TY - BOOK AU - Butler,David TI - British general elections since 1945 T2 - Making contemporary Britain SN - 0631160523 U1 - 324.941085 PY - 1989/// CY - Oxford PB - Basil Blackwell KW - Elections KW - Great Britain KW - Politics and government KW - 1945- N1 - 1. Continuity and change -- 2. Thirteen general elections -- 3. The legal framework -- 4. Constituencies, seats and votes -- 5. Franchise, turnout and voting behaviour -- 6. The timing of elections and the party battle -- 7. Changing MPs -- 8. The cost of elections -- 9. The national campaign -- 10. The media -- 11. Advertising and polls -- 12. Local electioneering -- 13. Conclusion -- Appendix I. Election results, 1945-1987 -- Appendix II. Election peaks and troughs ER -