User:SteveIkura

I mainly contribute to articles about local elections in the United Kingdom, including election maps. Most of the maps I've made are derived from the excellent ward maps made by Nilfanion, but I also make some of my own from scratch. I'm particularly interested in the political history of Bristol and have worked a lot on Bristol City Council elections and associated pages. I like finding elections where unusual or unique things happen (see list below).

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This user is a member of the Bristol WikiProject - You can help! This user is a member of WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom.

About Me

This user is a native of the United Kingdom. This user is asexual. This user is interested in politics. This male user supports feminism. gk This user is a geek. ru-2 Этот участник неплохо знает русский язык. This user supports Republic. SteveIkura thinks first-past-the-post is a flawed voting system and wants fairer votes. This user knows Black Lives Matter. This user believes the world would be a better place if everyone had access to a quality, free education.

Things I like

This user loves Kimchi to death. This user likes playing as Italy in Diplomacy. firefly This user is a Browncoat. This user is a Time Lord. This user still enjoys the Nintendo 64. ΔTPΔ This user did not kill Laura Palmer.

Where I've been

I've also been working on creating the page for the Japanese Band La'Mule and pages for their albums and singles.

Selection of original maps

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  2016 local election results
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  Avon local election 1993
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  Bristol local election 2016
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  Bristol wards 1999 to 2016
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  Bristol wards 1983 to 1999
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  Doncaster local election 2015
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  Bristol local election 1983
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  Leeds local election 2014
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  English councils having local elections in 2016
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  Blank map of new Bristol wards from 2016

Selecion of my maps derived from Nilfanion's maps

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  Amber Valley local election 2016
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  Cheltenham local election 2016
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  Eastleigh local election 2016
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  Great Yarmouth local election 2016
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  Hull local election 2016
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  Liverpool local election 2016
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  Nuneaton and Bedworth local election 2016
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  Rochdale local elections 2016
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  Rotherhamlocal election 2016
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  Solihull local election 2016
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  South Lakeland local election 2016
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  St Albans local election 2015
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  Three Rivers local election 2014
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  Watford local election 2010
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  Worcester local election 2016

Some interesting elections

• Ashton Under Lyne general election 1880 – the Liberal and Conservative candidates both polled 3,049 votes, resulting in the last recorded tied vote in a UK parliamentary election. John Addison, the Conservative candidate, was elected by the deciding vote of the returning officer.
• Bermondsey by-election, 1983 – The largest recorded swing in British political history (44.2%). The Liberals had previously polled 6.8% of the vote in the seat, but managed to win 57.7% of the vote in the by-election. Simon Hughes, who was the Liberal’s candidate, would go on to hold the seat (and its successors) for the next 32 years.
• Bristol City Council election, 1995 - Sebastian Matthews, a candidate in Redland ward, appeared on the ballot paper under the party name "Macromedia Student", apparently in a nomination-paper error where 'Occupation' and 'Party' were swapped.
• Wyre Forest general election 2001 – Anger over the downgrading of Kidderminster Hospital saw the new local party Health Concern win the seat with 58.1% of the vote.
• Cardiff North general election 2015 – Catherine Taylor-Dawson, standing for the Rainbow Dream Ticket party, received only 1 vote, setting the record for the lowest number of votes in a general election since universal suffrage.
• Medway Council election, 2015 – Paul Dennis, a TUSC candidate in Rainham North ward, received 0 votes, despite claiming he had voted for himself. TUSC’s calls for an investigation were rejected.
• Wolverhampton City Council election, 2016 – the Conservative Party accidentally nominated two candidates for one seat in the ward of Tettenhall Regis.

Barnstars

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  Just to say thank you for your great work on the Bristol election pages and for adding results maps to various election pages. Doc77can (talk) 17:25, 26 April 2016 (UTC)