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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:community_impact
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Rise of neoliberal policies
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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May 3, 1979
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gptkbp:demographics
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Liberal support from urban areas
Middle-class support for Conservatives
Working-class support for Labour
Youth turnout lower than average
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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Economic reforms initiated
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_the_UK
First-past-the-post
Shift in public opinion
Conservative Party's long-term dominance
Impact on Labour Party leadership
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gptkbp:election_result
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Formation of a majority government
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Post-war Britain
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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End of post-war consensus
Beginning of the Thatcher era
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1979 general election
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gptkbp:key_event
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Thatcher's election as Prime Minister
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gptkbp:loser
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gptkb:Labour_Party
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gptkbp:major_issues
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Inflation
Unemployment
Economic crisis
Trade union power
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Political debates
Extensive television coverage
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gptkbp:notable_nominees
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gptkb:David_Steel
gptkb:Michael_Foot
gptkb:Paddy_Ashdown
gptkb:Sir_Clement_Freud
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_conservative_party
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339
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_labour_party
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209
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_liberal_party
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gptkb:11
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_others
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gptkb:76
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gptkbp:political_impact
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Changes in foreign policy
Formation of a Conservative cabinet
Increased privatization initiatives
Policy changes in welfare
Rise of the British National Party
Shift to the right
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:James_Callaghan
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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1974 general election
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gptkbp:result
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Conservative Party victory
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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635
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gptkbp:significance
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First Conservative government since 1974
First election of a female Prime Minister in the UK
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gptkbp:slogan
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Labour isn't working
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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1983 general election
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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76.0%
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gptkbp:voting_method
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
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gptkbp:winner
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gptkb:Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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