by Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher, Elections Centre, Plymouth University – 7th May 2013
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Author: Michael Thrasher
Polls close & a UKIP dominated campaign
ITV News Election Analyst, Professor Colin Rallings from Plymouth University says if the Conservative Party loses seats to UKIP, David Cameron will face some difficult questions from his own MPs – 5th May 2013
Sensational performance by UKIP in the local elections
UKIP appear to be polling an average of 25% in those seats they are contesting – by Colin Rallings – 5th May 2013.
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Local elections could be the least predictable in years
UKIP Poses A Serious Threat To Main Parties
Michael Thrasher says UKIP’s breakthrough has amazed the most seasoned election analysts – and will have the main parties worried – 3rd May 2013.
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Making sense of the local elections
Article for YouGov by Peter Kellner – 2nd May 2013
In praise of…Rallings & Thrasher
Two men who have collected ward election results for 30 years have done more than most to illuminate British democracy – Guardian Editorial 1st May 2013
Local Elections: How The Parties Could Fare
Sky’s elections analyst Michael Thrasher considers the prospects of the main parties ahead of the vote this Thursday – 29th April 2013
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PSA Local Elections 2013 Media Briefing
The PSA hosts a number of briefings throughout the year on topics of interest to the media. In 2012, the PSA held six such media sessions, covering: House of Lords Reform; Scottish Independence; The Alternative Vote; and UK Local/Mayoral/London Elections.
Our speakers have included such renowned academics as Professor John Curtice (Strathclyde University), Professor Vernon Bogdanor (King’s College, London), and Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (University of Plymouth)
You can download the slides produced for the briefing by Rallings & Thrasher, as well as a two part recording of the event below:
Click here for the PSA Local Elections 2013 Media Briefing Slides
Part 1 of the Media Briefing
Part 2 of the Media Briefing
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Coalition faces poll drubbing as UKIP heralds four-party politics
Article for The Sunday Times by Jack Grimston and Isabel Oakeshott – 21st April 2013
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