Why social class isn’t important

• In the 21st century, class-based voting has been undercut by class dealignment and issue-based voting (e.g. Brexit)
• 2017 general election

  • 43% of AB group voted Conservative
  • 47% of DE group voted Labour
• In 2019, the Conservatives won support from all social grades, including AB and DE
• Class is therefore no longer as important, as there is no clear divide between how different social grades vote