Full Description
This title was first published in 2000: This is a reference guide to British elections 1832-1999. It is a volume of electoral facts, which includes material on general elections, parliamentary by-elections, European Parliament elections, elections within the UK, local government elections, referendums, electoral irregularities, and public opinion polls.
Contents
Preface, Introductory Notes, Abbreviations, GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1. General Election results, 1832-1997, 2. General Election summary data, 1832-1997, 3. Political Parties, 4. Electorate, 5. Electoral Administration, 6. Boundary Reviews, 7. Members and Candidates, 8. Miscellaneous Statistics, 9. Parliamentary By-Election results, 10. Parliamentary By-Election summary data, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS, 11. European Parliament Election results, 1979-1999, 12. European Parliament Election summary data, 1979-1999, 13. Electorate and Electoral Adminstration, European Parliament Elections 1979-1999, 14. European Parliament By-Election Results, ELECTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 15. General Election results by region and nation, 1955-1997, 16. Elections in Major Urban Areas, 17. Devolution Elections, 18. Local Government Election Turnout, 19. Councillors and Council Control, 20. Local Government Elections - Miscellaneous Information, REFERENDUMS, 21. Referendums in the United Kingdom 1973-1998, ELECTORAL IRREGULARITIES, 22. Parliamentary Electoral Irregularities 1832-1999, PUBLIC OPINION POLLS, 23. Public Opinion Polls at General Elections 1945-1997, 24. Public Opinion Polls -monthly data 1945-1999, APPENDIX: ELECTION RECORDS and TRIVIA