Merseyside Local Election Results Project (1945-2020)
Oct 22, 2020 20:57:58 GMT
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Post by davidjeffery on Oct 22, 2020 20:57:58 GMT
Hello,
My name is David Jeffery, I am a lecturer in British politics at the University of Liverpool. I am interested in studying the political history of Liverpool and the broader Merseyside area.
To that end, I have been collecting Merseyside local election results from 1945 - it's not been easy, as I'm sure you'll all appreciate.
Anyway, I thought I'd share my dataset so far with you all, in the hope that a) you find it useful, and b) you might have advice for where I can find information to fill in the blanks.
The dataset is a work-in-progress, obviously halted by the virus! I still have a few archives and newspapers to trawl through, but I'd appreciate any advice anybody might have - especially around how to find which wards are in each council (especially rural district councils!) and when internal boundary reforms took place. Also, information on electorate sizes.
You can find the links to the dataset and the codebook here: david-jeffery.com/merseyside-local-election-results-project. There is an option to comment on any part of the dataset or the codebook, if you have questions or info.
The information is also on GitHub, if you'd prefer that: github.com/davidjeffery/Merseyside-Local-Election-Results-1945-2020
And, I'm contactable at djeffery[at]liverpool.ac.uk. I'm also looking forward to following the forums!
My name is David Jeffery, I am a lecturer in British politics at the University of Liverpool. I am interested in studying the political history of Liverpool and the broader Merseyside area.
To that end, I have been collecting Merseyside local election results from 1945 - it's not been easy, as I'm sure you'll all appreciate.
Anyway, I thought I'd share my dataset so far with you all, in the hope that a) you find it useful, and b) you might have advice for where I can find information to fill in the blanks.
The dataset is a work-in-progress, obviously halted by the virus! I still have a few archives and newspapers to trawl through, but I'd appreciate any advice anybody might have - especially around how to find which wards are in each council (especially rural district councils!) and when internal boundary reforms took place. Also, information on electorate sizes.
You can find the links to the dataset and the codebook here: david-jeffery.com/merseyside-local-election-results-project. There is an option to comment on any part of the dataset or the codebook, if you have questions or info.
The information is also on GitHub, if you'd prefer that: github.com/davidjeffery/Merseyside-Local-Election-Results-1945-2020
And, I'm contactable at djeffery[at]liverpool.ac.uk. I'm also looking forward to following the forums!
