Election 2010 - the final poll
Here is most likely the last opinion poll for Habbox Forum with as much information as I can possibly add, we are heading towards the election which has a hung parliament in its sights, the question is, as ever, who do you support? - the poll includes information about the individual parties and their policies listed below, the parties are listed in the order they came in the last national election the United Kingdom held which was under the proportional representation system for the European Elections 2009. The parties which did not gain seats in the European Elections 2009 are not listed in this poll.
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The Conservative and Unionist Party led under David Cameron has been the party which has held office the most times in British parliamentary history and is historically to the right of the spectrum. The last time the Conservatives gained office was in 1979 under Margaret Thatcher and last left office in 1997 under John Major. The party under David Cameron has been revolutionised much to the discontent of the grassroots however it is seen as a bid to make the party more attractive to the centre and the left, which is mainly the young. The party under David Cameron has had a big focus on equality, big society and education.
Conservative and Union Party 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 32.3%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 36.0%
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The United Kingdom Independence Party led under Lord Pearson is a young party formed in 1993 after a Bruges Group meeting and is both conservative and libertarian in its idealogical elements. The party can be defined as firmly to the right of the spectrum. The party has had great success at European Election, in 2009 it came second beating the governing Labour Party. The party advocates leaving the European Union, cutting down on immigration and giving democracy back to the people via referendums in a swiss style system. The party under Lord Pearson has moved towards an anti-islamic extremism platform.
United Kingdom Independence Party 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 2.2%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 6.0%
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The Labour Party led by Gordon Brown has been in power since 1997 when it gained victory under Tony Blair. The party was usually seen as to the left of the spectrum and that is still true in many respects, however the fourth clause of the Labour Party was dropped in the 1990s and adopted many of the policies of Thatcherism/free-marketism which many saw as abandoning its roots. The party advocates fairness, higher taxes and thus more public spending and believes the way out of the economic situation is through government spending.
Labour Party 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 35.3%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 28.0%
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The Liberal Democrats are led by Nick Clegg and are a fairly new party with old elements involved, mostly from the Liberal Party which used to dominate British politics before the rise of the Labour Party. The party is to the left of the spectrum although many have noted it has moved slightly more to the right under Nick Clegg as leader but it is still firmly to the left. The party has experienced recent polling success with the leaders debates which could make it the kingmaker in the event of a hung parliament. The Liberal Democrats advocate joining the euro, stronger EU intergration, higher taxes and thus higher public spending and reformal of the voting system as well scrapping the Trident nuclear missile defence.
Liberal Democrats 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 22.1%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 28.0%
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The Green Party of England and Wales is led by Caroline Lucas and have evolved from many green groups over the years, with last years success in the European Elections 2009 the Greens organised themselves into a proper political force as they picked up two seats in that election. The party is considered to be to the left (firmly). The party now has structure and build to it and is making real ground down south in Brighton. The Green Party advocates more action on climate change, fairer taxes, standing against consumerism and is moderately eurosceptic.
Green Party of England and Wales 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 1.0%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 2.8%
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The British National Party is led by Nick Griffin who has in recent years turned the party around into a more respectable political force with the party gaining ground in the European Elections 2009. The party is considered to the far-right of the spectrum. The party is eurosceptic, wants to tighten controls over certain industry, wants to remove political correctness and wants a full stop to immigration to the United Kingdom. The party gained two seats in the European Elections 2009.
British National Party 2005 General Election results
2005 percentage of the vote: 0.7%
2010 estimated percentage of the vote: 3.0%
