Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General election, December 2019

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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?
  • 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]

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Articles to be edited[edit]

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]

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