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	UK elections, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK government used this opportunity to trial all-postal voting in both the local and European elections across four regions : North East, North West, East Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber.
		The ruling Labour Party polled poorly in the local elections, and was beaten into third place, in terms of share of the vote, after the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
		See UK local elections, 2004 for the full council results.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Super_Thursday (274 words)

	Elections in the United Kingdom - Definition, explanation
		It is relatively easy to stand for election as an independent candidate, although wins are very rare and usually involve special circumstances (for example Martin Bell's 1997 victory against the discredited Conservative MP Neil Hamilton was aided by the major parties standing aside and not contesting the election).
		Local elections elect councillors forming the local administrations of the United Kingdom are elected.
		In years with a general election it is usual practice to hold both general and local elections on the same day.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/e/el/elections_in_the_united_kingdom.php (4357 words)

	UK Parliament - elections
		In between general elections, by-elections are held as necessary to elect a new Member of Parliament to an individual constituency.
		The election timetable is then halted and starts again from the beginning of the timetable 28 days after proof of death has been received by the returning officer. This new poll is not a by-election, but a delayed poll of the general election.
		In the 1992 parliament, there were 651 constituencies rising to 659 from the 1997 general election but this was reduced by 13 seats in Scotland from the 2005 election making a total of 646 constituencies. Constituencies range considerably in area and in the number of electors.
	www.parliament.uk /works/elections.cfm (955 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - UK General and Local Elections 2005 - A3772974
		For further information, please consult the 2005 Election Guidelines document in the BBC Producer's Guidelines.
		Posts pertaining to the election made in discussion areas outside this forum may be failed.
		This forum will remain open until the morning of 5 May, 2005, when the polls open, at which time all discussion topics will be locked until the morning after the polls have closed (during this time, we request that political discussion on h2g2 is kept on hold until the polls close).
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A3772974 (716 words)

	Hull City Council : Background on local elections
		Elections in Hull are held by thirds and not wholes.
		There were no local elections in 2005 but there was a Parliamentary Election (the longest interval between Parliamentary Elections is five years but one can potentially be called sooner).
		Polling hours for local elections are the same as for parliamentary elections: 7am to 10pm.
	www.hullcc.gov.uk /portal/page?_pageid=221,140878&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL (229 words)

	local.gov.uk \| About local government
		Local government is also one of the largest employers in Wales with some 150,000 employees. The National Assembly for Wales develops and issues secondary legislation in Wales within the primary legislative framework agreed at Westminster.
		Councils have wide-ranging involvement in the cultural provision of their local communities. In particular they are responsible for local libraries, the management of entertainment venues and the coordination and promotion of a variety and events and leisure activities in their local area.
		Local councils have a number of responsibilities surrounding the sustainability and improvement of their local environment. They oversee a range of activities such as street cleaning, household refuse collection, waste management, recycling schemes and street scene maintenance.
	www.local.gov.uk /default.asp?sID=1088162663359 (513 words)

	Local Government Elections 2005
		The elections for Northern Ireland's 26 local councils took place on 5 May, 2005, simultaneously with the Westminster election.
		This was the ninth set of elections since the local councils were reorganised in 1973, and the fourth on the boundaries set up for the 1993 elections.
		These elections saw further advances for the DUP and Sinn Féin at the expense of the other main parties and smaller groupings (apart from Alliance, which held its ground).
	www.ark.ac.uk /elections/flg05.htm (376 words)

	City Mayors: British local government 2005
		As the official opposition and the second party in Parliament, the Conservatives’ manifesto is relatively light on prescription when it comes to local government, which is surprising given that they are the party with the largest number of councils under their control in England after last year’s local elections.
		However, the Conservative approach to local government, despite the manifesto’s boast of their aim to ‘liberate’ local government, is pretty much to instigate a bonfire of much of the Labour government’s reforms of the last seven years.
		Local councils should possess the power of general competence and a proposed written constitution for the UK would protect their existence from central government interference, they argue.
	www.citymayors.com /politics/uk_elections05.html (1845 words)

	SOSIG: UK Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Electoral Pilots at the CEP and Local Elections
		Local Elections and Elections for a London Mayor and Assembly 4 May 2000 (2000)
		Local Elections of 7 May 1998 and the London Referendum
	www.sosig.ac.uk /roads/subject-listing/World/ukelect.html (830 words)

