| ID | 092641 |
| Title Proper | Britain's oldest election |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kellner, Peter |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Fringe political parties did well in the European Parliament elections in June 2005. The British National party won their first seats; altogether, four in ten British voters supported a party not represented in the House of Commons at Westminster. YouGov questioned more than 32,000 electors at the time of the election, in order to find out who voted for each party and why: the sample was big enough to enable robust analysis to be done on the BNP, UKIP and Green vote, as well as the supporters of Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. YouGov's findings show that there was disillusionment with the traditional main parties, and fears for the future, that were felt by voters across the political spectrum, and not just the supporters of the fringe parties. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p469-478 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 80, No. 4; Oct-Dec 2009: p469-478 |
| Key Words | Election ; European Parliament ; Opinion Poll ; Green Party ; UKIP ; UK Independence Party ; BNP ; British National Party |