To what extent does sociological evidence and arguments support the claim that there has been a realignment of voting behaviour in Britain? For there to have been a realignment of voting behaviour in Britain there must first have been a dealignment. According to Butler and Stokes there was a predictable pattern of voting up until the 1970’s which was characterised by strong partisan alignment and the fact that Britain was a two party system. Partisan …showed first 75 words of 1137 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1137 total…areas of the class system at the moment, which would seem to ensure the likelihood of victory. This shows that realignment has not taken place. If Labour continue to represent the middle classes and the working class continues to decline then realignment of voting behaviour seems likely. However, the working class are still present and voting Labour, along with the middle class, so it seems that there has not been a realignment of voting behaviour.