Abstract
Much has been written since the 2016 Brexit referendum regarding the divides within British society that the vote illustrated – including geographical divides – and their influence on the outcome of the 2017 general election. Focusing on England, this paper explores the extent and significance of those geographical divides at the 2016 referendum, at a variety of spatial scales – concluding that apart from a major difference between parts of inner London and the rest of England these were largely insignificant. Turning to the 2017 general election, analyses show that this return to a predominantly two-party system within England largely involved a replication of the geography of the 2015 general election outcome. A new electoral map of England did not emerge from the divisions that Brexit stimulated: the country is divided along class lines, with London standing out as different from all other regions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 162-187 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Space and Polity |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 28 Jun 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 28 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- 2017 election
- Brexit
- England
- geography