The 12 articles contained here were originally presented in 2000 at the annual conference of the Elections, Public Opinion and Parties group of the Political Studies Association (UK), held at the University of Edinburgh. Exploring British political questions, with a preponderance of focus on Scotland, the articles analyze survey and polling data in discussions of a number of questions. These include the measurement of party identification, the characteristics and attitudes of candidates, partisan bias in general elections, ethnic minority representation, and district magnitude and third party representation in local government. Additionally, one article crosses the Atlantic for an overview of the contentious American presidential elections of 2000. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)