This article argues that despite the importance of national party politics in Britain,
constituency-level electoral marginality makes it easier for citizens to select parties based on …

The spatial model of electoral competition emphasizes the role issues play in the electoral
decision-making. Unfortunately, the informational requirements associated with a policy …

Do local political party members reflect the views of voters in their constituencies? Since
candidate selection by local party members is the most common form of candidate selection …

According to spatial models of elections, citizen perceptions of party policy positions are a
key determinant of voting choices. Yet recent scholarship from Europe suggests that voters …

There are many reasons why political parties can take the racial and ethnic minority voters
for granted in Britain. They vote overwhelmingly and loyally for the left-wing parties, have …

Parties' local campaign efforts can yield electoral dividends in plurality elections; in general,
the harder they campaign, the more votes they receive. However, this is not invariably the …

Politicians will cultivate their personal vote if electoral rules foster competition within parties.
We examine how the value of the party brand in the competition between parties affects how …

Multi‐party single‐member constituency electoral systems such as Great Britain's are
characterised by the political parties carefully targeting their local campaigns to maximise …

Research on campaign strategies generally assumes that political parties avoid
campaigning on issues that are internally divisive. However, this strategy might not always …

Policy positioning has received a great deal of attention from scholars of British politics.
While numerous studies emphasize the positions taken by the Labour and Conservative …