On the surface - The Visualization of Spatial Social Structure - page 206

1989 County Council Elections: English Voting Composition

The position of the circle
indicates the composition
of votes in that division.

Every electoral division won by one
of the three major parties is shown

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

Democrat

party from total to none.

100%

Independent candidates are

Divisions falling on the
sides of the triangle are
projected as a histogram
of two party support.

counted as Conservative
where no Conservative
opposed Labour or
Liberal nominees.

Labour

Conservative

100%

100%

Figure 7.6 The same 2924 electoral divisions on the electoral triangle. By the
end of the decade the sickle shape had become a wedge. The 1980s have resulted
in a dramatic political repolarisation of the country. In just the eight years shown
here a dramatic change in the political map can be seen, which, even in 1989,
was thought might well be reflecting the emergence of a new social order.