The British Parliamentary Constituency Database, 1992-2005
Compiled by Pippa Norris
Release 1.3 13th June 2005
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Notes and sources:
It should be noted that a second version will be released in late summer
2005, after the 2005 election results have been officially corrected by the
Press Association.
Information about the notional '1992' vote under the revised boundaries in the
UK is based on Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher Media Guide to the New
Parliamentary Constituencies (BBC/ITN.PA News/Sky 1995).
Information about the notional '2001' vote under the revised boundaries in
Scotland is based on David Denver, Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Eds.
2004. Media Guide to the New Scottish Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies. Plymouth: University of Plymouth.
The classification of the names, gender and ethnicity of prospective
parliamentary candidates was collected by Rosie Campbell at Birkbeck College.
The Census Data for the New Parliamentary Constituencies in England and Wales:
Constituency Data Research Paper 95/94-II (September 1995 House of Commons
Library).
1991 Census Monitor for New Parliamentary Constituencies in Scotland (CEN91 NPC 11) (GSS Sept 1996).
The UK Census 2001. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/
The data on the size of the total electorates has been corrected in
consultation with the returning officers by John Curtice.
(Entered 13 June-2005)
(Entered 13-Jun-2005)