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This lesson examines the theories of voting behaviour that explain how and why people vote the way they do — and how these patterns have changed dramatically in modern UK politics.
For much of the 20th century, voting in the UK was closely aligned with social class:
| Class | Typical Party |
|---|---|
| Working class (manual workers, lower income) | Labour |
| Middle class (professionals, managers, business owners) | Conservative |
This was sometimes expressed as: "Class is the basis of British party politics; all else is embellishment and detail" (Peter Pulzer, 1967).
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