- Postal address, 20 Portland Villas, Drake Circus
- C.Rallings@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Professor Colin Rallings
Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Role
My full profile is available by clicking here.
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 and 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
'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
'Measuring bias: Moving from two-party to three-party elections'
Electoral Studies
27,
245-256
, DOI
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
''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
'Party politics and local government'
Party Politics
12,
(2)
304-306
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
'Elections and public opinion: Plus Ca change'
Parliamentary Affairs
58,
335-350
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
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
'Magnifying voters' preferences: Bias in elections to Birmingham's city council'
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
35,
69-103
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
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
2003
'Elections and public opinion: Conservative doldrums and continuing apathy'
Parliamentary Affairs
56,
270-+
2003
'Elections and Public Opinion: Conservative Doldrums and Continuing Apathy'
Parliamentary Affairs
56,
270-282+ii+v
2003
'Explaining split-ticket voting at the 1979 and 1997 general and local elections in England'
Political Studies
51,
558-572
2003
'Local electoral participation in Britain'
Parliamentary Affairs
56,
700-715
2002
'Elections and public opinion: Amidst the apathy, another landslide'
Parliamentary Affairs
55,
(2)
322-+
2002
'Elections and public opinion: Amidst the apathy, another landslide'
Parliamentary Affairs
55,
347-362
2002
'Electoral success, electoral bias, and Labour hegemony: electoral system effects in English metropolitan boroughs'
Environment and Planning A
34,
1303-1317
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
'Mayoral referendums and elections'
Local Government Studies
28,
67-90
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,
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
'THE CHANGING CLASS STRUCTURE AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR - A 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
'Two Types of Middle-Class Labour Voter?'
British Journal of Political Science
5,
(1)
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
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
2005
The 2005 Local Elections Handbook.
LGC Elections Centre, Plymouth
2004
Local elections handbook 2004 : the 2004 local elections results.
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
2003
Local elections in Britain : a statistical digest.
Plymouth
Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth
2002
Local elections handbook 2002 : the 2002 local election results.
Plymouth
Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre
2002
One Vote, One Value.
Ashgate
2002
One vote, One Value: Electoral re-districting in English local government.
Ashgate Publishing Ltd
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
2001
The 2001 Local Elections Handbook.
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