UK Political Links

• UK Election Results
• UK Political Parties
• Opinion Polls
• MPs/Candidates Homepages
• Government / Parliament / Official
• European
• Political Resources
• Political Debate, Newsgroups and Message Boards
• Political Web Rings
• Other Political Pages

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UK Election Results

• 2005 General Election result maps etc. will be added to this site after counting is complete. Meanwhile, see the BBC site  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/default.stm for all the latest details
• UK-Elect Software Download - Trial version, includes full 1997 and 2001 General Election Results
• UK-Elect Election Statistics Election data and maps on the statistics page of this site. Includes:
• 1997 UK-Elect 1997 General Election Overview Maps showing various aspects of 1997 election, including winning party, percentage lead, etc.
• 1997 Marginal Seats The 100 most marginal results at the 1997 election, sorted in order of marginality
• 1997 Labour Marginal Seats / Conservative Marginal Seats / Liberal Democrat Marginal Seats Seats won by the main parties sorted in order of marginality
• 1997 - 2001 Best Prospects for Labour Gains / Best Prospects for Conservative Gains / Best Prospects for Liberal Democrat Gains
• 1992 UK-Elect 1992 General Election Overview Maps showing the1992 election result
• United Kingdom Election Results David Boothroyd's site is probably the most comprehensive of them all. Contents include:
• 2001+ By-elections since the 2001 election Full details of results and candidates
• 1997+ By-elections since the 1997 election Full details of results and candidates
• 1997 - Summary results of the 1997 election A quick summary in terms of votes, percentages and swing
• 1997 - Detailed Results, such as these: London Boroughs, Welsh Boroughs, Scottish Counties, Northern Irish Boroughs
• 1994 - UK European Parliament results, e.g. 1999 European Parliamentary Election in Scotland, by constituency
• 1983-1997 UK Parliamentary Election results, e.g. London Boroughs 1983-1997
• 1983- 1997 Summary of UK Parliamentary results, e.g. results for 1983, 1987, and 1992 General Elections
• The British Politics Pages site includes:
• - 1997 and 2001 Constituency profiles
• The Northern Ireland Elections Site Nicholas Whyte's site is a comprehensive guide to the Northern Ireland electoral situation. Contents include:
• 1998 - Northern Ireland Assembly Elections
• UK Elections Political Studies Association site - a good links page
• LGC Elections Centre Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre (University of Plymouth)
• Elections and Electoral Systems around the world from Richard Kimber's comprehensive Political Science Resources site
• Election Datasets Downloadable election data in Excel and other formats, from Pippa Norris at Harvard University
• UK Local Government Information includes
• - Political Composition of Councils
• - Local Authority by-elections
• Politico's Online bookstore, sells huge variety of UK political books, CDs, videos etc.
• Constituency Locator (handy utility page produced by whereonearth.com - type a U.K. postcode and it tells you the constituency it is in)
• Vote By Post (if you would like to vote by Post)

UK Political Parties

• Labour Party The UK's governing party since 1997.
• Conservative Party The UK's governing party 1979 to 1997.
• Liberal Democrats
• Ulster Unionists
• Scottish National Party
• Plaid Cymru
• Social Democratic and Labour Party
• Sinn Fein
• Democratic Unionist Party
• United Kingdom Unionist Party
• Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
• Green Party of England and Wales
• Scottish Green Party
• Liberal Party
• Scottish Socialist Party
• UK Independence Party
• English Democrats Party
• The Workers Party Irish Political Party, fights elections throughout Ireland
• Progressive Unionist Party from Northern Ireland
• Natural Law Party
• Rainbow Alliance (1997)
• British National Party
• Communist Party of Britain
• Communist Party of Great Britain
• Socialist Party
• Socialist Party of Great Britain
• Socialist Workers Party
• Third Way
• Legalise Cannabis Alliance
• Mebyon Kernow "The Party for Cornwall"
• Monster Raving Loony Party the party founded by Screaming Lord Sutch, regarded as more sensible than some of the above

Opinion Polls

• YouGov Political Opinions Tracker (YouGov opinion polls were perhaps the most accurate at forecasting the last General Election party percentages)
• Mori Political Monitor (From Mori)
• Guardian Unlimited Polls Summary
• www.politicalbetting.com Not a poll site as such, but usually has good and very up-to-date analysis of the latest polls, and a lively discussion on them.
• www.pollingreport.com  summary of General Election voting intention over the last year or so
• Latest UK-Elect forecast (based on a mixture of polls, local results, and anticipated and actual trends)

