The changing geography of voting Conservative in Great Britain: Is it all to do with inequality?

Ron Johnston, CJ Pattie

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Abstract

In a series of publications, Dorling has argued that there is a strong correlation between levels of inequality in Great Britain and the spatial concentration of Conservative party support at general elections. His interpretation of this relationship is questioned; the interpretation is inconsistent with the data and fails to take account of Britain’s changing party system and electoral geography.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-219
Number of pages7
JournalEnvironment and Planning A
Volume48
Issue number2
Early online date26 Nov 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2016

Keywords

  • Inequality
  • Conservative voting
  • electoral geography

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