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Autore: |
Rallings Colin
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Titolo: |
Local elections in Britain [[electronic resource] /] / Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (243 p.) |
Disciplina: | 324.941/085 |
Soggetto topico: | Local elections - Great Britain |
Elections - Great Britain | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: |
ThrasherMichael
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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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Local elections in Britain ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-280-32266-7 |
0-203-41275-3 | |
0-203-31693-2 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454936403321 |
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