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

Ron Johnston; Charles Pattie

doi:10.1177/0308518X15617757

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

Ron Johnston, Charles 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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-219
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X15617757
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conservative voting
electoral geography
inequality

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

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