Britain at the polls, 2001

"Although the 2001 British general election was possibly one of the dullest in recent history, uninteresting it was not. One notable outcome was that for the first time a Labour government was returned to power for a second term. That Labour achieved a handsome victory when Tony Blair's government was neither popular nor well respected is further cause for explanation. Finally, voter turnout in 2001 was at a record low, and this fact alone marks out the 2001 election from every other general election since the war.". "Continuing a tradition of excellence in postelection analysis, Anthony King leads a distinguished team of political experts to provide a "first-cut" explanation of the election outcome with reflections on long-term consequences. In addition, a broad and detailed description of Tony Blair's first term is provided with accounts of the key developments within each of the major political parties since 1997."--BOOK JACKET.