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What happened in the 1997 General Election and why? What impact did it have?
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What happened in the 1997 General Election and why? What impact did it have? In 1997 there was an expected swing from Conservative to Labour government. It resulted in Labour receiving 9.2% more votes, and 147 more MPs than in 1992; and with the Conservatives winning 11% less votes, and 171 less MPs than in 1992 (the Liberal Democrats won 17% of the votes about equalling the previous election, and gained 26 seats). The outcome of the election was due to various factors which had always been apparent yet commentators never predicted the severity of Labour's win and the Conservative's loss. Blatantly, the first reason for this landslide victory was the weakness of the Conservatives. Broadly put, the reasons the electorate DID NOT vote for the Conservative party were that they seemed, old, tired, divided and sleazy. This can be seen in that the average age of a Conservative MP was...
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