Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
|
| gptkbp:community_impact |
Changes in foreign policy
Formation of a Conservative cabinet Increased privatization initiatives Policy changes in welfare Rise of neoliberal policies Rise of the British National Party Shift to the right |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
May 3, 1979
|
| gptkbp:demographics |
Liberal support from urban areas
Middle-class support for Conservatives Working-class support for Labour Youth turnout lower than average |
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
Economic reforms initiated
|
| gptkbp:election_year |
gptkb:Electoral_Commission_of_the_UK
First-past-the-post Shift in public opinion Conservative Party's long-term dominance Formation of a majority government Impact on Labour Party leadership |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Post-war Britain
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
End of post-war consensus
Beginning of the Thatcher era |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1979 general election
|
| gptkbp:issues |
Inflation
Unemployment Economic crisis Trade union power |
| gptkbp:key_event |
Thatcher's election as Prime Minister
|
| gptkbp:loser |
gptkb:Labour_Party
|
| gptkbp:media_coverage |
Political debates
Extensive television coverage |
| gptkbp:motto |
Labour isn't working
|
| gptkbp:notable_inductees |
gptkb:David_Steel
gptkb:Michael_Foot gptkb:Paddy_Ashdown gptkb:Sir_Clement_Freud |
| gptkbp:political_party |
gptkb:James_Callaghan
gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher |
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
1974 general election
|
| gptkbp:result |
Conservative Party victory
|
| gptkbp:seating_capacity |
gptkb:television_series
gptkb:11 209 339 635 |
| gptkbp:significance |
First Conservative government since 1974
First election of a female Prime Minister in the UK |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
1983 general election
|
| gptkbp:voter_turnout |
76.0%
|
| gptkbp:voting_method |
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
|
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:Conservative_Party
|