The Conservatives' Grassroots ‘Revival’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10359090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Pattie (0000-0003-4578-178X, Institute of Geography, corresponding author), Ron Johnston (0000-0003-3031-8573, Electoral Commission) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-203 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Political Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3179 • E-ISSN: 1467-923X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2009.01978.x |
| OpenAlex | W1983448097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Healthy party grassroots constituency organisations play an important part in modern electoral campaigning, especially in marginal seats, and political parties try to concentrate their efforts on those closely contested constituencies. Recent evidence on party fund‐raising at a local level shows that the Conservatives have taken considerable strides in supporting their campaign organisations in marginals, and have done so in a way which enhances their long‐term campaigning potential there. The party's grassroots organisations are increasingly well‐resourced, especially in the seats the Conservatives need to win back if they are to win the next General Election. However, while fund‐raising suggests a healthy grassroots where it is needed, party membership data highlights continued problems for the party
Grassroots · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Raising (metalworking · Sociology · Engineering · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Post-modern asset or misfiring problem? The UK Conservative Party’s constituency election campaign, 1997–2024
Constituency campaigning and local contests at the 2010 UK General Election
Incumbent parties, incumbent MPs and the effectiveness of constituency campaigns
The Long and the Short of it
Resourcing the constituency campaign in the UK
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |