David,
I did say almost always - certainly some urban district councils used to
hold theirs on Saturdays.
Convention isn't an explanation - what I want to know is, how did that
convention arise?
Cheers,
Gill
----- Original Message -----
From: GATLEY David A <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: Elections
> They are not.
>
> Occasionally by-elections are held on Wednesdays. In about 1978 I think
> a Scottish by-election (Glasgow Govan?) was because of a World Cur
> Football Match on the Thursday!!!
>
> I think convention is the only reason we have General Elections on
> Thursdays.
>
> David
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gill Cookson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 07 April 2005 09:49
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Elections
>
> Dear all,
>
> This may not be strictly a local history question, but having seen the
> astonishingly detailed knowledge of list members about new years, how
> about this one (someone just asked me, and I couldn't come up with an
> explanation):
>
> Why are British elections almost always on Thursdays?
>
> Gill
>
>
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>
> Dr Gill Cookson,
> County Editor,
> Victoria County History of Durham.
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