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Profiles
Professor Colin Rallings
Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2016) 'Electoral bias at the 2015 general election: reducing Labour’s electoral advantage' Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 26, (4) 391-411 , DOI
(2016) 'Forecasting the 2015 general election using aggregate local election data' Electoral Studies 41, 279-282 , DOI
(2015) 'Councillors in Context: The Impact of Place upon Elected Representatives' Local Government Studies 41, (5) 713-734 , DOI
(2013) 'Ballot Order Positional Effects in British Local Elections, 1973–2011' Parliamentary Affairs n/a, 1-18 , DOI
(2012) 'Unequal and Unequally Distributed Votes: The Sources of Electoral Bias at Recent British General Elections' POLITICAL STUDIES 60, (4) 877-898 , DOI
(2012) 'Councillor Perceptions of the Boundary Review Process: Recommendations for Future Practice' Local Government Studies 38, 711-730
(2012) 'Voting systems in parallel and the benefits for small parties: An examination of Green Party candidates in London elections' Party Politics , DOI
(2011) 'Forecasting the 2010 general election using aggregate local election data' ELECTORAL STUDIES 30, (2) 269-277 , DOI
(2011) 'Changes in the probability of voter turnout when resiting polling stations: a case study in Brent, UK' Environment and Planning C-Government and Policy 29, (1) 149-169 , DOI
(2010) 'A method for measuring and decomposing electoral bias for the three-party case, illustrated by the British case' ELECTORAL STUDIES 29, (4) 733-745 , DOI
(2010) 'Much Ado about Not Very Much: The Electoral Consequences of Postal Voting at the 2005 British General Election' BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 12, (2) 223-238 , DOI
(2010) 'Parliamentary constituency boundary reviews and electoral bias: How important are variations in constituency size?' Parliamentary Affairs 63, 4-21 , DOI
(2010) 'Parties, recruitment and modernisation: Evidence from local election candidates' Local Government Studies 36, 361-379 , DOI
(2010) 'Parties, Recruitment and Modernisation: Evidence from Local Election Candidates' Local Government Studies 36, (3) 361-379 , DOI
(2009) 'Electoral salience and the costs of voting at national, sub-national and supra-national elections in the UK: a case study of Brent, UK' TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS 34, (2) 195-214 , DOI
(2009) 'Unused votes in English Local Government Elections: Effects and Explanations' Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties 19, (1) 1-23 , DOI
(2009) 'Another (small) step on the road towards a multi-party Britain – turnout and party choice at the 2009 local and European Parliament elections' British Politics 4, 463-477
(2009) 'The 2008 local elections: A false dawn for the conservatives?' Representation 45, 53-65
(2008) 'Ballot Photographs as Cues in Low-Information Elections' Political Psychology 29, (6) 903-917 , DOI
(2008) 'Measuring bias: Moving from two-party to three-party elections' ELECTORAL STUDIES 27, (2) 245-256 , DOI
(2008) 'Changing the boundaries but keeping the disproportionality: The electoral impact of the fifth periodical reviews by the parliamentary boundary commissions for England and Wales' Political Quarterly 79, 80-90
(2008) 'Investigating differences in electoral turnout: the influence of ward-level context on participation in local and parliamentary elections in Britain' Environment and Planning A 40, 1250-1268 , DOI
(2008) 'Investigating differences in electoral turnout: the influence of ward-level context on participation in local and parliamentary elections in Britain' Environment and Planning A 40, (5) 1250-1268
(2008) 'The demise of new Labour? The British 'Mid-Term' elections of 2008' Forum-a Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 6,
(2007) 'The turnout 'gap' and the costs of voting - a comparison of participation at the 2001 general and 2002 local elections in England' Public Choice 131, 333-344 , DOI
(2007) 'Voter support for minor parties - Assessing the social and political context of voting at the 2004 European elections in greater London' Party Politics 13, 669-693 , DOI
(2006) 'A new algorithm for estimating voter turnout when the number of ballot papers issued is unknown' Electoral Studies 25, 59-71 , DOI
(2006) 'Party politics and local government' Party Politics 12, (2) 304-306
(2006) ''Just another expensive talking shop': Public attitudes and the 2004 regional assembly referendum in the North East of England' Regional Studies 40, 927-936 , DOI
(2006) 'The Effective Use of the Supplementary Vote in Mayoral Elections: London 2000 and 2004' Representation 42, 91-102
(2005) 'Elections & Polls 2004' Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties 15, (2) 265-278
(2005) 'Forecasting the 2005 General Election: A Neural Network Approach' British Journal of Politics and International Relations 7, 199-209 , DOI
(2005) 'Trends in local elections in Britain, 1975-2003' Local Government Studies 31, 393-413
(2005) 'Elections and public opinion: Plus Ca change' Parliamentary Affairs 58, 335-350
(2004) 'Magnifying voters' preferences: Bias in elections to Birmingham's city council' Journal of Interdisciplinary History 35, 69-103
(2004) 'Electing mayors: A comparison of different electoral procedures' Local Government Studies 30, 589-608
(2004) 'Elections and public opinion: Leaders under pressure' Parliamentary Affairs 57, 380-395
(2004) 'Equalising votes but enabling bias: The electoral impact of the 1977 and 1999 ward boundary reviews in London' Urban Studies 41, 1367-1393
