U.K election maps

[Harry Hayfield]

Can you do a Welsh map for the other parties please? (I.e Dem from Wales, Ind from Wales, Others from Wales)

[Harry Hayfield]

I actually mean icons (as in the icons showing the party and location of members), but if you are offering the Welsh Assembly then please do! Either 1999 or 2003

[Harry Hayfield]

In case anyone is a bit mystified about the map's title "1945 in space" it comes from a conversation between Neil Kinnock (then EU Commissioner) and Lord Callaghan (who died in 2005) during the 1997 Election programme on the BBC. I think it was Lord Callaghan who coined the phrase but will have to check my tape from BBC Parliament to find out.

[Harry Hayfield]

Ah, yeah, Elastan Morgan. Had a number of close elections either way IIRC... in two or three different seats...

Elystan Morgan (Labour MP 1966 - Feb 1974) Cardiganshire is now (if anyone is interested) very high up in the University of Wales, Aberystwyth

[Harry Hayfield]

Ah, allow me to elaborate (coming from the constituency in question)

In 1966, the Lib Dems lost Ceredigion to Labour on a swing of 4.5% from Lib Dem to Lab.  The Conservatives last held Ceredigion (or at least the borough constituency) when the seat was abolished in 1885.

Ceredigion 1964

Lib Dems 38%, Lab 31%, Con 20%, Plaid 11%

Ceredigion 1966

Lab 37% (+6%), Lib Dems 35% (-3%), Con 19% (-1%), Plaid 8% (-3%)

[Harry Hayfield]

I'm suprised no one has mentioned the swap in support for the SNP in 1987? Lab gain Western Isles and Dundee East from SNP, whilst SNP gain Angus East, Banff and Buchan and Moray from Con.

Lab gain Western Isles (West) and Dundee East (East) from SNP
SNP gain Angus East (East) and Banff and Buchan and Moray (NE) from Con.

[Harry Hayfield]

Can I put in a request please? Namely Wales Notionals 1992 - 2005 (including Assembly constituency results)?

[Harry Hayfield]

Indeed, this is the impression I get having lived in Powys and Ceredigion. At Election 2004 (and unchanged as we've not had any by-elections at all) the result was:

Ind 16 Plaid 16 Lib Dem 9 Lab 1

and so Ind + Lib Dem + Lab coalition was established.

[Harry Hayfield]

There is one question that has always been puzzling me about 2001 and that's the divergence of the nationalist parties.

SNP 1997: 22.08% 2001: 20.07%
Plaid 1997: 9.94% 2001: 14.27%

Can this be explained in maps showing the percentage change between 1997 and 2001 in each seat for Plaid and the SNP?