Edexcel A Level Government and Politics Paper 1

1979 general election - 18-24 - labour: 41% conservative: 42% lib dem: 12% 1979 general election - 55+ - labour: 38% conservative: 47% lib dem: 13% 1979 general election - ABC1 - labour: 24% conservative: 59% lib dem: 15% 1979 general election - conservative newspapers - the sun daily express daily mail telegraph times sun 1979 general election - DE - labour: 49% conservative: 34% lib dem: 13% 1979 general election - dominant ideology - yes because the sun switched to support the conservatives (1974) because their policies would benefit business men like rupert murdoch 1979 general election - female votes - labour: 35% conservative: 47% lib dem: 15% 1979 general election - impact of the party leaders - thatcher had two publicity consultants - gordan reece and tim bell callaghan was a longer serving MP and held senior roles like chancellor of the exchequer thatcher had only been education minister 1970-74 no live tv debates 1979 general election - key issues - labour looked weak as was a minority inflation and unemployment increasing after WWII 1978-9 winter of discontent strikes 1979 general election - labour newspapers - daily mirror guardian 1979 general election - male votes - labour: 40% conservative: 43% lib dem: 13% 1979 general election - rational choice - no because conservatives were more focused on fixing labours mistakes than promoting their own policies 1979 general election - seats won - labour: 269 conservative: 339 lib dem: 11 1979 general election - social structure model - yes because the working class and young people voted for labou