The Almanac of British PoliticsThe sixth edition of The Almanac of British Politics again confirms this books reputation as the definitive guide to the UK political map. It contains biographical sketches of all Members of Parliament including the new intake following the 1997 Labour election victory, and gives a comprehensive seat-by-seat analysis of all parliamentary constituencies. The book describes their social, economic and political characteristics, and each profile gives the seat's recent electoral history, as well as looking forward to the next election. |
Contents
Introduction | |
Acknowledgements | |
Regional survey | |
MPs | |
State of the parties | |
Commons divisions 199798 | |
OLDEST MPs | |
LONGEST CONTINOUSLY SERVING MPs | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of owneroccupied households | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of councilrented households | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of professional and managerial workers | |
The 20 seats with the lowest proportion of professional and managerial workers | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of workers in agriculture forestry and fishing | |
General Election May 1997 | |
Explanation of statistical terms | |
Abbreviations | |
YOUNGEST MPs | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of nonmanual workers | |
The 20 seats with the lowest proportion of nonmanual workers | |
The 20 seats with the highest proportion of nonwhite residents | |
Constituencies and MPs | 1 |
Maps | 788 |
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