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The 2019 General Election was historic. In one fell swoop it
resolved the longstanding stalemate surrounding Brexit and redrew
the electoral map of Britain, breaking the deadlock in Parliament
and bringing about the fall of Labour's so-called 'Red Wall'. Since
2016, Members of Parliament had struggled to reconcile a contested
exercise in direct democracy with the established institutions of
representative government. The 2017 election was meant to bring
closure to Brexit. It did not: its indecisive outcome merely
exacerbated the challenges. Parliament, the courts and ultimately
the Monarch herself became embroiled in the chaos of Brexit. The
scale of the Conservatives' definitive victory in December 2020 was
therefore a significant departure and a return to the status quo.
This latest edition of a prestigious and venerable series surveys
the build up to the tumultuous election and its immediate
aftermath, offering reasoned conjecture about the future of British
party politics and democracy. -- .
The 2019 General Election was historic. In one fell swoop it
resolved the longstanding stalemate surrounding Brexit and redrew
the electoral map of Britain, breaking the deadlock in Parliament
and bringing about the fall of Labour's so-called 'Red Wall'. Since
2016, Members of Parliament had struggled to reconcile a contested
exercise in direct democracy with the established institutions of
representative government. The 2017 election was meant to bring
closure to Brexit. It did not: its indecisive outcome merely
exacerbated the challenges. Parliament, the courts and ultimately
the Monarch herself became embroiled in the chaos of Brexit. The
scale of the Conservatives' definitive victory in December 2020 was
therefore a significant departure and a return to the status quo.
This latest edition of a prestigious and venerable series surveys
the build up to the tumultuous election and its immediate
aftermath, offering reasoned conjecture about the future of British
party politics and democracy. -- .
The latest book in the long-running Britain at the Polls series
provides an indispensable account of the fascinating 2017 British
general election. It explains why the Conservatives lost their
parliamentary majority and how Theresa May returned at the head of
a minority government. Leading experts analyse the Conservatives'
record in government, May's fateful decision to call an early
election, Labour's shift to the left under Jeremy Corbyn, the
Liberal Democrats' ongoing problems, the collapse in UKIP's vote
share, the SNP's diminished appeal in Scotland, and the role of
gender and electoral integrity in the 2017 campaign. The book also
addresses broader questions about the future of British politics
against the backdrop of the 2016 Brexit referendum and ongoing
austerity. Its coverage and accessible style make it of interest to
general readers, students of British politics and professional
political scientists. -- .
None past the post: Britain at the polls, 2017 tells the story of
the unexpected 2017 British general election and its equally
unexpected outcome: the Conservatives' loss of their parliamentary
majority. Leading experts explore the Tories' record in government
and divisions over Brexit, Labour's shift to the left under Jeremy
Corbyn, the Liberal Democrats' failure to win over more Remain
voters, the collapse in UKIP's vote share, the SNP's diminished
appeal in Scotland and the role of gender and electoral integrity
in the 2017 campaign. The book assesses the impact of all these
developments and explains both why the Tories lost their majority
and how Prime Minister Theresa May returned at the head of a
minority Conservative government.
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