (Great Britain); LIBERAL Party (Great Britain); TWENTIETH century
- Publication
Parliamentary Affairs, 1987, Vol 40, Issue 4, p449
- ISSN
0031-2290
- Publication type
Article