Tributes have been paid to the expert who popularised the famous 'Swingometer' and was regarded as the father of modern election science, after it emerged he has died aged 98. The pioneering Sir David ...

For as long as I can remember (which is a long time), the alpha and omega of UK election analysis has been the Swingometer. This is a BBC graphic that translates the shift in the national two-party ...

There are just a few dozen hours until the BBC Election 2015 programme goes on air and a 60-year-old tool swings into action. In a Daily Politics film, Ellie Price hears about the swingometer's ...

The swingometer has become an iconic part of the BBC's election night coverage, despite computer technology encroaching on its territory. Here's a look at how it evolved from a rickety cardboard ...

A larger swing than BBC analysts had predicted meant the swingometer had to be extended live on air - with a paint brush. This video is part of an article about the history of the BBC's election night ...

Sir David Butler, dubbed the “father of election science”, has died at the age of 98. The academic, known for inventing the Swingometer and pioneering exit polls, died on Tuesday night, his son ...

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