Political commentators Neal Lawson and Joe Cox wrote that tactical voting helped to provide New Labour with its majorities in 1997, 2001 and 2005 and argued that the party won because of public opposition to the Conservative Party.
政治评论家尼尔·劳森（英语：Neal Lawson）和乔·考克斯写道，策略性投票帮助新工党在1997、2001和2005年获得多数，并认为由于公众反对保守党而使工党获胜。