Volatility, transition and electoral shock: Brexit and the 2019 UK normal election
By Edward Fieldhouse, College of Manchester, Geoffrey Evans, Nuffield Faculty, College of Oxford, Jane Inexperienced, Nuffield Faculty, College of Oxford, Jonathan Mellon, US Army Academy West Level, Christopher Prosser, College of London-Royal Hollowayand Jack Bailey, College of Manchester
The 2019 UK normal election had seismic implications for British politics. After three years of political turmoil following the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union (EU), the 2019 election marked a victory for the Go away aspect of the Brexit debate, elevating the questions of a second referendum and any likelihood of, that the parliament blocks to relaxation. the Withdrawal Act. The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020. Though there have been clear implications for the UK’s EU membership, there may be debate as as to if 2019 was a “Brexit election” (Prosser 2020) – even a essential election (Inexperienced 2021) – or continuation of long-term realignments in British politics (Cutts et al. 2020; Jennings and Stoker 2017). By most accounts, Brexit dominated the 2019 election as a political challenge, however whether or not this represents a key second in a technique of voter realignment within the UK stays to be seen.