Elections

» About My Vote
   Site run by The Electoral Commission. Explains how voting and the various local and national elections work, and how to register to vote.

   
   http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk

» Association of Electoral Administrators
   Organisation representing election professionals. Offers electoral advice for electors, politicians and local authorities.

   
   http://www.aea-elections.co.uk/

» Blog: Vote
   Blogging the vote for European and UK elections in an effort to increase interest and turnout. With contributions from many bloggers, including MPs.

   
   http://www.coralbark.net/vote/

» Election Maps
   Free constituency, county, borough and ward maps for canvassers and other political activists. From the Ordnance Survey.

   
   http://www.election-maps.co.uk/

» Electoral Calculus: General Election Prediction
   Prediction of the UK election results using scientific analysis of opinion polls and electoral geography. Includes detailed predictions of every seat, especially vulnerable ones.

   
   http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/

» Electoral Commission
   Established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 to register political parties; includes electoral and donation regulations, the party and other registers, and downloadable forms for registering parties and donations.

   
   http://www.electoralcommission.gov.uk/

» Local Authority Byelection Results
   Full results from 1996 to now, plus a link for 1995 results.

   
   http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/

» Positive Abstention
   Campaigning to include an 'abstain' choice on UK ballot papers for voters with no positive candidate preference.

   
   http://www.positiveabstention.co.uk/

» Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
   A collection of over 3,200 links to the major political and governmental sites around the world, plus archive of UK elections since 1945, plus a new Election 2001 section. The site is updated almost daily.

   
   http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/

» The British Declaration of Independence
   Commits parliamentary candidates of the major parties to laying a Bill before Parliament which confirms our rights as a democratic nation - rights which leading politicians claim we still possess.

   
   http://www.bdicampaign.org/

» The Candidlist
   A List showing probable opinions among parliamentary candidates regarding British adoption of the Euro.

   
   http://www.candidlist.demon.co.uk/

» United Kingdom Election Results
   Historical information on UK elective politics.

   
   http://www.election.demon.co.uk/

» University of Plymouth LGC Elections Centre
   Data and analysis of electoral politics in Britain, especially local council elections. Includes local election results from 1996, turnouts from 1973, and electoral maps for the 2005 General Election.

   
   http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/elections

» d'Hondt PR Calculator
   Computes the number of seats from the votes polled in the 1999 European Elections, by distributing the votes according to the d'Hondt formula. Should also work in 2004. It can also estimate results based on opinion poll percentages. Free download.

   
   http://www.cix.co.uk/~broadway/pr95/