David Boothroyd (born November 9, 1972) is a British political researcher, author and local councillor. November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ...

Boothroyd was born in Leeds. His family moved to Scarborough in 1976 where he attended Newby County Primary School, and to Congleton, Cheshire, in 1983 where he attended Quinta County Primary School, and from 1984, Heathfield High School. From 1989 to 1991 he attended The King's School, Macclesfield, an independent school. He then went to St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University, where he read Natural Sciences, and was involved with the Cambridge Organisation of Labour Students; among the other members at this time was Andrew Gilligan. Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Map sources for Scarborough at grid reference TA0388 The South Bay at Scarborough Scarborough lies on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map sources for Congleton at grid reference SJ854628 Congleton is a town in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England, on the banks of the River Dane, and to the west of the Macclesfield Canal. ... This article is about the English county. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV in Roman) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kings School, Macclesfield is a Public day school in Macclesfield, and a member of the Headmasters and Headmistresses Conference. ... An Independent school in the United Kingdom is a school that relies for all or most of its funding on non-governmental sources. ... Full name Collegium sive aula D. Catharinæ in Universitate Cantabrigiensi Motto   Do it for the wheel! (unofficial) Named after St Catharine of Alexandria Previous names Katharine Hall (1473-1860) Established 1473 Sister College(s) Worcester College Master Prof. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ... Andrew Gilligan Andrew Paul Gilligan (born 22 November 1968, Teddington, Middlesex, England) is a journalist best known for his report, while defence and diplomatic correspondent for BBC Radio 4s The Today Programme, about the British Governments dossier on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. ...

Having already joined the Labour Party in 1989, on leaving university Boothroyd worked briefly for John Battle, MP for Leeds West. From 1995 he was employed by "Parliamentary Monitoring Services" and contributed to their publications by finding the biographies of MPs. Boothroyd became known on Usenet from about this time for contributing election results; he also participated in political discussions on Usenet in which he became known for both a strong dislike of any links between Labour and the Liberal Democrats, and a belief that the term 'Swing' should only ever be used to refer to movement between Conservative and Labour. His style of presenting election results derives from that of F. W. S. Craig. The Labour Party has been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom since the early 20th century (see British politics). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable John Dominic Battle (April 26, 1951) British politician, and is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Leeds West. ... Leeds West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Usenet is a distributed Internet discussion system that evolved from a general purpose UUCP network of the same name. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Swing in a British political context is a mathematical calculation which allows the results of two constituencies to be compared. ... Frederick Walter Scott Craig (1929 - March 23, 1989) was a British psephologist and compiler of reference books. ...

Boothroyd was active in local politics in Westminster City Council and fought unsuccessfully for a seat on it in 1998. He started a website, http://www.election.demon.co.uk, which gives UK election results, and wrote a book called "Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties" in 2001, which gives potted histories for the smaller fringe parties and longer histories for the larger ones. He also worked as a research assistant for Ian Lucas, MP for Wrexham, after the 2001 general election. The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII in Roman) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Ian Colin Lucas (born 18 September 1960) has been Labour member of Parliament for Wrexham since 2001. ... Wrexham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and in the National Assembly for Wales. ... The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...

In 2002 he was elected to Westminster City Council, representing Westbourne ward. He attracted some attention in 2005 when he campaigned vociferously against the City Council after it refused planning permission for the Rainbow Flag on a building in Soho. [1] He is currently an Account Executive for Indigo Public Affairs, a company specialising in urban regeneration schemes and lobbying for planning consent. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of stripes in the colors of the rainbow. ... Soho is an area of Londons West End in the City of Westminster. ...

External links

• Personal home page (election results)
• Westminster City Council councillor page