	Introduction : UK Local Elections 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The local elections on May 2nd 2002 present a grave challenge to all communities.
		Local authorities and their councillors make decisions that affect our daily lives, at it is all of us that elect councillors.
		For our local democracy to work we must all play a full and positive role in the democratic process.
	www.obv.org.uk /localelec2002 (187 words)

	Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
		Local elections have been held and district elections took place on the 3 December 2006.
		Presidential elections were held on 11 February 2007 and, for the first time, there was a choice of candidates, although all were from the Democratic Party and all promised to follow Niyazov's policies.
		Elections were held to fill the 50 member Turkmen Parliament on 19 December 2004.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&print=true&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019745009850 (1577 words)

	Local elections to pilot mobile and Internet voting - ZDNet UK News
		Thirty local councils will be piloting new voting technology at local and mayoral elections in May.
		The modernisation plans build on local election pilots trialled in 2000, and pave the way towards the introduction of e-voting in the UK.
		The e-envoy, Douglas Alexander, is currently working with the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) to develop a course of action, with a consultation period to take place before any proposals are put on the table.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /software/developer/0,39020387,2103945,00.htm (562 words)

	Tony Brown - UK Elections 2005
		It was an easy call in Zimbabwe elections where opposition clearly presented massive rigging and lodged the complaints but if both, or three sides are silent then it is next to impossible to point out in the right direction.
		UK elections are one of major elections because many see UK as a cradle of democracy in modern items.
		The UK elections watchdog has said all-postal votes should be ruled out in future leaving the polling station as the "foundation of our voting system".
	www.freeserbia.net /Editorial/Blair.html (4291 words)

	Elections 2005: 5 May
		This election briefing document has everything you need to know about the general election and covers the history of previous general elections, background briefing and vital statistics.
		It includes key topics such as the timetable for the general election, the electoral register, eligibility to vote, election petitions and postal voting.
		The Electoral Commission paper reviewing recent social and academic research into voting at general elections, looking at turnout at past general elections, recent socio-demographic and political trends, and what might be done to encourage people to vote at this election, is available here.
	www.lgcnet.com /elections2005 (435 words)

	The local elections explained \| Local Government \| SocietyGuardian.co.uk
		This year's local elections are the smallest in the four-year cycle of polls in terms of the number of people entitled to vote, but the second largest in terms of the number of seats up for grabs.
		The May 4 elections, essentially meant to be about local government, will offer an indication of public perception of these political parties under their new leaders.
		This includes a third of seats on 81 district local authorities, half of the seats on seven district councils, a third of seats on 20 unitaries and 36 metropolitan district councils, and all-out elections in the 32 London borough councils.
	society.guardian.co.uk /localgovt/comment/0,,1746737,00.html (1111 words)

	AEA
		Since the 2005 general election, there have been questions over the fairness of the results and the relationship between the vote share and the size of the majority of the governing party.
		When the election date is announced, the Council’s Democratic Services Unit will start to send to all people who have registered for this service information about key dates in the election timetable, for example the deadlines for submitting nominations for election or applications for postal votes.
		Local government reorganisation in those areas of the North with more than one tier of local government is a necessary part of setting up elected assemblies.
	www.aea-elections.co.uk /latest-news.htm (13110 words)

	UK Council Elections 5th May 2005
		All thirty-four English county councils held elections, plus the unitary councils of the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly
		In addition there are some executive mayoral elections
		Political Science Resources: Local council election results 2005
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /area/uk/loc05/2005elecindex.htm (37 words)

	Elections - Use Your Vote
		County Council elections are held on the first Thursday in May, once every four years and the next elections will be held on the first Thurday in May 2009.
		Parliamentary elections are held in response to Her Majesty the Queen dissolving Parliament and issuing a Writ to hold an election.
		European Parliamentary elections are held every five years on a date which is determined by the Council of European Communities and takes place throughout Europe between Thursday and Sunday of the specified week.
	www.leics.gov.uk /index/your_council/local_democracy/election_results_2005/elections_use_your_vote.htm (539 words)

