Class and the Geography of Voting in England

Towards Measurement and Understanding

Bibliographic Data

ID8962290
AuthorsRon Johnston (0000-0003-3031-8573, corresponding author), R J Johnston (0000-0001-7523-2701)
Year1985
Volume10
Issue2
Pages245-245
Publication date1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2307/621827
OpenAlexW2316584555
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited7

It is widely believed that a person's class position is the primary determinant of voting behaviour in England. A class cleavage is identified, whereby non-manual workers vote Conservative and manual workers vote Labour. This view is based on national survey data. Combining those data with census and voting material indicates substantial spatial variation in the extent of the class cleavage. Hypotheses are presented to account for that variation. Those linked to the traditional geographical theory of a neighbourhood effect are found at least partially wanting. An alternative theory is sketched, which is more consistent with the data, and which focuses on the role of the political parties in the manipulation of agendas and local environments

Class (philosophy · Economic geography · Geography · Human geography · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Sociology · Voting · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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