Local election candidates should be contactable by voters
de Quay, E.
(26 August 2025)
Local election candidates should be contactable by voters.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
In a digital age of social media online election campaigns, one would expect it’s easy to contact political candidates. But, Edward de Quay argues, that is not the case. In the recent local elections, only a quarter of candidates offered a campaign email where they could be reached at by voters. When voters can’t seek clarification about specific issues, the democratic process is weakened.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Research Centres > Grantham Research Institute |
| Date Deposited | 05 Sep 2025 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129396 |