	Your vote - Local and European Elections
		Local Government in Hampshire - links to every Unitary Authority, District, Borough, Town and Parish council in Hampshire.
		On 10 June, elections took place in a number of district and borough councils in Hampshire.
		There were no local elections for East Hampshire District Council, New Forest District Council or Test Valley Borough Council.
	www.hants.gov.uk /features/elections2004.html (269 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Media centre : News releases: reviews and research
		A new report published today about the UK Parliamentary and Northern Ireland local government elections finds that the 12 largest decreases in turnout across the UK occurred in Northern Ireland constituencies.
		The Electoral Commission's official election report also found that over 20,000 ballot papers were spoiled at the elections, largely as a result of voter confusion by having two elections, using different voting systems, taking place on the same day.
		More than 20 recommendations are made in the report, which was informed by a large number of sources including public opinion research, analysis of the medias coverage of the elections and the views of the political parties and candidates who contested the elections.
	www.electoralcommission.gov.uk /media-centre/newsreleasereviews.cfm/news/496 (646 words)

	uk election : Elections And The election Process Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		UK General Election Area studies &#160;Local and regional British politics News and journals...
		UK Elections 2005 Blogs These are some blogs related to the UK General Elections in 2005.
		The Grass Roots UK Education On-Line News Service On World AIDS Day, People & Planet groups launched their Stop AIDS Campaign, meeting with one of the two Ministers responsible for AIDS, Gareth Thomas MP, dressed as doctors with a packet...
	www.newsynod.org.uk /newsynod/uk-election.html (305 words)

	FT.com / Home UK - Local elections are crucial test of Berlusconi's popularity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Local elections are crucial test of Berlusconi's popularity
		In a climate of political rancour and economic malaise, Italians will vote next Sunday and Monday in regional elections that are the most important test of the centre-right government's popularity before national polls due next year.
		The contests, taking place in 14 of Italy's 20 regions, will be studied for their impact on the fortunes of Silvio Berlusconi, prime minister, and Romano Prodi, the centre-left opposition leader who hopes to challenge him for the premiership.
	news.ft.com /cms/s/c27bb212-a0b8-11d9-a3ba-00000e2511c8.html (124 words)

	EUROPA - IDABC - eGovernment News - United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		UK local authorities must fine-tune e-government with their strategic goals, says report
		UK local authorities slowly progressing towards 2005 objectives
		UK Government to increase use of biometrics to tackle immigration abuse
	europa.eu.int /idabc/en/chapter/345 (2480 words)

	FairVote - United Kingdom
		Winner-take-all UK voting system is causing low voter turnout and candidates being elected by plurality and, in turn, fueling the demand for electoral reform.
		U.K. political commentator notes the growing acceptance of electoral reforms like IRV and proportional voting among those in the ruling Labour Party.
		UK citizens and activist groups demand the government establish a citizen's assembly to finally put proportional voting on the ballot.
	www.fairvote.org /per/?page=54 (847 words)

	Electoral Registration - How to register to vote
		Both students and those with a second home have the right to vote in respect of both addresses at the time of a local election but must choose only one address to vote in respect of when Parliamentary elections are held.
		At the time of an election you can choose to vote by post or proxy (more details regarding this can be found in the 'post or proxy' section).
		August 2005 - a registration form will be delivered to every property in the borough.
	www.wandsworth.gov.uk /Home/CouncilandGovernment/Electoralregistration (1250 words)

	UK election - Beastie Boys Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		My local MP is Labour, and to be honest he's really run this town into the ground.
		The local kids playparks have really declined and are practically unusable, road safety has improved ever so slightly, for the cost of immense traffic conjestion with a brand new and absolutley retarded traffic light system.
		Local elections were 2 years ago, I think - along with European Parlimentary Elections.
	www.beastieboys.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=49191 (569 words)

	The Electoral Commission : Elections : Future UK elections
		All scheduled future elections in the UK until 2009 are listed below.
		For further information on registering to vote, elections in your area and democratic institutions with elected representatives voted for in UK elections, please visit www.aboutmyvote.co.uk.
		Note: A future general election has not been listed, as a date for this cannot be verified until it is called by the Prime Minister.
	www.electoralcommission.gov.uk /elections/futureukelec.cfm (93 words)

	Guide to the General and local elections 2005 - YMCA Election 2005 guide
		If you haven't yet registered to vote, or you registered to vote after 11 March 2005, then you will not be able to vote in either the General Election or local elections on 5 May 2005.
		On 5 May, local elections are held in many areas of the country.
		Whether this is happening in your area depends on the type of local council, metropolitan area or district council you live in.
	www.ymca.org.uk /POOLED/ARTICLES/BF_ABOUTART/VIEW.ASP?Q=BF_ABOUTART_157870 (447 words)

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