(2004) 'The New Deal for Communities: assessing procedures and voter turnout at partnership board elections' Environment and Planning C-Government and Policy 22, 569-582 , DOI
(2004) 'Redistricting Local Governments in England: Rules, Proceedures, and Electoral Outcomes' State Politics and Policy Quarterly 4, 470-490
(2004) 'Selecting indexes of electoral proportionality: General properties and relationships' Quality & Quantity 38, 51-74 , DOI
(2003) 'Local electoral participation in Britain' Parliamentary Affairs 56, 700-715
(2003) 'Elections and public opinion: Conservative doldrums and continuing apathy' Parliamentary Affairs 56, 270-+
(2003) 'Explaining split-ticket voting at the 1979 and 1997 general and local elections in England' Political Studies 51, 558-572
(2003) 'Elections and Public Opinion: Conservative Doldrums and Continuing Apathy' Parliamentary Affairs 56, 270-282+ii+v
(2002) 'Elections and public opinion: Amidst the apathy, another landslide' Parliamentary Affairs 55, (2) 322-+
(2002) 'General and Local Election Voting in 2001' Representation 38, pp193-pp203
(2002) 'Labour's second landslide: the British general election 2001' Political Studies 50, (4) 847-847
(2002) 'The slow death of a governing party: the erosion of Conservative electoral support in England 1979-1997' British Journal of Politics and International Relations 4,
(2002) 'Electoral success, electoral bias, and Labour hegemony: electoral system effects in English metropolitan boroughs' Environment and Planning A 34, 1303-1317
(2002) 'Mayoral referendums and elections' Local Government Studies 28, 67-90
(2002) 'Elections and public opinion: Amidst the apathy, another landslide' Parliamentary Affairs 55, 347-362
(2001) 'Elections and Public Opinion: The End of the Honeymoon?' Parliamentary Afairs 54,
(2001) 'Low Turnout and Electoral Reform: Opportunities and Risks' Public Management and Policy Association Review 15, 13-15
(2001) 'Measuring the Level and Direction of Split-ticket Voting at the 1979 and 1997 British General and Local Elections: A Survey based Analysis' Political Studies 49,
(1979) 'CHANGING CLASS-STRUCTURE AND POLITICAL-BEHAVIOR - COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS POLITICS IN BRITAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS' EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL RESEARCH 7, (1) 27-47 , DOI
(1976) 'CORRELATES OF INFLUENCE IN LOCAL-GOVERNMENT - EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION' BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 6, (JUL) 356-364 , DOI
(1975) '2 TYPES OF MIDDLE-CLASS LABOUR VOTER' BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 5, (JAN) 107-112 , DOI
Books
(2012) British Electoral Facts 1832-2012. London Biteback Publishing
(2012) Local Elections Handbook 2012. Plymouth Biteback Publishing
(2011) Local Elections Handbook 2011. Plymouth Biteback Publishing
(2010) Local Elections Handbook 2010. Plymouth Biteback Publishing
(2009) Local Elections Handbook 2009. Plymouth LGC Elections Centre
(2008) Local Elections Handbook 2008. Plymouth LGC Elections Centre
(2007) Local elections handbook 2007. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2007) Media guide to the new parliamentary constituencies. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2006) Local elections handbook 2006. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2005) The 2005 Local Elections Handbook. LGC Elections Centre, Plymouth
(2005) Election 2005 : the official results. Plymouth LGC Elections Centre
(2005) Local elections handbook 2005 : the local election results Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2004) The 2004 Local Elections Handbook. LGC Elections Centre, Plymouth
(2004) The Media Guide to the New Scottish Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies. LGC Elections Centre, Plymouth
(2004) Local elections handbook 2004 : the 2004 local elections results. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2003) Local elections in Britain : a statistical digest. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth
(2002) One vote, One Value: Electoral re-districting in English local government. Ashgate Publishing Ltd
(2002) Local elections handbook 2002 : the 2002 local election results. Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
(2002) One Vote, One Value. Ashgate
(2001) The 2001 Local Elections Handbook.
(2001) Election 2001: The Official Results. London Politico's
(2001) Local elections handbook 2001 : the 2001 local election results. University of Plymouth Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
Chapters
(2009) 'The North-East Referendum - The Result and Public Reaction' in Sandford M The Northern Veto Manchester Manchester University Press
(2006) 'Elections and Public Opinion: Blair's Third and Final Electoral Triumph' in Rush M; Giddings P Palgrave Review of British Politics, 2005 Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan
(2001) 'District Magnitude and Third Party Representation in Local Government. British Elections and Parties Review 11' in Tonge J; Bennie LG; Denver D; Harrison L Local Government. British Elections and Parties Review 11 Frank Cass, London 192-211
Reports
(2010) The 2010 Survey of Local Election Candidates. London Improvement & Development Agency
(2009) The 2009 Survey of Local Election Candidates. London Improvement and Development Agency
(2008) The 2008 Survey of Local Election Candidates. London Improvement and Development Agency
(2007) The 2007 Survey of Local Election Candidates. London Improvement and Development Agency
(2002) Britain votes 2001. Parliamentary Affairs