London Mayoral Election Study, 2000

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The survey formed part of the Leverhulme Foundation's 'Nation and Regions' research programme. A major piece of constitutional reform of the 1997-2001 parliament was the establishment of newly devolved assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The 1997 Labour election manifesto also committed the government to a directly elected mayor and assembly for London. This was intended to be the forerunner of similar arrangements in other English regions. After narrowly winning the referendum, the first elections to the new institutions were held, using proportional representation, in May 2000.<br>
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The survey was designed to answer several questions about the elections: how were the new institutions perceived? What were the major factors associated with turnout and vote choice - national level considerations and party identity, London issues, support for the new institutions, the personalities of the candidates, or London identity? How well were the new electoral systems understood, and did this affect turnout?<br>
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A survey conducted by University College London on the re-run of the 2000 London Mayoral election is held at the UK Data Archive (UKDA) under SN 4419. A later survey by the same centre, covering the 2004 London Mayoral election (along with the London Assembly and London Region European Parliament elections held at the same time) is held under SN 5277.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The questionnaire covers vote and party identity, a range of policy and institutional issues, London identity, and classificatory items.

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该调查是利弗休姆基金会（Leverhulme Foundation）“国家与地区”（Nation and Regions）研究项目的组成部分。1997-2001年议会期间，宪政改革的重要举措之一是在苏格兰、威尔士及北爱尔兰设立新的权力下放议会。1997年工党选举宣言还承诺政府推行伦敦直选市长及议会制度，这一制度旨在成为英格兰其他地区类似安排的先驱。在以微弱优势赢得公投后，2000年5月采用比例代表制举行了这些新机构的首次选举。

该调查旨在解答关于选举的若干问题：新机构的公众认知如何？影响投票率与投票选择的主要因素有哪些——国家层面的考量与政党认同、伦敦本地议题、对新机构的支持、候选人个性，还是伦敦身份认同？公众对新选举制度的理解程度如何，且这是否影响了投票率？

伦敦大学学院（University College London，UCL）针对2000年伦敦市长重选开展的调查存档于英国数据档案馆（UK Data Archive，UKDA），编号为SN 4419。同一中心后续开展的、涵盖2004年伦敦市长选举（以及同期举行的伦敦议会与伦敦地区欧洲议会选举）的调查存档编号为SN 5277。

主要主题：
问卷涵盖投票与政党认同、一系列政策与机构议题、伦敦身份认同及分类项。