Airesien: 2038 United Kingdom general election
I'm assuming this doesn't constitute current politics as it's the future but if it does, let me know.
The United Kingdom general election of 2038 took place across 624 constituencies on July 16, 2038 (voting was delayed in Leicester East due to the death of the Centre candidate and took place the following week) to determine the make-up of the House of Commons. Incumbent prime minister Miles Johnson had called the election following the decision of government's coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats, to leave the government in March 2038. Though Johnson attempted to run a minority administration, he was forced to call an election after a successful motion of no confidence orchestrated by the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Polls suggested the Liberal Democrats had a poll lead as high as ten points ahead of their former coalition partners at the start of the campaign and this remained relatively constant, as the stagnation of thirteen years of government had turned many away from Labour, the dominant party in the early third of the 21st century. The leadership debates, which had become a fixture in recent elections, significantly altered the fortunes of the Centre Party, who picked up many voters in university towns and cities that formerly voted Labour or Lib Dem, whilst the static and impersonal performances of Conservative leader Leonard Moncton in the debates saw the Tories plummet in the polls.
The exit poll predicted a comfortable Lib Dem majority, with Labour losing over one hundred seats. Miles Johnson's own seat was considered to be extremely vulnerable to the Lib Dems on an exit poll that put the Lib Dem vote on 40%, with Labour's lagging behind on just 28%. It also predicted the Conservatives would become the fourth largest party for the first time in their history. The election results showed that the exit poll was a little out, with the Liberal Democrat vote slightly more modest, but it had got the seat predictions of the Centre Party and the Conservatives broadly right.
The Liberal Democrats made huge gains in 'Middle England', winning small towns and more rural areas that are widely considered the key to power in UK elections. Labour's vote held up well in Wales but dropped substantially elsewhere. The Centre Party won seats in university towns, including winning seats in formerly safe Labour seats in Manchester and Leeds, and won five seats in London. The Conservatives only really held their vote in agricultural areas, or areas with a high median income.
Johnson would go on to hold his seat by 507 votes, before announcing his resignation as leader. Moncton would also resign, suggesting his party needed to look further to the centre in order to modernise and compete for government. The Liberal Democrats would prepare for their first taste of majority government and the first liberal government for almost one hundred and thirty years.
The United Kingdom general election of 2038 took place across 624 constituencies on July 16, 2038 (voting was delayed in Leicester East due to the death of the Centre candidate and took place the following week) to determine the make-up of the House of Commons. Incumbent prime minister Miles Johnson had called the election following the decision of government's coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats, to leave the government in March 2038. Though Johnson attempted to run a minority administration, he was forced to call an election after a successful motion of no confidence orchestrated by the Lib Dems and the Conservatives.
Polls suggested the Liberal Democrats had a poll lead as high as ten points ahead of their former coalition partners at the start of the campaign and this remained relatively constant, as the stagnation of thirteen years of government had turned many away from Labour, the dominant party in the early third of the 21st century. The leadership debates, which had become a fixture in recent elections, significantly altered the fortunes of the Centre Party, who picked up many voters in university towns and cities that formerly voted Labour or Lib Dem, whilst the static and impersonal performances of Conservative leader Leonard Moncton in the debates saw the Tories plummet in the polls.
The exit poll predicted a comfortable Lib Dem majority, with Labour losing over one hundred seats. Miles Johnson's own seat was considered to be extremely vulnerable to the Lib Dems on an exit poll that put the Lib Dem vote on 40%, with Labour's lagging behind on just 28%. It also predicted the Conservatives would become the fourth largest party for the first time in their history. The election results showed that the exit poll was a little out, with the Liberal Democrat vote slightly more modest, but it had got the seat predictions of the Centre Party and the Conservatives broadly right.
The Liberal Democrats made huge gains in 'Middle England', winning small towns and more rural areas that are widely considered the key to power in UK elections. Labour's vote held up well in Wales but dropped substantially elsewhere. The Centre Party won seats in university towns, including winning seats in formerly safe Labour seats in Manchester and Leeds, and won five seats in London. The Conservatives only really held their vote in agricultural areas, or areas with a high median income.
Johnson would go on to hold his seat by 507 votes, before announcing his resignation as leader. Moncton would also resign, suggesting his party needed to look further to the centre in order to modernise and compete for government. The Liberal Democrats would prepare for their first taste of majority government and the first liberal government for almost one hundred and thirty years.
