1. Cover for Mr Lloyd’s paternity for 12 Politics
Read p69 – 73
Complete the chart on the next slide for the 1979, 1997 and 2010 elections.
Make a presentation showing why the winners won and the losers lost the elections of 1979, 1997 and 2010.
Read p73 – 76 and make a spider diagram on Voting Patterns:
Social class and voting
Class de-alignment
Why class has decreased in importance as a factor in voting
Partisan de-alignment
Political apathy
Governing competency
Rational choice theory
Image of party leaders (photogenics)

2. Labour
Conservatives
Party policies and manifestos
Election campaign
Wider political context

3. Make a spider diagram on ‘other factors that influence voting behaviour.’ Use lots of colours and pictures.
Read p76 – 80 and use your own research
Include in your spider diagram:
Age
Ethnicity
Region
Religion
Levels of education
Wealth
Class
You will also need to show how these factors have changed over time. E.g. Labour was originally the party for the less educated. That has changed and it is the more educated who are now likely to vote for the Labour party.
Webpages like this will help: britain-voted-2017-general-election/

4.
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5. Answer the two essay questions:
Class is the most important factor in deciding UK general elections. To what extent do you agree?
‘The UK’s electoral system needs to be changed’. How far would you agree?