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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454936403321

Autore

Rallings Colin

Titolo

Local elections in Britain [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-280-32266-7

0-203-41275-3

0-203-31693-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ThrasherMichael

Disciplina

324.941/085

Soggetti

Local elections - Great Britain

Elections - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-224) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Local Elections in Britain; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Local elections-a case of mystery, intrigue and neglect; 2 The evolution of local democracy; 3 The local electoral system; 4 Turnout in local elections; 5 Contestation, candidates and incumbency; 6 Party competition in local elections; 7 Votes, seats and local electoral outcomes; 8 Major parties and local elections; 9 Minor parties and local elections; 10 Local elections and national politics

11 Local by-elections-parochial contests or national electoral indicators?12 Local elections and representation; 13 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Exploring the historical context, the structure and method of operation, Local Elections in Britain clearly addresses the key issues and confusions that surround the local election system including:* the nature and extent of electoral participation including the crucial issue of low turnout* the candidates, and the growing proportion of women challenging for council seats* the performance of political parties, now a central feature of local elections* the dangers of viewing local elections as national opinion pollsDrawing on the results of more than



100,000 local e