Research and analysis ideas

[James-SR]

Some potential questions for consideration, please suggest more ideas:

• Which elected councillors are most at risk?
• Which councillors both over and under performed, given the characteristics of the local area?
• Which factors are correlated with votes for/against the incumbent party? (thanks @ktloh)
• How have certain localities changed in voting patterns over the years? (thanks @ktloh)
• Have new elections - directly elected mayors, combined authorities, police commissioners - increased voter turnout and if so, has this persisted over time?
• What factors lead to the rise and fall of right wing parties?
• Whilst turnout is generally higher in rural areas, is there a critical size beyond which turnout declines?

[ghost]

• What role did social media play in recent general elections (for example, has the volume increased in consecutive elections?)
• As is the case in the US, is there evidence of organized bot campaigns on social media?
• What is the evidence that - as suggested in the press - the youth vote played an important role in the most recent general election?
• Subsequent to the question before, how would we predict outcomes will change if this trend continues?