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In this comprehensive guide to the 1997 British elections, Anthony King and his colleagues provide insightful accounts of the new era of government in the United Kingdom. King sets the stage for the 1997 British election, David Denver tallies the results, Patrick Seyd reflects on New Labour, Philip Norton comments on the Conservatives changed role, Pippa Norris reports on the media, Iain McLean analyzes the Scottish elections, Anthony King reviews the Labour triumph, and David Sanders sums up the new electoral battleground.
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Anthony King David Denver Iain Mclean Pippa Norris Philip Nortan David Sanders Patrick Seyd
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New Labour Triumphs: Britain at the Polls
Chatham House Publishers, Inc.
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Copyright 1998 by Chatham House Publishers, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher.
Publisher: Edward Artinian Production editor: Katharine Miller Cover design: Lawrence Ratzkin Composition: Bang, Motley, Olufsen Printing and binding: R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA New labour triumphs : Britain at the polls / Anthony King [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56643-057-7 1. Great Britain. ParliamentElections, 1997. 2. Elections Great Britain. 3. Great BritainPolitics and government1997 4. Labour Party (Great Britain) I. King, Anthony Stephen. JN956.N46 1998 324.941'0859dc21 97-33818 CIP
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Contents
Tables
vii
Figures
ix
Preface
xi
1. The Night Itself
Anthony King
1
2. The Government That Could Do No Right
David Denver
15
3. Tony Blair and New Labour
Patrick Seyd
49
4. The Conservative Party: In Office but Not in Power
Philip Norton
75
5. The Battle for the Campaign Agenda
Pippa Norris
113
6. The Semi-detached Election: Scotland
Iain McLean
145
7. Why Labour WonAt Last
Anthony King
177
8. The New Electoral Battleground
David Sanders
209
Appendix Results of British General Elections, 194597
249
Index
251
The Contributors
260
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Tables
1.1 The vote by social groups
11
2.1 Trends in party support: "national equivalent" share of vote and gains/losses of seats in local elections
16
2.2 Trends in party support: summary of by-election results
23
2.3 Perceptions of the parties as united or divided
27
2.4 Attitudes towards privatised industries
34
2.5 Perceptions of the Conservatives as sleazy and disreputable
37
2.6 Images of party leaders
42
2.7 Qualities of party leaders
42
2.8 Economic indicators
45
4.1 The impact of Black Wednesday
80
4.2 MPs to lose the whip
88
4.3 Taxonomy of Conservative MPs
94
5.1 National daily press: ownership, circulation, and partisanship
122
5.2 Changes in support for party by daily newspapers' readers
125
5.3 Press coverage of campaigning
130
5.4 Coverage of policy issues
132
5.5 Coverage of major political figures
137
5.6 Public evaluation of television coverage
140
5.7 Public evaluation of quality of television news
141
6.1 Conservative vote and seat shares: Scotland vs. UK
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