Party support and the neighbourhood effect: spatial polarisation of the British electorate, 1991–2001

Most studies of the neighbourhood effect and voting behaviour have to rely on ecological data, usually at inappropriate scales for the assumed processes being investigated. Analyses of party support over an 11-year period in Great Britain are reported using census data on ‘bespoke neighbourhoods’—sm...

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Published in:Political geography 2004-05, Vol.23 (4), p.367-402
Main Authors: Johnston, Ron, Jones, Kelvyn, Sarker, Rebecca, Propper, Carol, Burgess, Simon, Bolster, Anne
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Elections
Factor analysis
Individual behaviour
Neighbourhood effects
Neighbourhoods
Polarisation
Political geography
Political support
Spatial distribution
United Kingdom
Voting
Voting behaviour
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Factor analysis
Individual behaviour
Neighbourhood effects
Neighbourhoods
Polarisation
Political geography
Political support
Spatial distribution
United Kingdom
Voting
Voting behaviour
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