Town vrs Country

[Dillon]

An observation, after looking at the results page on the BBC website in particular England

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/

It appears that the majority of the conservative wins are in the less urban areas and the majority of the labour wins are in the urban areas.

Would it therefore be right to assume that the majority of the people living in the less urban areas support the conservative policies (i.e. a repeal of the hunting act) and those living in the urban areas support the labour policies (i.e a hunting ban).

So does this mean that it is in fact a town vrs countryside issue?

 

[irish_only]

I can't really imagine that everyone went to the polls with the hunting bill foremost on the priority list. I've got a map on my wall with the 1997 electoral map and it shows lots of blue, but as you say most of it is more rural areas.

 

[millitiger]

no, it means that there is still the feeling that Tories look after the rich and Labour look after the 'blue collar' working class- factory/warehouse workers etc who tend to be based in more urban areas.

hardly anybody seems to study the different policies from what i have seen/heard- they vote for who they always voted for or who their parents voted for, hence Lib Dems not making the breakthrough that was predicted etc.

 

[NeilM]

I think it is more the farmers supporting the Conservatives. I drive all over the South West with my work. In the run up to the election I saw hundreds of big Conservative posters put up in fields. This was not in any single County, it was everywhere.

I don't believe all urban dwellers are 'blue collar' (if such a thing even exists any more), just look at house and flat prices in any major city and you'll soon see that there are some extremely wealthy people living there.

I also don't think the promise of a hunting ban repeal influenced more than a few thousand voters. When it boils down to it, people will vote for the person or party that they feel will serve them best in their local area.

 

[Scratchline]

North Cornwall returned an anti hunting Lib Dem against a pro hunting Coservative.

 

[Sarah Sum1]

I'm sure hunting was a long way down most peoples lists, when choosing why to vote!

 

[Scratchline]

I'm sure hunting was a long way down most peoples lists, when choosing why to vote!

No doubt repeal is now off the agenda for ever.

 

[rosie fronfelen]

autumn hunting, as usual- tally ho!

 

[criso]

I doubt most people living in towns would give hunting a moments thought either with an election or without. Also the west country rural areas seem to have a high proportion of lib dem mps.

 

[millitiger]

I think it is more the farmers supporting the Conservatives. I drive all over the South West with my work. In the run up to the election I saw hundreds of big Conservative posters put up in fields. This was not in any single County, it was everywhere.

I don't believe all urban dwellers are 'blue collar' (if such a thing even exists any more), just look at house and flat prices in any major city and you'll soon see that there are some extremely wealthy people living there.

I also don't think the promise of a hunting ban repeal influenced more than a few thousand voters. When it boils down to it, people will vote for the person or party that they feel will serve them best in their local area.

as i said, it is more a hangover from the past- i didn't say all urban areas are full of poor people! i live in a town renowned for manufacture and it is solidly Labour because of the views passed down from the older generation.

and 'blue collar' certainly is still around now- it may not be the official or correct term anymore but if you say 'blue collar' people understand the workers you are talking about.

 

[Dillon]

no, it means that there is still the feeling that Tories look after the rich and Labour look after the 'blue collar' working class- factory/warehouse workers etc who tend to be based in more urban areas.

hardly anybody seems to study the different policies from what i have seen/heard- they vote for who they always voted for or who their parents voted for, hence Lib Dems not making the breakthrough that was predicted etc.

I agree with the previous comments that I don't think that the repeal of the hunting act significantly influenced the number of people who voted for or against the tory party.

Not intending to start a whole debate on the rights and wrongs of the economy, the taylor report as quoted in the guardian found that your view from a financial aspect is not correct.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/housinghorizons/sustainability

And that in truth the countyside is as a whole a poorer area than the more urban areas, thus the arguement that the conservatives are the party of the rich does not hold true.