BBC Election Swingometers 1955 - 2005

A history of the swingometer as used by BBC Television on Election Night (1955 - 2005)

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[whyemceeay]

Peter Snow wat a legend shame he doesnt do it no more!

[GeeGee3374]

they did use a different theme in 2001 & it was crap! the best version was personally 1997 although a Tory voter so I lost but the music & graphics were good apart from all the red lol, good to see no yellow though!

[Crozier92]

You're a Tory voter, you're not allowed an opinion on anything anymore.

[trjb33]

In the 1950s Con/Lab soaked up 95%+ of the vote, now nearer 70%, so while that diminishing vote wobbles along the one axis, the swing over time is more away from Red/Blue and towards Gold

[Georgiahulse]

Erm, yes that is right but not really that relevant.

[Georgiahulse]

But the Liberal Democrats (formed in 1988) have never been in power - ever. The Liberal Party however, was last in sometime at the end of World War One I believe.

[Georgiahulse]

Well... the Liberal Democrats have never been in power so i can understand you there. It really has been swinging from Labour and the Conservatives since 1922.

[EuroAlien]

Ah, but they have three dimensional swingometers now, as seen in the 2005 election...

[THELEICESTERFOX]

All those Swingometers showed Labour up against the Tories..shows how the Lib Dems will never get close! lol