| ID | 105864 |
| Title Proper | Local campaign spending at the 2010 general election and its impact |
| Other Title Information | exploring what wider regulation has revealed |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Johnston, Ron ; Pattie, Charles ; Cutts, David ; Fieldhouse, Edward |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The regulation of party political funding and expenditure in the United Kingdom is an issue of continuing political and public debate. Campaign expenditure by candidates has been regulated since the late nineteenth century, but this has applied only during the short campaign period between the dissolution of Parliament and polling day. Concerns have been raised about earlier expenditure levels, but these were not regulated until legislation in 2009 which limits the amount that candidates can spend in the months prior to Parliament's dissolution-in 2010 this covered the period between 1 January and 15 April: the election was held on 6 May. The Electoral Commission has released information on all candidates who made a return of their expenditure during both periods. This article provides descriptive data on those amounts, by party and type of constituency, plus analyses which show that the more that a party spent the better its performance at the polls. |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Quarterly Vol. 82, No. 2; Apr-Jun 2011: p169-192 |
| Journal Source | Political Quarterly Vol. 82, No. 2; Apr-Jun 2011: p169-192 |
| Key Words | Campaign Expenditure ; Party Funding ; United Kingdom ; General Election - 2010 |