§ Dr. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the percentage of people voting in metropolitan district and county council elections since April 1973.
§ Mr. MellorInformation about votes cast at local government elections in 1980 to 1983 was not collected centrally, and it would involve disproportionate cost to provide from official sources the information requested for the year; 1973 to 1979. I refer the hon. Member to tables 12.01–12.04 of "British Electoral Facts 1832–1980" compiled and edited by F. W. S. Craig (Parliamentary Research Services), a copy of which is in the Library of the House.