The three pie charts compare the popularity of four political parties in a country one month before the June 2005,six and twelve months afterwards,together with the proportion of undecided people.
Overall,the Conservatives remained the most popular party throughout the period,although therir support eventually declined.Meanwhile,the proportion of undecided people increased significantly,while the support for Liberal Democratic fell steadily.
One month before the election,the conservatives had the largest share of support,at 41%,followed by Labour at 27%.Liberal Democratic ranked third,at 18% while Green Party accounted for 10%.Only 4% of people were undecided.
Six month after the election,the Conservative support remained unchanged at 41%,while the Labour’s figure slipped slightly to 25%.The Green Party gained some support,rising to 14%,whereas the Liberal Democratic fell to 10% ,equal to the proportion of undecided people.
By twelve months after the election,despite a slight decline to 36%,the Conservative party still maintained its leading position,over the Labour,whose figure had recovered to 27%.The proportion of undecided people doubled to 20%,while the Green Party’s popularity returned to its original value,at 10%.The Liberal Democratic experienced a further (mạnh hơn)decline,reaching just 7%,the lowest among the four parties
