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Local elections in Britain / Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rallings, Colin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Local elections--Great Britain.
- Local elections.
- Elections--Great Britain.
- Elections.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on the results of more than 100,000 local elections dating back over three decades, this unique and comprehensive survey addresses the key issues and confusions which surround the local election system in Britain.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [216]-224) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-92956-0
- 1-280-32266-7
- 0-203-41275-3
- 0-203-31693-2
- 9780203412756
- OCLC:
- 560361672
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