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Getting Better, Slowly. Ethnicity, Gender and Party in London's Local Government
Author(s) -
Muroki Mercy,
Cowley Philip
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/1467-923x.12654
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , ethnic group , white (mutation) , government (linguistics) , gender studies , population , demography , demographic economics , sociology , political science , politics , linguistics , law , economics , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , gene
This article reports black and Asian descriptive representation in London's elected local government. In both absolute and relative terms, the levels of descriptive representation are higher than previously, and London's Asian population is now represented proportionately, although black Londoners remain under‐represented. Such aggregate levels of representation, however, mask considerable disparities between the two groups in many instances. The same is true of gender representation, with overall figures hiding the fact that Asian men are over‐represented (and white women broadly proportionately represented) while black men are the least represented category analysed.