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June 1, 2007Contemporary Politics

Women in English local government, 1973–2003: getting selected, getting elected

Galina Borisyuk Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher

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Although women comprise over half of the UK electorate, their relatively low numbers in elected office continues. The 2005 general election saw 128 women members returned—19.8% of the House of Comm...

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab0da7e903ffbad417febef https://doi.org/10.1080/13569770701562674

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