Political Blogs, Discussions, Newsgroups and Message Boards

• Guido Fawke's Blog often controversial blog
• Honourable Fiend also controversial
• www.bloggerheads.com are they all controversial?
• The Liberal Dissenter "Off-message observations from Simon Titley"
• Iain Dale  From Politico's owner and 2005 Conservative Candidate for Norfolk North. A different perspective from those above?
• PoliticalBetting.com This excellent site usually includes a lively and informed debate on the electoral chances of the various parties
• Vote 2005 Discussion Forum Discuss the 2005 General Election
• Murky.org  Includes comment on election issues, and tactical/protest voting in particular. Mentions UK-Elect, so must be good...
• http://www.scottish-independence.blogspot.com Stuart Dickson's personal blog for Scottish independence. Always lively.
• uk.politics.electoral Example of a UK Political Newgroup (Discussions can be heated but are also often informative. Many results are posted here first.) Other UK Political Newgroups include: uk.politics.animals, uk.politics.announce, uk.politics.censorship, uk.politics.constitution, uk.politics.crime, uk.politics.drugs, uk.politics.economics, uk.politics.environment, uk.politics.guns, uk.politics.misc, uk.politics.parliament, uk.politics.philosophy
• British Politics Pages Message Boards Message boards on UK political topics
• Westminster Watch Debate Discussions on current political issues
• Scottish Politics Discussion and Announcement Forums ScotPol Discussion Group
• Cross Of St George Devolution Debate From the site of an English Nationalist, "The Web's liveliest devolution debate board (may include strong language)"
• "Start An Online Public Commons" Start your own political debate

MPs/Candidates Homepages (some typical, some rather good, try them out..)

Note: The term "MP" below refers to individuals who were an MP in the 2001 parliament which is now dissolved. This list is scheduled for update shortly.

• Norman Baker Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes
• Roseanna Cunningham SNP MP for Perth
• Iain Dale  Campaign log from Politico's owner and 2005 Conservative Candidate for Norfolk North. Keeps himself busy.
• Nigel Evans Conservative MP for Ribble Valley
• Michael Fabricant Conservative MP for Lichfield
• Frank Field Labour MP for Birkenhead
• Don Foster Liberal Democrat MP for Bath
• Patricia Hewitt Labour MP for Leicester West
• Simon Hughes Liberal Democrat MP for Southwark and Bermondsey
• Sally Keeble Labour MP for Northampton North
• Charles Kennedy Liberal Democrat leader and MP for Ross, Skye and Inverness West, a good site for Liberal Democrat links
• Dr Julian Lewis Conservative MP for New Forest East
• Austin Mitchell Labour MP for Grimsby.
• David Rendel Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury
• Joan Ruddock Labour MP for Lewisham / Deptford
• Nick St Aubyn Conservative MP for Guildford
• Chris Smith Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury
• Ian Taylor Conservative MP for Esher and Walton
• Peter Viggers Conservative MP for Gosport
• Anne Widdecombe Conservative MP for Maidstone and the Weald  (Widdy Web Site)
• Sir George Young Conservative MP for Hampshire North West
• UK Elected Representatives and Political Parties on the Web Comprehensive well-organised directory From Tagish Information Society Consultancy Firm

Government / Parliament / Official

• Number 10 The Prime Minister's website contains up to date goverment news, and is worth a visit. Includes
• - PMs in History e.g.William Ewart Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli, and Sir Winston Churchill as well as Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
• Home Office, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Treasury Main Government departments
• Education & Employment, Trade & Industry Other important departments
• Culture, Media and Sport A department that would like to be regarded as important?
• Open Government Links to government sites
• Cabinet Office Site aims to provide fast and full access to information published by UK cabinet office. Includes
• - Cabinet Ministers
• - Cabinet Committees
• - The Government Machine
• Open.gov.uk: council websites
• Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Local government association
• National Association of Local Councils
• UK Parliament
• House of Commons The most important house of Parliament
• House of Lords Now being reformed
• Explore Parliament The site for Schools
• Parliamentary Services Details on the UK Parliament
• Visits to the UK Parliament How to visit Parliament
• the-commons.com Covers events in the House of Commons
• Today in the House of Commons
• MPs Email Addresses From Julian White's British Politics Pages, frequently updated.
• Scottish Executive Official Scottish Government site
• Scottish Parliament Official site
• Scottish Parliament More information on the Scottish Parliament, from the excellent Scottish Politics site
• National Assembly for Wales
• Northern Ireland Assembly
• Mayor of London, the London Assembly and the Greater London Authority Official site, includes
• - The Mayor Reports on the activities of the London mayor, Ken Livingstone
• - The Assembly Reports on what the London Assembly is doing
• UK Councils another part of the British Politics Pages site
• Central Office of Information
• Central Information Technology Unit Government "Information Technology" site (lots of long words), including
• 1999 Modernising Government White Paper on plans to improve access to UK government information
• The Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System
• Vote by Post (if you would like to vote by Post)

