by Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher, Elections Centre, Plymouth University – 7th May 2013
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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
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
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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Will the Tory strongholds stand the strain?
Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher analyse the field of battle ahead of next month’s local elections – 11th April 2013
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Conservatives expect heavy losses in council elections
Party chairman Grant Shapps braced to lose 500 seats, with one cabinet member saying ‘terrible will be a great result’ – Article for The Guardian by Patrick Wintour – 1st April 2013
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