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Profiles
Professor Colin Rallings
Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business
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Key publications
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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 '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
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
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 '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 '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 '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 '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 '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
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 '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
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 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