Colleagues working on the Municipal Year Book have used Google Maps technology to plot a political composition map of Britain. This is a free service available to site registrants... you just have to log in before your can use the map.
Every local authority is plotted on the map and a colour assigned, depending on the political composition of that council. Clicking on the council icon will reveal the political composition in detail.
We have also given users the option to filter the results by political party and compare two parties at a time. Given that we are trying to track political composition in local councils, a filter is provided for 'no overall control' and for the other political organisations which may hold power at the local level.
The data is also provided in tabular form for site subscribers.
I hope you find this new feature of use... you can find it here.
It is already finding fans in our office, particularly for those seeking a quick reference guide to a particular council's political composition.
If you have any feedback on this feature, please email me.
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