Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/General election, June 2017

About the event
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: Tutorial, or Getting started on Wikipedia for more information


 * Refreshments will be provided

Agenda

 * 18:00 - coffee, set up, and registration
 * 18:30 - how to edit Wikipedia
 * 22:00 - polls close, exit polls released
 * 23:00 - first constituency results

Disability
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

 * Edwardx (talk) 11:43, 2 June 2017 (UTC)

NewspeakHouse
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 * Probably, if some other people are going! the wub "?!"  16:43, 4 June 2017 (UTC)
 * See you there. --Jwslubbock (talk) 15:22, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Will be there Eva.pascoe 20:41, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I probably won't stay there all night but it'll be a good place to start and get coordinated. Andrew D. (talk) 07:47, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll be there! Leutha (talk) 13:42, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Remote Attendees
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 * Seddon talk 19:23, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * LoopZilla (talk) 19:36, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
 * Philafrenzy (talk) 01:09, 9 June 2017 (UTC) Took pictures today which I added to the main article

Articles to be edited

 * United Kingdom general election, 2017
 * List of current United Kingdom MPs
 * List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2017

Articles to be created

 * PLEASE resist the temptation to start drafts now - wait until the evening of the editathon!

From MPs not standing for re-election, we know that at least 31 seats will have new MPs. Each constituency page on Wikipedia has a list of who is standing in 2017. 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.

For example, for Liverpool Walton, Steve Rotheram has stood down as he is now the mayor of Liverpool. In 2015, Labour won 81.3% of the vote. We can be confident that Labour's PPC, Dan Carden, will be elected, so we can start Draft:Dan Carden, and once the result is in, move it to mainspace.

Safe seats

 * Bim Afolami - see Hitchin and Harpenden (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/Labour 57/21% in 2015)
 * Alex Burghart - see Brentwood and Ongar (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/UKIP 59/17% in 2015) - started on 18 May, probably already notable as a historian
 * Dan Carden - see Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/UKIP 81/9% in 2015)
 * Leo Docherty - see Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/Labour 51/18% in 2015)
 * Julia Dockerill - see Hornchurch and Upminster (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/UKIP 49/25% in 2015)
 * Emma Hardy (politician) - see Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/UKIP 49/20% in 2015)
 * Gillian Keegan - see Chichester (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/UKIP 58/15% in 2015)
 * David Linden (politician) - see Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency) (SNP/Labour 57/32% in 2015)
 * Rachel Maclean (politician) - see Redditch (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/Labour 47/31% in 2015)
 * Alex Norris - see Nottingham North (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 55/21% in 2015)
 * Stephanie Peacock (politician) - see Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/UKIP 55/24% in 2015)
 * Laura Pidcock - see North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 47/23% in 2015)
 * Joanne Platt - see Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 54/23% in 2015)
 * Ellie Reeves - see Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 51/24% in 2015)
 * Robert Seely - see Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency) (Tory/UKIP 41/21% in 2015)
 * Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi - see Slough (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 49/33% in 2015)
 * Liz Twist - see Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 49/18% in 2015)

Somewhat marginal

 * Draft:Tracy Harvey (politician) - see Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 42/37% in 2015)
 * Mike Hill (British politician) - see Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/UKIP 36/28% in 2015)

Marginal

 * Draft:Sue McGuire - see Southport (UK Parliament constituency) (Lib Dem/Tory 31/28% in 2015)
 * Eleanor Smith (politician) - see Wolverhampton South West (UK Parliament constituency) (Labour/Tory 43/41% in 2015)

Articles actually created

 * Bim Afolami - Hitchin and Harpenden (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Andrew Bowie (politician)
 * Ben Bradley (politician)
 * Jack Brereton
 * Dan Carden - Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Bambos Charalambous
 * Colin Clark (politician)
 * Simon Clarke (politician)
 * Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi - Slough (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Leo Docherty - Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Julia Dockerill - Hornchurch and Upminster (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Rosie Duffield
 * David Duguid (politician)
 * Hugh Gaffney
 * Luke Graham (politician)
 * Bill Grant (politician)
 * Emma Hardy (politician) - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Mike Hill (British politician) - Hartlepool (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Wera Hobhouse
 * Alister Jack
 * Christine Jardine
 * Sarah Jones (politician)
 * Gillian Keegan - Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Stephen Kerr
 * Gerard Killen
 * Lesley Laird
 * Ben Lake
 * David Linden (politician) - Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Rachel Maclean (politician) - Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Anna McMorrin
 * Damien Moore
 * Stephen Morgan (U.K. politician)
 * Alex Norris - Nottingham North (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Jared O'Mara
 * Stephanie Peacock (politician) - Barnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Laura Pidcock - North West Durham (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Jo Platt - Leigh (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Ellie Reeves - Lewisham West and Penge (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Matt Rodda
 * Lee Rowley
 * Robert Seely - Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Eleanor Smith (politician) - Wolverhampton South West (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Eleanor Smith (politician)
 * Laura Smith (politician)
 * Alex Sobel
 * Liz Twist - Blaydon (UK Parliament constituency)
 * Thelma Walker
 * Matt Western