UK Election Law

Bob Watt, BA (CNAA), BCL (Oxon). After working for sixteen years, latterly as a biochemistry technician, and in a variety of voluntary roles, Bob Watt studied at Oxford Polytechnic where he was awarded a first class honours degree in Law and Politics. He then studied at Balliol College, Oxford where he was awarded the BCL having studied employment law, comparative human rights, legal and political theory, and the philosophy of the common law. Bob is now a Senior Lecturer in Laws at the University of Essex. His main interests are in employment law, public and electoral law, and legal and social policy and theory.

• Introduction.  The Right to Vote.  The Mechanism of Voting.  Nomination of a Candidate.  Election Expenses.  Challenging the Result of an Election.  The Problem of Marketized Politics and a Possible Solution

'His(Watt's) assessment is insightful, and there is a great deal here that should be of interest to scholars of election law, inside and outside the UK.' - The Law and Politics Book Review, Vol.16 No.6'Watt is a persuasive advocate and his book offers a valuable guide to recent developments in British election law.' - Lori Ringhand, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, KY USA