I don't think an SDP will take 25% of the vote to gift a "landslide" of 43% this time! Not sure 1983 is much of a good example. Currently the divided vote between Labour and the LDs seems to efficiently reduce Tory chances
1983 SDP voters were split ~50:50 between preferring 79 Conservatives and 79 Labour - easy to forget that Thatcher wasn't super popular *with Conservatives* - so the SDP split *both* parties vote.
I don't think an SDP will take 25% of the vote to gift a "landslide" of 43% this time! Not sure 1983 is much of a good example. Currently the divided vote between Labour and the LDs seems to efficiently reduce Tory chances
1983 SDP voters were split ~50:50 between preferring 79 Conservatives and 79 Labour - easy to forget that Thatcher wasn't super popular *with Conservatives* - so the SDP split *both* parties vote.
Excellent read Will, thanks.
“Surprises” seems to understate the matter!