Citation: Fieldhouse, Edward (2024) Realignment? Election 24 and the shadow of Brexit. Lessons from 60 years of the British Election Study; BES 60 Year Anniversary Lecture, The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, 9th September 2024.
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Electoral shocks and realignment
Long-term context: alignments since 1964
Liberal-Authoritarian and vote choice
Brexit preferences of major party voters 2014-2019
Changing perceptions of party positions on Europe
Realignment 2014-2024
The two-party Brexit divide persists
Volatility at highest level since BES began
Vote switching 2019-2024 Leave/stay-out
Vote switching 2019-2024 Remain/rejoin
Brexit sorting by major parties and party families
Party family alignments 2014-2024