Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General election, December 2019
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 | General election, December 2019 in a nutshell:
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About the event
[edit]The event will focus on editing Wikipedia pages about the election, political parties and politicians, especially newly-elected MPs.
- How do I prepare?
- Sign up here
- Create a Wikipedia account - Special:UserLogin/signup
- Bring a laptop (wi-fi will be provided), if you don't have a laptop please contact us about borrowing one.
- Learn about editing if you like: Wikipedia:Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information
- Refreshments will be provided
Agenda
[edit]- 19:00 - coffee, set up, and registration
- 19:30 - Wikipedia training and support available, just ask!
- 22:00 - polls close, exit polls released
- 23:00 - first constituency results
Disability
[edit]This event is wheelchair accessible. If you need a disabled parking space please contact us in advance. Please tell us in advance if you need to have a hearing loop available.
Trainers
[edit]Attendees
[edit]NewspeakHouse
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Remote attendees
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- OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk; please {{ping}} me in replies) 13:44, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
Articles to be edited
[edit]- 2019 United Kingdom general election
- 2019 United Kingdom general election in England
- 2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
- 2019 United Kingdom general election in Wales
- 2019 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
- List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election
- List of MPs standing down at the 2019 United Kingdom general election
Articles to be created
[edit]- PLEASE resist the temptation to start drafts now - wait until the evening of the editathon!
From List of MPs standing down at the 2019 United Kingdom general election, we know that at least 74 seats will have new MPs. Each constituency page on Wikipedia has a list of who is standing in 2019. Some of these will be safe Tory or Labour seats, so we can confidently predict who will be elected. Once we have the exit polling data at 10pm, we will have an even better idea of who some of these new MPs will be.
However, they won't be notable in Wikipedia terms until the constituency result is declared, but we can create an article draft.
| Candidate | Seat | Former MP | Party | 2017 result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Browne (politician) | South Cambridgeshire | Heidi Allen | Conservative | 52/27 Tory/Labour | |
| Mary Foy (politician) | City of Durham | Roberta Blackman-Woods | Labour | 55%/30% Labour/Tory | |
Safe seats
[edit]Somewhat marginal
[edit]Marginal
[edit]Articles actually created
[edit]See also
[edit]- Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General election, June 2017 – the similar event for the previous election