British General Election Results, 1955-1992

UKDA study number:3061

Principal Investigator

Dorling, D.
University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Department of Geography

Sponsor

University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Strang Studentship Award

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UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.

August 1993

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Dorling, D., British General Election Results, 1955-1992 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], August 1993. SN: 3061, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3061-1

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3061 . British General Election Results, 1955-1992

Depositor:

Dorling, D. , University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Department of Geography

Principal Investigator:

Dorling, D. , University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Department of Geography

Sponsor:

University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Strang Studentship Award

Abstract:

To visualize and analyse the evolution of the post-ward British Electoral System and to provide a basis for projecting plausible future election results on the record of past precedent.

Main Topics:

The vote in each seat for each party at each election; which seats remained roughly constant over time.

Coverage:

Time Period Covered: 1955 - 1992
Dates of Fieldwork: 1991 - 1993
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial Units: Parliamentary Constituencies
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)

Universe Sampled:

Location of Units of Observation: National
Population: The vote and electorate in each parliamentary constituency for each of the main parties for each election between 1955 and 1992 in the United Kingdom.

Methodology:

Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: No sampling (total universe)
Method of Data Collection: Compilation or synthesis of existing material; both published and unpublished
Data Sources: BBC/ITN (1983) The BBC/ITN guide to the new parliamentary constituencies (Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services)
Butler, D.E. and Kavanagh, D., The British Election of February 1974 (London: Macmillan, 1974)
Curtice, J.,UK general election results, 1955-1970 and associated information (computer file) (Colchester: ESRC Data Archive Study SN:1799. 1983)
Latham, L.J., British general elections, 1955-1979 (computer file) (Colchester: ESRC Data Archive Study SN:1677. 1991)
Payne, C., British general election results, October 1974 and May 1979 (computer file) (Colchester: ESRC Data Archive Study SN:1601. 1983).

Language(s) of Written Materials:

Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

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Date of First Release:

18 August 1993

File last updated:

4 January 2012