What really happened in the 2015 British General Election

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Articles from the Labour Affairs website:

  • Election Mythology.  The Tories won an absolute majority with just 37% of the vote.  The key event was a collapse in votes for their coalition partners from 2010 to 2015, the Liberal-Democrats.
  • Key Constituencies in the South West, a detailed analysis of the seats.  Tory gains were small, but the first-past-the-post electoral system gave them a lot more seats.

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