Download or read book The Politics of Hung Authorities written by Steve Leach and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-06-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1980s there was a marked increase in the number of hung local authorities or authorities in which there was no clear majority. This book describes the different patterns of hungness and the response of local authorities to the new situation.