This was presented by Bridget Harris and Ed Fordham as a lecture to students and faculty at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare, as well as the British Council's Alumni Association. More details on www.politicsworkshop.co.uk

1. Ed Fordham & Bridget Harris The UK General Election 2010 and its aftermath - did anybody win?

2. “ Our Liberal-Conservative Government will take Britain in an historic new direction, a direction of hope and unity, conviction and common purpose” Rt Hon David Cameron MP UK Prime Minister, May 12 th 2010 Freedom Fairness Responsibility

3. Did anybody win?

6. the deal... Cabinet cut from 32 to 25 Government ministers cut from 120 to 99 Reduce number of MPs Deficit before all else No tax on first £10,000 Scrapping ID cards 5 year fixed parliaments Devolution settlement protected

7. the small print.... Inheritance tax Tuition fees Nuclear power stations Trident Europe Immigration Cancel 3 rd runway Heathrow Decentralisation Post offices Data release Defence spending Elected House of Lords OUT IN

8. UK General Election results May 2010 Source www. bbc .co.uk/ election ` ` `

9. UK General Election results May 2010 Source www. bbc .co.uk/ election ` `

10. ` Liberal Democrats 1 million extra votes but 5 fewer seats

11. UK General Election results May 2010 Source www. bbc .co.uk/ election

12. UK General Election results May 2010 Source www. bbc .co.uk/ election ` `

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14. Ed Fordham: took on Labour MP Glenda Jackson One of the tightest three-way elections in the whole of the country

15. Ed Fordham

16. You can win some of the elections... ...some of the time

17. The objectives matter more than winning ...its about community politics

18. Selected as a candidate January 2005 Contested 1st General Election May 2005 Contested 2nd General Election May 2010 General Election May 2015?

19. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters

20. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 10,000 Jewish voters

21. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 10,000 Muslim (Bangladeshi)

22. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 8,000 Irish Catholics

23. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 8,000 African heritage

24. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 2,000 Kosovan

25. 100,000 Residents 80,000 Voters 1,500 Somali

26. Liberal Democrats 16,491 31% Labour 17,332 32% Conservative 17,290 32%

27. Who won?

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