Sir Irvine Patnick (C, Sheffield Hallam) Sir Michael Neubert (C, Romford) See also : How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI's polls during the 1992 general election. Today, the herring industry has all but disappeared, and Great Yarmouth is poor—the 25th-most-deprived borough in Britain. Sir Dudley Smith (C, Warwick & Leamington) Dr Joe Hendron (SDLP, Belfast West) Robert Hughes (C, Harrow West) Paul Marland (C, Forest of Dean) Dame Angela Rumbold (C, Mitcham & Morden) Roger Freeman (C, Kettering) Toby Jessel (C, Twickenham) Apr 3rd 1997. Northern Ireland voted … SEP - Socialist Equality Party Why Conservatives appear set to lose From Thatcher to Major -- how Britain has changed April 28, 1997 Web posted at: 10:17 a.m. EDT (1417 GMT) In this story: John Watts (C, Reading East) Nicholas Budgen (C, Wolverhampton South West) Jerry Hayes (C, Harlow) The country voted against AV, with 32% in favour and 68% against. Anthony Coombs (C, Wyre Forest) Go to page top Go back to contents Go back to site navigation 398. In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election. Nigel Forman (C, Carshalton & Wallington) 276. DUP 13.6% Robert Hughes (C, Harrow West) Con 9,590,565 276. MPs elected in 1997 from ethnic minority groups, L - Labour Party Tony Newton (C, Braintree) Sir Colin Shepherd (C, Hereford) Roger Knapman (C, Stroud) SLP - Socialist Labour Party Others 4.4% SocLab 52,516 APNI 8% Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Spencer Batiste (C, Elmet) Mrs Angela Knight (C, Erewash) Dr Joe Hendron (SDLP, Belfast West) Raymond Robertson (C, Aberdeen South) David Martin (C, Portsmouth South) Bryn Morgan 1998 The BBC has kept track of every nuance of the 1997 General Election. Gerry Malone (C, Winchester) SNP 6 (+3) SF 16.1% Britain Votes 2001. Henry Bellingham (C, Norfolk North West) SDLP - Social Democratic & Labour Party David Sumberg (C, Bury South) GB Vote Share Timothy Kirkhope (C, Leeds North East) Michael Stern (C, Bristol North West) Hugh Dykes (C, Harrow East) Soc/ScotSoc - Socialist Party Britain's previous Conservative government had already voted a ban on all larger handguns. SDLP 190,814 It makes the point that some 68 per cent of votes were ineffective and hence 'wasted' in the UK general election of 2015. Michael Portillo (C, Enfield Southgate) Green 65,997 Indeed, she never got the support of more than 34.2% of those eligible to vote. Jacques Arnold (C, Gravesham) Douglas French (C, Gloucester) Graham Riddick (C, Colne Valley) Harry Greenway (C, Ealing North) John Marshall (C, Finchley & Golders Green) But the party did well enough in England to continue to form the government. Gyles Brandreth (C, Chester, City of) Simon Coombs (C, Swindon South) Mark Robinson (C, Somerton & Frome) Hugh Dykes (C, Harrow East) John Marshall (C, Finchley & Golders Green) George Kynoch (C, Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine) SDLP 24.1% LibDem - Liberal Democratic Party Andrew Mitchell (C, Gedling) More detailed data comes from exit polls where a representative sample were asked about how they voted on leaving the polling station. There are interesting features of voting behaviour by gender, age, ethnicity and region from the 1997 election. Richard Alexander (C, Newark) MPs elected in 1997 from an Ethnic Monority. Sir John Cope (C, Northavon) Roderick Richards (C, Clwyd West) Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (C, Morecambe & Lunesdale) Spencer Batiste (C, Elmet) Paul Marland (C, Forest of Dean) Peter Griffiths (C, Portsmouth North) Political Communications in Post-Industrial Democracies. Fred Barbash. Votes By Region, Conservative 165 (-178) Sir Malcolm Thornton (C, Crosby) David Nicholson (C, Taunton) Sinn Fein 126,921 In the 2019 United Kingdom General Election, voter turnout was 67.3 percent of eligible voters, a 1.5 percent drop compared with the previous general election in 2017. The incumbent governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair. Rupert Allason (C, Torbay) Norman Lamont (C, Harrogate & Knaresborough) James Couchman (C, Gillingham) Fred Barbash. 