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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data

Variable Details

Variableaaq118
LabelVote 2005 General Election
Question text Thinking back to the last general election held on 5th May 2005, do you remember which party you voted for then – or perhaps you didn’t vote?
Responses
1 Did not vote 1581
2 Labour 5407
3 Conservative 4340
4 Liberal Democrat 2457
5 Scottish National Party 397
6 Plaid Cymru 86
7 Green Party 242
8 United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) 493
9 British National Party (BNP) 172
10 Other 160
11 Not eligible/too young to vote 381
12 Can't remember/Don't know 1100
98 Skipped 0
99 Not Asked 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Campaign Internet Data
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2010.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The study contains pre-election, during election, and post-election survey waves.
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