ABSTRACT

This book illustrates the degree of variability in voting behaviour within social groups and suggests reasons for that variability. It reviews and critiques conventional analyses and presents statistical analyses of the geography of voting in England. The book reveals that substantial geographical variations exist in the widely-held generalisations, such as that white-collar owner-occupiers favour the Conservatives or that blue-collar council tenants prefer Labour.

chapter 1|21 pages

Class and Voting Behaviour

chapter 2|26 pages

Geographical Variations in Voting

chapter 4|28 pages

Accounting for Geographical Variations

chapter 6|53 pages

The Geography of Voting, by Class, 1983

chapter 7|57 pages

The Geography of Changing Voter Allegiance

chapter 8|36 pages

Class and Changing Votes

chapter 9|22 pages

Campaign Spending and Votes

chapter 10|19 pages

Summary and Conclusions