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[barrydidit]

Lots of people took great delight in the fall of the Tories at the time. Remember Portillo's face?

Mostly the Tories lost because everyone was sick of them, just like everyone was sick of Labour by 2010.

^ This.

I expect this is what is written on Corbyn's masterplan for 2020.

[darmstadt]

In 1997 there was a choice between a Tory government lead by John Major that had lots of in fighting over Europe and sex scandals that contradicted their back to basics policy, and Tony Blair leading a united Labour party.

So it's not surprising people voted for the latter.

What about 2001 and 2005? People obviously liked him otherwise they wouldn't have voted for him!

[NotAllThere]

Lots of people took great delight in the fall of the Tories at the time. Remember Portillo's face?

Mostly the Tories lost because everyone was sick of them, just like everyone was sick of Labour by 2010.

Well, sick of all politicians - hence the coalition.

[barrydidit]

What about 2001 and 2005? People obviously liked him otherwise they wouldn't have voted for him!

He had a majority of 179 (?) to start with. You've got to piss a LOT of people off to burn through that amount of political capital. It happened in the end, but it takes time.

[NigelJK]

Well, sick of all politicians - hence the coalition.

And some thought that voting for more ,and more Bureaucracy, was a good idea.

[VectraMan]

What about 2001 and 2005? People obviously liked him otherwise they wouldn't have voted for him!

Iain Duncan Smith and William Hague.

[GB9]

On 2005 Blair got 35.2% of the vote and 355 seats.

In 2015 Tories got 36.9% of the vote and 331 seats.

Which is why the Tories want to standardise the size of a constituency.

[vetran]

On 2005 Blair got 35.2% of the vote and 355 seats.

In 2015 Tories got 36.9% of the vote and 331 seats.

Which is why the Tories want to standardise the size of a constituency.

as pointed out once he was in he fiddled with the constituency areas so it was almost impossible for the Tories to win , surprised he didn't set fire to Parliament and declare himself Fuhrer.

[WTFH]

On 2005 Blair got 35.2% of the vote and 355 seats.

In 2015 Tories got 36.9% of the vote and 331 seats.

Which is why the Tories want to standardise the size of a constituency.

Except they don't.
Let's imagine that there are 600 seats in parliament and 60 million people in the country, just to keep the maths simple.

That would mean there is one MP per 100,000 people.
London would have 85MPs
Birmingham 11
Leeds 8
Sheffield 6
Bradford 5
Manchester 5
Durham 5
Liverpool 5

Now, how many of those big cities are majority Tory voters?

[vetran]

Except they don't.
Let's imagine that there are 600 seats in parliament and 60 million people in the country, just to keep the maths simple.

That would mean there is one MP per 100,000 people.
London would have 85MPs
Birmingham 11
Leeds 8
Sheffield 6
Bradford 5
Manchester 5
Durham 5
Liverpool 5

Now, how many of those big cities are majority Tory voters?

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