European

• European Union Home Page. A bit slow and rather heavy in places, but comprehensive. Includes:
• - Europe by Satellite EU TV news service, including live internet transmissions
• - European Opinion Polls tracking public opinion on European matters
• - which includes European Public Opinion on the Single Currency
• EU Representation in the United Kingdom EU information relating to the UK, such as:
• - EU Information Sources in the UK
• - The Euro and other Information Initiatives
• - Euro Exchange Rates
• Citizens First website EU site intended to give information about rights and opportunities available within the EU
• Euro Official UK government site on European Monetary Union (EMU) and the Euro currency, a potential key issue for the next election. Includes:
• - Will the UK join EMU?
• European Parliament
• Court of Justice and Court of First Instance In effect the EU supreme court -interprets EU community law
• The Treaty on European Union The Maastricht Treaty in full
• Official results of the 1999 European elections Official Site, not always easy to follow.
• Election Resource on the Internet: Europe European section of worldwide Election Resources website

Political Resources - Books, Videos and CD-Roms

• Election and Referendum Books From Amazon, a good source for books on UK, US and other elections
• Politico's Westminster political bookstore and coffee house, well worth a visit. Includes
• - Politico's Bookstore
• - Politico's Publishing
• - Politico's Resource Centre
• Other political and general interest titles from Amazon:
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Political Web Rings

• UK Politics Web Ring Sites with a UK Political content.
• Scottish Politics on the Web A webring dedicated to all aspects of Scottish Politics
• Liberal-Democrats Web Ring The UK Liberal Democrats Web Ring
• European Union Web Ring Sites that discuss European Union, Euro currency or EU politics generally
• Euro-Sceptic Web Ring The Web Ring for Euro-Sceptics
• European Politics Web Ring Sites with information about politics in Europe - "only sites with objective information qualify"

Other Political Pages

• BBC UK Politics Few organisations can match the professionalism of the BBC
• Scottish Politics The best site for Scottish Politics?
• www.yougov.com News and opinion site, with good up-to-date coverage of political and other issues, and with well-known contributors
• www.whogetsmyvote.co.uk Site that posts candidates answers to a set of questions
• Political Science Resources- Elections and Electoral Systems around the World Comprehensive site
• Electoral Reform Society
• Make My Vote Count Favours Proportional Representation
• Hansard Society Promotes parliamentary democracy through education
• Make Votes Count campaign to win referendum on changing the way MPs are elected
• TheBigProject.co.uk lots of useful election links
• Fairshare -  a cross-party organisation campaigning for the introduction of the Single Transferable Vote for Scottish local elections
• United Kingdom Election Results Possibly the best site for UK Election information information
• Mayorwatch an unofficial guide to London's mayor
• Westminster Watch What's happening in British Politics?
• Campaign for an English Paliament
• Agora Political Resources Index of politics related websites
• Oultwood Local Government Site Lots of Local Government links for UK, Europe, USA and elsewhere
• Hantsweb Local Government Search Page for searching Local Government web sites
• Internet Resource Guides from Keele University Keele Guides to Government and Politics on the Internet
• Lord Bonkers' Diary Satirical commentary on political events
• LabourNet Union information and campaigns
• Freedom of Information Site Now rather out of date
• Royal Institute of International Affairs Independent research organisation promoting understanding of international issues
• Charter 88 "the campaign for a modern and fair democracy", contains a lot of detailed useful information and opinion on UK constitutional matters
• Cross Of St George "the site of a English Nationalist"
• Governments on the WWW Seems to have been last regularly updated about 2002/2003. Includes (along with much more) :
• - Heads of State
• - Worldwide Governments on the WWW
• - European Governments on the WWW
• - American Governments on the WWW
• - Asian Governments on the WWW
• - Oceanian Governments on the WWW
• - African Governments on the WWW

and finally..

• Election Simulation Games - from 80soft.com "where gaming gets political". Some very good simulation games, now including an excellent British version of the popular Prime Minister Forever game. Do you want to run the 2005 General Election campaign? See our review.
• Political Anagrams - find out what politicians names really mean..?
• www.spinon.co.uk "Satire for the e-generation (updated daily)"
• www.whoshouldyouvotefor.com Discover which party is most closely allied to your views