local government elections 2019- get up to speed with these links

Local elections in the United Kingdom are taking place today contesting 248 English local councils, six directly elected mayors in England, and all 11 local councils in Northern Ireland

Use the BBC postcode database to see if they are taking place in your area.

Your Vote matters provides more detailed official information from the Electoral Commission

Their official website has research reports on election registration and past results. It also has a handbook for journalists with basic facts about the elections

the House of Commons Library blog also has some good basic background to the elections

Democratic Audit has created a dashboard with information for votes.

Their main website also has some academic discussion of the issues

News coverage

FT
Telegraph
BBC
Belfast telegraph

Analysis
LGIU news and analysis
Conservative Home blog
Left Foot Forward
Britain elects poll analysis
Slogger O'toole NI
Institute for Government
Economist
Conversation blog
Fawcett society lack of female candidates 

Historic election data 

for historic elections data see the Elections centre University of Plymouth
it provides free access to detailed handbooks of trends and results from 1991-2011


Take a look at some great examples of digital posters from the LSE  1907 London County council elections.

 

Heather Dawson

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