voter turnout

• 1950 - 84% of people went out to vote, Clement Attlee (NHS) of Labour won

  1951 - 83% of people went out to vote, Winston Churchill for Conservatives won

  Why was the turnout so high?

  People had more respect for MPs
• 2001 - 59.4% voter turnout for Tony Blair’s Labour Govt.

  Why is there such a low figure?

  Tony Blair became increasingly unpopular to the general public after his decision to involve the UK in the Iraq War.
• 2019 - 67.3% turnout for Conservative Boris Johnson


  He promised to finalise Brexit
• 2016 EU Referendum - 72.2% voter turnout


  It can be seen as a controversial topic and many people may have felt the excitement to vote for something like this