I have uploaded a series of blank maps for the United Kingdom to assist with election articles. The next major elections in the UK will be held on May 5, 2011. This page is to provide links to the files, and instructions to help with the creation of election maps.
The following are step by step instructions to producing maps like the one to the right. All that is required to make these is a text editor.
If the ward has a single councillor, or has all its councillors from one party then replace fill:#fefee9 with the appropriate colour for that party (see the table below).
For example, after the Bristol 2010 election Clifton was solely represented by the Conservatives. The path for this includes:
id="Clifton"
style="fill:#ffd700;fill-rule:evenodd....
This is a more complex situation and requires 2 steps. The following example is for Bristol in 2010, adapt it to your needs. Avonmouth elected 2 councillors, one Conservative, one Labour.
<pattern patternTransform="matrix(1.6,1,-1,1,0,0)" id="ConLab" height="14" width="200" patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse"> <rect style="fill:#dc241f" id="CL-1" width="200" height="7" x="0" y="0" /> <rect style="fill:#0087dc" id="CL-2" width="200" height="7" x="0" y="7" /> </pattern>
id="Avonmouth"
style="fill:url(#ConLab);fill-rule:evenodd....
This is similar to the 2 seat, 2 party situation. However, a slightly different definition is needed. The following is for 2 Conservative and 1 Labour councillors.
<pattern patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="200" height="21" id="ConConLab" patternTransform="matrix(1.6,1,-1,1,0,0)"> <rect y="0" x="0" height="7" width="200" id="CCL-1" style="fill:#dc241f" /> <rect y="7" x="0" height="14" width="200" id="CCL-2" style="fill:#0087dc" /> </pattern>
This is similar to the 2 seat, 2 party situation. However, a slightly different definition is needed. The following is for 1 Conservative, 1 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat councillors.
<pattern patternUnits="userSpaceOnUse" width="200" height="21" id="ConLabLib" patternTransform="matrix(1.6,1,-1,1,0,0)"> <rect y="0" x="0" height="7" width="200" id="CLL-1" style="fill:#dc241f" /> <rect y="7" x="0" height="7" width="200" id="CLL-2" style="fill:#0087dc" /> <rect y="14" x="0" height="7" width="200" id="CLL-3" style="fill:#fdbb30" /> </pattern>
A similar approach is needed to the previous multi-party cases. Adapting the above definitions or those used in File:Ward test map.svg will produce the required definition.
The colours are from the templates at Category:United Kingdom political party colour templates
Full list is at: User:Nilfanion/Elections/List