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Turnout and Marginality in Local Elections: A Comment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2009

D. T. Denver  and
Gordon Hand
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In his brief note on turnout and marginality in a recent issue of this journal Newton [K. Newton, ‘Turnout and Marginality in Local Elections’, II (1972), 251–5], raises some interesting questions. In our view, however, the boldness of some of his conclusions is not warranted by the evidence he presents or by his supporting argument. In particular, we think three points deserve comment.

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Notes and Comments
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British Journal of Political Science , Volume 2 , Issue 4 , October 1972 , pp. 513 - 515
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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References

1 See for example, Bochel, J. M. and Denver, D. T., ‘Canvassing, Turnout and Party Support: an Experiment’, British Journal of Political Science, I (1971), 257–69CrossRefGoogle Scholar, and the works cited in footnote II on page 258. See also Bochel, J. M. and Denver, D. T., ‘The Impact of the Campaign on the Results of Local Government Elections’, British Journal of Political Science, II (1972), 239–44.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

2 See for example, Butler, David and Stokes, Donald, Political Change in Britain (London: Macmillan, 1969), Chap. 12.Google Scholar