1st Edition
The Politics and Policy of London Elections, Demography and the Reshaping of Power in the Capital
Introduction
Patrick Diamond and Elizabeth Simon
Part 1: Politics: Parties and the Electoral Landscape
1. How the London Boroughs Shape City-wide Politics: Political Change, Party Capacity and Boroughs as ‘Building Blocks’
Tony Travers
2. Understanding the Changing Vote Choices and Attitudes of Londoners Over Time: Has London Become a ‘Labour City’?
Jenevieve Treadwell and Elizabeth Simon
3. How London’s Changing Demographics Have Driven Electoral Change
Elizabeth Simon and Philip Cowley
4. (How) Can the Conservatives Capture the London Mayoralty?
Tim Bale
5. Is London’s Electoral Landscape Becoming Increasingly Fragmented?
Javier Sajuria
Part 2: Politics: Electoral Divides
6. The Ethnic Divide in Politics in London and Beyond
Farah Hussain
7. Gender-based Voting and the Institutional Evaluation Gap in London
Sofia Collignon
8. Age and Generation as Dividing Lines in the Capital
Laura Serra
9. Class and Education Divides in London’s Politics
Matthew Hepplewhite and Elizabeth Simon
Part 3: Policy Agendas
10. The Role of the Mayor of London: Powers and Responsibilities
Jack Brown
11. Policing in London: The Politics of Crime and Public Safety
Tony McNulty
12. The London Economy after Brexit
Vicky Pryce
13. Opportunity and Inequality in the City of London: Elite Jobs, Social Mobility, and the Reproduction of Class Advantage
Louise Ashley
14. Housing, (Re)development and Gentrification in the Capital
Janice Morphet
15. Climate and Environmental Issues in London
Andrew Russell and Rhys Evan Mullen Jones
16. Health Inequalities in London
John Ford
17. London and Its Governance: Vision and Delivery
Jack Shaw
Conclusion
Patrick Diamond and Elizabeth Simon
Biography
Patrick Diamond is Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Elizabeth Simon is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter, UK.
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Andrew Blick, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History, King's College London, UK
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Robert Ford, Professor in Political Science, University of Manchester, UK
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