Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact of Wilson and early events

Standard – What was the Labour victory like and how might this impact them in the coming government?

Super – Why did Labour have this kind of result and how might this impact them in the years to come?

•Labour 12, 205,812 votes – 317 seats•Conservatives 11, 981,047 votes – 303 seats•Liberal 3,101,106 votes – 9 seats(Conservatives and Liberals combined)

Standard - Fill in your tables using the information.

Super - Why did Labour win the 1964 election?

Let’s GO with LABOURAnd we’ll get things done

•Swinging sixties•Personality of ‘huntin-shootin-fishin’

aristocrat Douglas-Home•Unemployment reached over 800,000

(today it is around 2.53 million)

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact

of Wilson and early events

In 1963 Harold Wilson said ‘we are redefining our socialism in terms of the scientific revolution. The Britain that is going to be forged in the white eat of this revolution will be no place for restrictive practices or outdates methods on either side of industry’.

Why did Labour win the 1964 election?

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact

of Wilson and early events

Conservatives in 1964 Labour in 1964

Strengths Strengths

Weaknesses Weaknesses

Why did Labour win the 1964 election?

Answer this on a post-it and stick it onto your work.

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact

of Wilson and early events

Read the biography and highlight his key strengths and key events

Can you think of any problems with his key strengths?

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact of Wilson and early events

pp. 98-99Find words to describe Wilson’s personality using

the sources.

Term describing Wilson Evidence to Support it

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact of Wilson and early events

What was the Impact of Wilson?

Read the sheet and answer the following questions.

Q1. What were Labour’s key early actions?Q2. What impact did George Brown have?

How successful were Labour in....1.Technology2.The Economy

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact of Wilson and early events

Design a question to ask another member of the class related to the aim of the lesson...

To what extent.....How successful.....

Ask your question to your partner. 2 mins – thinking time and notes if you wish2 mins – explain answer to your friendHow did they do? Mark out of 10!

Labour Coming back into OfficeAim – to analyse why Labour won the election, suggest the impact of Wilson and early events