Book Reviews: David Wilson and Chris Game (2006) Local Government in the United Kingdom, 4th edn Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 1—4039—9786—1 (hbk) £59.50; ISBN 1—4039—9787-X (pbk) £20.99

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-269
Author(s):  
Allan Mcconnell
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Local Government ◽  
The United Kingdom

scholarly journals Proportional Representation in Ireland

1920 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-324
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
Municipal Elections ◽  
Single Transferable Vote ◽  
Successful Trial ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Made In

In January, 1919, a successful trial of proportional representation was made in the municipal elections of Sligo, and in the following July a local government (Ireland) act extended the system to all Irish municipal elections. The form employed is the Hare plan, the “single transferable vote,” as it is usually called in the United Kingdom. On January 15, 1920, the first general trial of the new scheme was made, when elections were carried out in 127 Irish municipalities.

The Role of Performance Indicators in Housing Management: A Critique

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Smith ◽  
R Walker
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Housing Management ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness

In this paper an evaluation of the housing management performance indicators regime in the United Kingdom is provided. First, the context in which performance measurement in the housing service in the United Kingdom has developed is set and lessons are drawn from the use of statutory indicators following the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. By examining the performance indicator regime in Wales it is suggested that the regime is flawed because it provides information which points towards the economic efficiency of service provision rather than explaining the effectiveness of services. This is compounded by the multiple audience that the performance indicator regime is targeted at: tenants, local government, and central government. The conflict arising from the multiple target groups results in the regime being unable to serve properly its primary audience, that is, tenants. To conclude the paper, some alternatives are suggested, and the need for performance indicators to be seen as tools for evaluating the relative efficiency and effectiveness of local authority housing management over time is highlighted.

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