Elections in Britain: A Voter’s Guide

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Foreword......Page 10
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 When Elections are Held......Page 15
3 The Voters......Page 23
4 Constituencies and the Electoral System......Page 33
5 Political Parties: National......Page 50
6 Political Parties: Local......Page 84
7 Candidates......Page 94
8 The Campaign in the Constituencies......Page 115
9 The National Campaign......Page 132
10 Polling Day......Page 145
11 By-Elections, Local Elections, Euro-Elections and Referendums......Page 155
12 Opinion Polls......Page 175
13 How People Vote, and Why Some Don\'t......Page 189
14 How Much Does it Cost – and Who Pays For it?......Page 208
15 An Evolving System......Page 219
Appendix 1 British General Election Results, 1945–2001......Page 223
Appendix 2 Other British Election and Referendum Results......Page 226
Appendix 3 Proxy and Postal Voters......Page 235
Appendix 4 Election Timetable......Page 237
Appendix 5 Summary of Election Offences......Page 239
Appendix 6 Occupations of Candidates and MPs 2001......Page 245
Appendix 7 Opinion Poll Surveys Published during the 2001 Election......Page 247
Appendix 8 Other Electoral Systems......Page 249
Appendix 9 The Single Transferable Vote......Page 257
Appendix 10 Miscellaneous Statistics, 2001 General Election......Page 259
Notes and References......Page 260
Bibliography......Page 275
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