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Wikidata:WikiProject British Politicians/2024 election

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Working notes for the 2024 election:

Infrastructure
  • Create infrastructure items for 59th Parliament - ✓ Done
  • Add end dates for 58th Parliament terms - ✓ Done
MPs
  • Add end dates to all MP terms - ✓ Done
  • Fix last-minute party changes - ✓ Done
  • Prep items for likely new winners - ✓ Done
Constituencies

Working approach has been -

a) unchanged seat name - no tweaks to item other than new GSS code etc
b) recreated seat name which was previously abolished - new item distinct from the old one, WP sitelinks moved to new item
c) seat name changed - new item distinct from the old one, old item given end date, WP sitelinks moved to new item
  • Add end dates to all terminating constituencies (end date on dissolution day) - ✓ Done
  • Create new items for new or reformed constituencies (start date on election day) - ✓ Done - switched old "potential" to current seats
  • Move sitelinks as appropriate - ✓ Done (save Belfast South & Heywood, pending enwiki splitting articles)
  • Confirm constituency numbers/names/ONS IDs line up - ✓ Done
  • Change item descriptions - ✓ Done
  • Add coordinates, population, etc. for new seats
Electoral data
  • Prep script to import from DemocracyClub on morning of 5th July - ✓ Done
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