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Now, after the Labour Party was voted in by a landslide majority, we bring you a statistical breakdown of the way the UK voted. Alistair Burt (C, Bury North) Final Vote in seats (change in brackets) Matthew Carrington (C, Hammersmith & Fulham) The poll was initiated by a supporter of the United Kingdom Independence Party , a … UKIP 105,850 Phillip Oppenheim (C, Amber Valley) Robin Squire (C, Hornchurch) Mrs Jacqui Lait (C, Hastings & Rye) Nigel Forman (C, Carshalton & Wallington) The turnout was 50.22% with 559,419 votes (50.3%) in favour and 552,698 (49.7%) against, a majority of 6,721 (0.6%). Douglas French (C, Gloucester) APNI 8% Sir Ivan Lawrence (C, Burton) Gyles Brandreth (C, Chester, City of) Britain's coal industry is nationalised. Base: "Absolutely certain to vote" (n = … Tony Marlow (C, Northampton North) Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, begi… Keith Mans (C, Lancaster & Wyre) Base: "Absolutely certain to vote" (n = … Jacques Arnold (C, Gravesham) The 1997 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 1 May 1997 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. Barry Legg (C, Milton Keynes South West) Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. Derek Conway (C, Shrewsbury & Atcham) Jeremy Hanley (C, Richmond Park) James Couchman (C, Gillingham) Rupert Allason (C, Torbay) Others 4.4%, Lab 13,551,381 By Fred Barbash. Sir Donald Thompson (C, Calder Valley) John Watts (C, Reading East) How Britain Voted in 1992 However, this disguises the trend from 1992. Detailed breakdown of results and seats Michael Forsyth (C, Stirling) Gwilym Jones (C, Cardiff North) SF 2 (+2) NLP 30,165 UUP - Ulster Unionist Party Mrs Angela Knight (C, Erewash) ... where it was stuck from 1997 … Warren Hawksley (C, Stourbridge) Green - Green Party Roger Knapman (C, Stroud) Pp. June 12, 1997. Others 103,178, UUP 258,349 Iain Sproat (C, Harwich) Dame Peggy Fenner (C, Medway) Sir Roger Moate (C, Sittingbourne & Sheppey) BNP 35,393 Harold Elletson (C, Blackpool North & Fleetwood) Scottish voters perceived themselves as being governed by a party which they had rejected. Sir Dudley Smith (C, Warwick & Leamington) Neil Hamilton (C, Tatton) UUP 10 (+1) Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. Barry Legg (C, Milton Keynes South West) Britain Votes 2001. Miss Liz Lynne (LD, Rochdale) Sir Ivan Lawrence (C, Burton) Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (C, Wimbledon) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ind Con 12,153 Michael Morris (C, Northampton South) The Statistics. James Pawsey (C, Rugby & Kenilworth) Alistair Burt (C, Bury North) Civic Engagement, Information Poverty and the Internet Worldwide. Niranjan Deva (C, Brentford & Isleworth) Derek Conway (C, Shrewsbury & Atcham) MK 1,906 Lib - Liberal Party Liberal Democrat 46 (+28) Dr Ian Twinn (C, Edmonton) 1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election. MPs elected in 1997 from ethnic minority groups, Jonathan Aitken (C, Thanet South) ... Tony Blair is about to become Britain's youngest prime minister this century. Dame Angela Rumbold (C, Mitcham & Morden) Sir Donald Thompson (C, Calder Valley) Conservative 165 (-178) Sir James Hill (C, Southampton Test) Tim Devlin (C, Stockton South) Of the 339 people who were eligible to vote, 80 voted: 72 votes for Yes and 8 votes for No. New Labour was a product of its time. Con 1.2% Mrs Edwina Currie (C, Derbyshire South) Political Communications in Post-Industrial Democracies. Timothy Kirkhope (C, Leeds North East) The 1997 Scottish Referendum: an Analysis of the Results declined at each election thereafter (with the limited exception of 1992). Northern Ireland vote share ‘The longer a party is in power, the harder it becomes to stay engaged with its activists.’ UKU 1 (+1) 2001 Digital Divide? UUP 32.7% Norman Lamont (C, Harrogate & Knaresborough) Michael Portillo (C, Enfield Southgate) Michael Forsyth (C, Stirling) Achieving just 31.4 per cent of the total vote and 165 seats this was the party's worst performance since 1832! See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2001 election campaign. DUP 2 (-2) David Shaw (C, Dover) Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (C, Wimbledon) Chris Davies (LD, Oldham East & Saddleworth) See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2005 election How Britain Voted in 2005. DUP 13.6% Final Result: Labour has a majority of 179 Scotsoc 9,740 David Porter (C, Waveney) Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (C, Edinburgh West) Malcolm Rifkind (C, Edinburgh Pentlands) Mark Robinson (C, Somerton & Frome) Den Dover (C, Chorley) The 1997 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 1 May 1997 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. Sir Andrew Bowden (C, Brighton Kemptown) SocP 9,486 ... 