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FBaggins

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3. Low turnout?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2015, 11:13 PM

May 2015

Turnout was actually pretty high... they just didn't vote for Labour.

I'd say that the real reason is that they were perceived by some to be too far left... and by others to be too far right (with socialists in Scotland believing that the party was now neo liberal and not sufficiently socialist). And, of course, the Tories benefited by being in power already.

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Coming to the experts, so to speak: why did Labour do so badly ? [View all] steve2470 May 2015 OP

A significant lack of cat photos in their political ads? TexasTowelie May 2015 #1

That's what I heard too. PSPS May 2015 #2

Low turnout? FBaggins May 2015 #3

Poor leadership & the rise of the SNP T_i_B May 2015 #4

A weak campaign by Labour, and an extremely strong campaign by the RW media LeftishBrit May 2015 #5

Labour internal polls showed they were consistently behind the Tories, contrary to the public polls. Denzil_DC May 2015 #6

I'd say the problem was largely due to Labour not getting enough votes. Ken Burch May 2015 #7

Looks like a concensus emerging: Denzil_DC May 2015 #9

The Conservatives made too many gains in the English marginal seats muriel_volestrangler May 2015 #8

Just as an example of this... T_i_B May 2015 #10

sounds familiar. Ironing Man May 2015 #11

The Tory leaflets weren't exactly brilliant either T_i_B May 2015 #12