tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post6652550111984488222..comments2023-04-06T17:12:42.978+01:00Comments on A Just Future: Fair for All: Was that (almost) a general election?Jon Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792245973965010468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post-74172431782942267822016-09-02T16:16:14.946+01:002016-09-02T16:16:14.946+01:00Dear Anon - PCC elections happened in ~all~ parts ...Dear Anon - PCC elections happened in ~all~ parts of England & Wales except Greater Manchester. There was a higher turnout than 2012 PCC elections in pretty well all places - and (true) even higher when there was a local council election as well. The turnout was higher in Bedfordshire was it not? So I am not sure what conclusion you are seeking to draw...Jon Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792245973965010468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666579996787484678.post-82458399900067980982016-05-10T13:26:33.899+01:002016-05-10T13:26:33.899+01:00The 2016 elections were held in conjunction with l...The 2016 elections were held in conjunction with local council elections in metropolitan boroughs (ie Merseyside, Tyne & Wear, West & South Yorkshire and West Midlands) and many urban unitary authorities, but not in most rural districts. I don't have a spreadsheet but a brief review of the results shows higher turnout where the PCC election was combined with local council elections, and lower turnout where not. This compares with 2012 when of course the PCC poll stood alone.<br /><br />This differential turnout most probably accounts for the Conservatives losing Humberside (Hull and Grimsby with local elections, the rural part without) and Cheshire (Warrington and Halton with, the rural part without) - while at the same time gaining Bedfordshire where there were no local elections at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com