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Concentration upon aggregate levels of voting behaviour and the two party system have obscured the persistence of electoral co-operation in multi-party systems in British local politics. This article examines the factors contributing to successful electoral co-operation, particularly, a favourable local political culture and élite interaction. This article shows such co-operation to be unstable in the long run. The focus for the study is the Bolton and Huddersfield constituencies.

CONCENTRATION UPON AGGREGATE LEVELS OF VOTING BEHAVIOR AT AND THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM HAVE OBSCURED THE PERSISTENCE OF ELECTORAL CO-OPERATION IN MULTI PARTY SYSTEMS IN BRITISH LOCAL POLICY. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUCCESSFUL ELECTORAL CO-OPERATION, PARTICULARLY, A FAVOURABLE LOCAL POLITICS CULTURE AND ELITE INTERACTION. THIS ARTICLE SHOWS SUCH CO-OPERATION TO BE UNSTABLE IN THE LONG RUN. THE FOCUS FOR THE STUDY IS THE BOLTON AND HUDDERSFIELD CONSTITUENCIES.

We describe a new octoploid species of African clawed frog (Xenopus) from the Lendu Plateau in the northern Albertine Rift of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species is the sister taxon of Xenopus vestitus (another octoploid), but is distinguished by a unique morphology, vocalization and molecular divergence in mitochondrial and autosomal DNA. Using a comprehensive genetic sample, we provide new information on the species ranges and intra-specific diversity of African clawed frogs from the Albertine Rift, including the details of a small range extension for the critically endangered Xenopus itombwensis and previously uncharacterized variation in Xenopus laevis. We also detail a new method for generating cytogenetic preparations in the field that can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 weeks. While extending our understanding of the extant diversity in the Albertine Rift, this new species highlights components of species diversity in ancestral African clawed frogs that are not represented by known extant descendants.