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1981 County Council Elections: English Voting Composition
Every electoral division won by one
of the three major parties is shown
The position of the circle
indicates the composition
of votes in that division.
by a circle on the diagram.
The area of the circle is in
proportion to the total vote.
Distance from each apex
measures the support for a
party from total to none.
Independent candidates are
Liberal
Divisions falling on the
sides of the triangle are
projected as a histogram
of two party support.
100%
counted as Conservative
where no Conservative
opposed Labour or
Liberal nominees.
Labour
Conservative
100%
100%
Figure 7.4 Around 2855 electoral divisions projected upon the electoral triangle
with two-way contests drawn as histograms on the sides and uncontested wins
counted as lines at the corners. Circle size is in proportion to the total vote. Local
contests involve many more places and greater extremes than general elections.
This, and the next few figures, show the results of County Council elections.
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