Elections in Britain : A Voter's Guide

by Leonard, Dick; Mortimore, Roger

• ISBN13: 9781403942555
• ISBN10: 1403942552
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-07-22
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

How do British elections work? Dick Leonard, a political journalist and former MP, and Roger Mortimore, an opinion pollster, cover all aspects of British elections in this updated edition of the standard work, including comprehensive tables of statistics and results.

Author Biography

Dick Leonard is European Community Correspondent for The Observer and Senior Advisor to the Centre for European Policy Studies. Roger Mortimore is a Political Analyst at MORI.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vi
Acknowledgements	viii
Foreword by David Butler	ix
1. Introduction	1	(3)
2. When Elections are Held	4	(8)
3. The Voters	12	(10)
4. Constituencies and the Electoral System	22	(17)
5. Political Parties: National	39	(34)
6. Political Parties: Local	73	(10)
7. Candidates	83	(21)
8. The Campaign in the Constituencies	104	(17)
9. The National Campaign	121	(13)
10. Polling Day	134	(10)
11. By-Elections, Local Elections, Euro-Elections and Referendums	144	(20)
12. Opinion Polls	164	(14)
13. How People Vote, and Why Some Don't	178	(19)
14. How Much. Does it Cost -and Who Pays For it?	197	(11)
15. An Evolving System	208	(4)
Appendix 1: British General Election Results, 1945-2001	212	(3)
Appendix 2: Other British Election and Referendum Results	215	(9)
Appendix 3: Proxy and Postal Voters	224	(2)
Appendix 4: Election Timetable	226	(2)
Appendix 5: Summary of Election Offences	228	(6)
Appendix 6: Occupations of Candidates and MPs 2001	234	(2)
Appendix 7: Opinion Poll Surveys Published during the 2001 Election	236	(2)
Appendix 8: Other Electoral Systems	238	(8)
Appendix 9: The Single Transferable Vote	246	(2)
Appendix 10: Miscellaneous Statistics, 2001 General Election	248	(1)
Notes and References	249	(15)
Bibliography	264	(4)
Index	268