Historical UK By-Elections Discussion Thread

[joevsimp]

Average Change in by-elections 1950 - 2010
1950 - 1951: Con +7% Lab -2% Lib -5%
1951 - 1955: Con -1% Lab -1% Lib +1%
1955 - 1959: Con -9% Lab +1% Lib +7%
1959 - 1964: Con -14% Lab +2% Lib +14%
1964 - 1966: Con +1% Lab -2% Lib Unchanged
1966 - 1970: Con +7% Lab -17% Lib +3%
1970 - Feb 1974: Con -12% Lab -4% Lib +9%
1974: Con -1% Lab -3% Lib -2%
Oct 1974 - 1979: Con +10% Lab -9% Lib -5%
1979 - 1983: Con -11% Lab -11% All +18%
1983 - 1987: Con -14% Lab Unchanged All +12%
1987 - 1992: Con -12% Lab -1% Lib Dem Unchanged
1992 - 1997: Con -19% Lab +7% Lib Dem +5%
1997 - 2001: Con -1% Lab -9% Lib Dem +4%
2001 - 2005: Con -4% Lab -19% Lib Dem +15%
2005 - 2010: Con +3% Lab -11% Lib Dem -1%
2010 Parliament so far: Con -8% Lab +9% Lib Dem -7%

had no idea the libdems were that underwhelming after 2005

[joevsimp]

Does anyone know where I can find detailed maps of British parliamentary constituencies?  I am looking for a British equivalent of this:  govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CBcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.election-maps.co.uk%2F&ei=lf4wTo62NIWZhQefqPGACw&usg=AFQjCNE-vTCcloSvctxrc4GeQe9fZiLuvg&sig2=pJX3xOvvLF0vvYz8ykOnVw

but not especially usefull if you want to construct hi-res maps yourself

http://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/

this is a bit more useful, has links to the boundary commissions for Scotland, Wales and Norranirn as well

[joevsimp]

Does anyone know where I can find detailed maps of British parliamentary constituencies?  I am looking for a British equivalent of this:  govtrack.us/congress/findyourreps.xpd

The official maps are at www.election-maps.co.uk. There's also the map viewer at Neighbourhood Statistics.

hmm, I tried to post that but it got garbled,  the american site that krago posted looks like what the uk election maps site should've be like