71.2% - since the war, and the party had taken a modest 43.2% share of the vote. PC 161,030, Ref 810,778 Robert Atkins (C, Ribble South) Pro - Life-Pro-Life Alliance Party Sir Malcolm Thornton (C, Crosby) Richard Tracey (C, Kingston & Surbiton) Other 44,358 Email Bio Follow . Ian Lang (C, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale) Sebastian Coe (C, Falmouth & Camborne) Tony Blair arrives in Downing Street on 2 May 1997 as Britain’s new prime minister. Pp.303. SF 16.1% Liberal 45,166 Harold Elletson (C, Blackpool North & Fleetwood) Scotland voted in favor of a devolved parliament, which was then created by Tony Blair, Britain's Prime minister. Sir Nicholas Bonsor (C, Upminster) Greg Knight (C, Derby North) Pp. She was deeply disliked in Scotland and this boosted calls for independence in 1997. Liberal Democrat 46 (+28) Sebastian Coe (C, Falmouth & Camborne) Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, and on Dec. 24, 2020, Britain and the E.U. UKIP - UK Independence Party Gary Waller (C, Keighley) DANS is an institute of KNAW and NWO. It's every single area of Scotland. [2] The England result, together with even larger landslide Labour results in Scotland and Wales, gave Labour the biggest majority for any single party since 1931. Northern Ireland voted … Toby Jessel (C, Twickenham) NLP - Natural Law Party Michael Bates (C, Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East) David Porter (C, Waveney) NatDems - National Democratic Party 2000 A Virtuous Circle? John Bowis (C, Battersea) Dr Keith Hampson (C, Leeds North West) There was, unsurprisingly, a swing to Labour in both genders and there was little difference in the final result (Men: 45% Lab, 31% Con; Women: 44% Lab, 32% Con). Sir Rhodes Boyson (C, Brent North) David Hunt (C, Wirral West) Sir Graham Bright (C, Luton South) Nat Front 2,716 Miss Liz Lynne (LD, Rochdale) The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on 1 May 1997. Henry Bellingham (C, Norfolk North West) Robert Dunn (C, Dartford) Tim Rathbone (C, Lewes) 398. Con 31% By Fred Barbash. She never obtained more than 44.9% of Britain’s votes. UKU 1 (+1), UUP 32.7% Sir Michael Neubert (C, Romford) Con 1.2% Tim Wood (C, Stevenage) Sir George Gardiner (Ref, Reigate) Harry Greenway (C, Ealing North) ISBN: 9780521807517. Thomas Sackville (C, Bolton West) Peter Griffiths (C, Portsmouth North) AT THE start of every election campaign, commentators fret about whether the main political parties will “play the race card”. Michael Stern (C, Bristol North West) Richard Alexander (C, Newark) Dr Robert Spink (C, Castle Point) Tony Newton (C, Braintree) Mrs Edwina Currie (C, Derbyshire South) Gerry Malone (C, Winchester) David Hunt (C, Wirral West) David Evans (C, Welwyn Hatfield) Richard Tracey (C, Kingston & Surbiton) Pp. BNP - British National Party Roger Evans (C, Monmouth) C - Conservative Party Andrew Hargreaves (C, Birmingham Hall Green) Anthony Coombs (C, Wyre Forest) Sir James Lester (C, Broxtowe) In April 2021, 42 percent of British adults intend to vote for the Conservative party in a potential general election in the United Kingdom, with 34 percent advising they would vote for … Phil Gallie (C, Ayr) Dr Robert Spink (C, Castle Point) PUP 10,928 Between 1922 and 1997 voter turnout never fell below 70 percent, but in 2001 it dropped to just 59.4 percent. Walter Sweeney (C, Vale of Glamorgan) How Britain Voted … Phil Gallie (C, Ayr) PC 4 (no change) Britain Apr 3rd 1997 edition. Sir James Lester (C, Broxtowe) HONG KONG — When Britain returned Hong Kong to China in 1997 after more than a century of colonial rule, it was a moment of immense pride for Beijing, and immense trepidation for a … Robert Dunn (C, Dartford) James Pawsey (C, Rugby & Kenilworth) DUP - Democratic Unionist Party In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election.Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. Keith Mans (C, Lancaster & Wyre) Editorial. William Powell (C, Corby) June 12, 1997. Sir Marcus Fox (C, Shipley) 1997 1 May 1997 Tony Blair: Labour 179 659 71.4% Election Date Elected prime minister (during term) Winning party Seat majority Seats Turnout Monarch (Reign) Thomas Sackville (C, Bolton West) Email Bio Follow . Rev William McCrea (DUP, Ulster Mid) Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats. Simon Coombs (C, Swindon South) Andrew Hargreaves (C, Birmingham Hall Green) Ind 1 (+1) Exit poll data for 1997 shows: Plenty of evidence of class-based voting , 41% of ABs voted Conservative (compared with 31% Labour) while 50% of C2s and 59% of DEs voted Labour, compared with 27% and 21% respectively for the Tories. ISBN: 9780521807517. SF 2 (+2) Raymond Robertson (C, Aberdeen South) Sir John Gorst (C, Hendon) Ian Lang (C, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale) George Kynoch (C, Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine) APNI 62,972 Dr Keith Hampson (C, Leeds North West) In Britain Votes, a prestigious array of writers provide a detailed appraisal of the 1997 British government election. Exit poll data for 1997 shows: Plenty of evidence of class-based voting, 41% of ABs voted Conservative (compared with 31% Labour) while 50% of C2s and 59% of DEs voted Labour, compared with 27% and 21% respectively for the Tories. Nicholas Budgen (C, Wolverhampton South West) Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the House of Commons Library. Michael Brown (C, Cleethorpes) Mrs Diana Maddock (LD, Christchurch) PC - Plaid Cymru Andrew Mitchell (C, Gedling) The BBC has kept track of every nuance of the 1997 General Election. Comm 911 lowest number since 1906. Lady Olga Maitland (C, Sutton & Cheam) William Waldegrave (C, Bristol West) History may judge it more kindly than many of today’s critics. Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (C, Morecambe & Lunesdale) John Bowis (C, Battersea) Since that low point, voter turnout … Michael Carttiss (C, Great Yarmouth) Rev William McCrea (DUP, Ulster Mid) Oth 7% Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. This was coupled with the industrialization in the 1980s under British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Robin Squire (C, Hornchurch) Party: Votes: Seats: Change: UK Vote Share (%) GB Vote Share (%) Conservative 13,697,923 339 + 62 43.9 44.9 Labour 11,532,218 269 - 50 36.9 37.8 SDLP 24.1% David Martin (C, Portsmouth South) Dr Ian Twinn (C, Edmonton) Greg Knight (C, Derby North) Peter Butler (C, Milton Keynes North East) Labour 419 (+146) SF - Sinn Fein. UUP 10 (+1) Neil Hamilton (C, Tatton) Sir Marcus Fox (C, Shipley) Vivian Bendall (C, Ilford North) In 2015, the non-profit venture Make Votes Matter was formed to campaign for proportional representation. Sir Graham Bright (C, Luton South) Robert Jones (C, Hemel Hempstead) reached a post-Brexit trade and security deal. Sir Derek Spencer (C, Brighton Pavilion) Matthew Banks (C, Southport) 11 September 1997: Scotland – Scottish devolution referendums on whether there should be a Scottish Parliament and whether the Scottish Parliament should have tax varying powers (both referendums received a yes vote) 18 September 1997: Wales – Welsh devolution referendum on whether there should be a National Assembly for Wales (yes) SDLP 3 (-1) Labour 419 (+146) Warren Hawksley (C, Stourbridge) Jerry Hayes (C, Harlow) John Sykes (C, Scarborough & Whitby) LibDem 5,243,322 Roger Evans (C, Monmouth) David Nicholson (C, Taunton) Chris Davies (LD, Oldham East & Saddleworth) Michael Morris (C, Northampton South) Malcolm Rifkind (C, Edinburgh Pentlands) Sir Nicholas Bonsor (C, Upminster) Niranjan Deva (C, Brentford & Isleworth) Iain Sproat (C, Harwich) Graham Riddick (C, Colne Valley) David Evennett (C, Bexleyheath & Crayford) How the UK voted on May 1st. United Kingdom - United Kingdom - The Tony Blair government (1997–2007): During its years out of power, the Labour Party had undergone a gradual transformation as it attempted to distance itself from the power of the unions on the one hand and the power of the membership on the other, in the guise of the traditional role of the Labour Party Conference. David Evennett (C, Bexleyheath & Crayford) Jonathan Aitken (C, Thanet South) Sir Irvine Patnick (C, Sheffield Hallam) Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (C, Batley & Spen) See also : How Britain Voted in 1997 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2001 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2005 (detail), How Britain Voted in 2010 (detail), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2010, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010. The turnout in 1997 was a post-war low of 71.4 per cent. Sir Colin Shepherd (C, Hereford) Charles Hendry (C, High Peak) Tim Devlin (C, Stockton South) Michael Carttiss (C, Great Yarmouth) SDLP 3 (-1) Sir James Hill (C, Southampton Test) LibD 17% Robert Atkins (C, Ribble South) Jonathan Evans (C, Brecon & Radnorshire) SNP 6 (+3) Den Dover (C, Chorley) BRITAIN VOTES TO BAN HANDGUNS. David Mellor (C, Putney) Peter Butler (C, Milton Keynes North East) Matthew Banks (C, Southport) Law, constitution and courts. SNP - Scottish National Party Conversely, this was a defeat of epic proportions for the Conservative Party. Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (C, Batley & Spen) William Powell (C, Corby) William Waldegrave (C, Bristol West) Lab 45% Pp. Lady Olga Maitland (C, Sutton & Cheam) United Kingdom - United Kingdom - The Tony Blair government (1997–2007): During its years out of power, the Labour Party had undergone a gradual transformation as it attempted to distance itself from the power of the unions on the one hand and the power of the membership on the other, in the guise of the traditional role of the Labour Party Conference. Tim Wood (C, Stevenage) Gary Waller (C, Keighley) Bill Walker (C, Tayside North) Roger Freeman (C, Kettering) David Sumberg (C, Bury South) Mrs Jacqui Lait (C, Hastings & Rye) Bill Walker (C, Tayside North) Tony Marlow (C, Northampton North) Michael Bates (C, Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East) Sir Rhodes Boyson (C, Brent North) Sir Roger Moate (C, Sittingbourne & Sheppey) DUP 2 (-2) ... September 1997 Scotland and Wales vote in favour of devolution. See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2005, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2001 election campaign. David Evans (C, Welwyn Hatfield) Charles Hendry (C, High Peak) Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (C, Edinburgh West) In May 1997, the Labour government of Tony Blair was elected with a promise of creating a devolved assembly in Wales; the referendum in 1997 resulted in a narrow "yes" vote. Dame Peggy Fenner (C, Medway) The referendum passed by a slim 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent margin, but there were stark differences across the UK. DUP 107,348 The Liberal Democrats saw their share of the vote fall but gained 46 seats compared with a notional total of 18 in 1992. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Law, constitution and courts. Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats. 2001 Digital Divide? Matthew Carrington (C, Hammersmith & Fulham) David Shaw (C, Dover) Mrs Diana Maddock (LD, Christchurch) Michael Brown (C, Cleethorpes) The referendum passed by a slim 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent margin, but there were stark differences across the UK. Jeremy Hanley (C, Richmond Park) PC 4 (no change) Fifteen incisively written and well-integrated articles carefullt analyse the party campaigns, the media, and the results. Ref - Referendum Party BRITAIN VOTES TO BAN HANDGUNS. Roderick Richards (C, Clwyd West) Walter Sweeney (C, Vale of Glamorgan) Tim Rathbone (C, Lewes) See also : How Britain Voted in 1992, How Britain Voted in 1997, How Britain Voted in 2001, How Britain Voted in 2010, How Britain Voted 1974-2010 (overview), Voting by housing tenure 1983-2005, Voting Intention by religion 1992-2005, Voting by newspaper readership 1992-2010, MORI polls during the 2005 election How Britain Voted in 2005. SNP 621,154 Sir John Cope (C, Northavon) Sir Peter Fry (C, Wellingborough) Sir John Gorst (C, Hendon) Ind Lab 18,497 Sir Peter Fry (C, Wellingborough) Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, beginning 13 years of Labour government. David Mellor (C, Putney) Loony 7,906 The number of women candidates elected in 1997 was 120, double the number elected in 1992 and almost three times the 41 elected in 1987. 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