Thread by @undertheraedar

Starting a #ge2019data thread and hashtag to share some resources, starting with recently-updated constituency megafile with data from @commonslibrary @mySociety and some additional stuff from me (e.g. distance to Westminster, pic urls, colour codes etc): github.com/alasdairrae/wp…

@commonslibrary @mySociety Ross, Skye and Lochaber is the largest (and the loveliest I reckon) UK constituency (12,606 sq km/4,867 sq mi)

Islington North is the smallest (7.38 sq km/2.85 sq mi)

...and many more exciting facts to follow in this thread at my leisure

@commonslibrary @mySociety smallest constituency by population: Na h-Eileanan an Iar (electorate in 2017 - 21,000, population about 27,000)

largest by population: West Ham (electorate in 2017 - 92,000, population about 185,000)

Knowsley is the reddest, Christchurch I believe is the bluest

I believe Dundee East is the yellowest

and with that I am heading for a train to Durham (will continue thread some other time)

closest three-way marginal?

Lanark and Hamilton East

SNP 32.58%
CON 32.05%
LAB 31.87%

side-note:

The David Party were, at the end of the last parliamentary session, in quite a strong position, although having said that The John Party were too

my very small 'innovations' for this #ge2019data thread - 1. making sure Northern Ireland's very big loughs are there (it's just not right otherwise), and 2. use of the 'staunchmap' to indicate depth of 'redness', 'blueness' etc in each constituency

https://twitter.com/undertheraedar/status/1189478762691399680?s=20