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Open Election Data project: sensible local election data on the way?

It’s good to see the Open Election Data project starting to take off. The issue is very simple: lots of people make use, or would make use, of local election data but it’s usually a real pig to get hold of details.

At the moment, there are annual books – but they’re on paper, expensive and take several months to appear. There are summaries from the likes of the BBC – an excellent public service, but the more local and detailed the data you need the more rapidly you find the limitations. There are also local council websites – but …

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