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Why did Labour win the 2001 election?
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Why did Labour win the 2001 election? In 2001 the Labour party won the General Election, obtaining 413 seats as opposed to the Conservatives' 166. The Liberal Democrats gained 6 seats to take their total to 52. Other parties got 9 seats in parliament. This was a widely expected result, and showed maintained vast support for Labour since the 1997 election. In order to establish why the Labour Party won the election in 2002, a number of points have to be considered. The conservative party leader from 1997-2001 was William Hague. In recent years presidential style elections (focussing on the party leader as opposed to the party) have been predominant in general elections. Therefore, the image and personality of the candidate has become ever more important. In the 1987 election for example, Margaret Thatcher was seen as a strong, vibrant, stable communicator. The public favoured her to Kinnock who was labelled indecisive...
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