The British general election of 1997

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The British general election of 1997

David Butler, Dennis Kavanagh

Macmillan Press , St. Martin's Press, 1997

  • : uk : hbk
  • : uk : pbk
  • : us

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"Fifteenth in the Nuffield College series of election histories"--Pref

Bibliography: p. 326-330

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: uk : hbk ISBN 9780333647752

Description

This is a study of a landmark British General Election and the 15th book in the Nuffield series of election studies. The account covers all the salient features - the background, the campaign, the results, and the consequences of Labour's victory. Based on close observation of party headquarters, it explores each party's strategic decisions and implementation, and the 1997 campaigning techniques. The battle in the media and the constituencies is analyzed in detail, and data and thorough statistical analysis of the campaign and results is also included.

Table of Contents

  • The transformation of British politics, 1992-97
  • Conservatives in disarray
  • the road to New Labour
  • Liberal Democrats and other parties
  • the long campaign
  • regaining credit - the opinion polls
  • politics on the air, Martin Harrison
  • newspapers realigned, Margaret Scammell
  • candidates old and new, Byron Criddle
  • the local battle
  • the campaign reconsidered - a critical election?. Appendices: the voting statistics
  • anatomy of a landslide - the results analyzed, John Curtice and Michael Steed.
Volume

: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333647769

Description

The most authoritative study of a landmark British General Election - the fifteenth book in the renowned Nuffield series of election studies. This highly readable account covers all the salient features - the background, the campaign, the results and the consequences of Labour's victory. Based on close observation of party headquarters, it explores each party's strategic decisions and their implementation, showing how 1997 saw campaigning techniques at an altogether new level of sophistication. The battle in the media and the constituencies is analysed in detail. There is a mass of data and thorough statistical analysis of the campaign and results. Plates and cartoons entertainingly illustrate the campaign trail and recapture the drama of the election.

Table of Contents

  • List of Tables List of Illustrations List of Plates Preface The Transformation of British Politics: 1992-97 Conservatives in Disarray The Road to New Labour Liberal Democrats and Other Parties The Long Campaign Regaining Credit: The Opinion Polls Politics on the Air
  • Martin Harrison Newspapers Realigned
  • Margaret Scammell Candidates Old and New
  • Byron Criddle The Local Battle The Campaign Reconsidered: A Critical Election? Appendix 1: The Voting Statistics Appendix 2: Anatomy of a Landslide: The Results Analysed
  • John Curtice and Michael Steed Select Bibliography Index

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