Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Whatever happened to Tory Liverpool? Success, decline, and irrelevance since 1945 (Book - 2023)
- The impact of local identities on voting behaviour: a Scouse case study (Journal article - 2023)
- Understanding drivers of support for English city-region devolution: a case study of the Liverpool City Region (Journal article - 2023)
- The strange death of Tory Liverpool: Conservative electoral decline in Liverpool, 1945–1996 (Journal article - 2017)
2026
Parliamentary signalling and party factionalism: the Labour Party under Keir Starmer
Heppell, T., Jeffery, D., & Roe-Crines, A. (2026). Parliamentary signalling and party factionalism: the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. Parliamentary Affairs. doi:10.1093/pa/gsag012
Backing Badenoch: The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2024
Jeffery, D., Roe-Crines, A. S., & Heppell, T. (2025). Backing Badenoch: The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2024. Parliamentary Affairs, 79(1), 113-153. doi:10.1093/pa/gsaf010
2025
What Do British Politicians Think? A study into the views of MPs, councillors, and the public
Jeffery, D., & Pearson, M. (n.d.). What Do British Politicians Think? A study into the views of MPs, councillors, and the public.
Milyen bizonyíték van a brit konzervatív párt posztliberális fordulatára?
Jeffery, D. (2025). Milyen bizonyíték van a brit konzervatív párt posztliberális fordulatára?. In A posztliberális fordulat és a konzervativizmus jövője (pp. 141-166). Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó. doi:10.36250/01272_07
UK MP Religion database (0.9)
Jeffery, D. (n.d.). UK MP Religion database (0.9). doi:10.5281/zenodo.15363119
Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England
Jeffery, D. (2025). Broke and Broken: The Crises Facing Local Government in England. Political Quarterly, The. doi:10.1111/1467-923X.13478
Competing Disraeli-isms: Tory Democracy and One-Nation Conservatism
Jeffery, D. (2025). Competing Disraeli-isms: Tory Democracy and One-Nation Conservatism. Cahiers victoriens et édouardiens, 101 Printemps. doi:10.4000/13qsw
2024
What Evidence for a Post- Liberal Turn in the British Conservative Party?
Jeffery, D. (2024). What Evidence for a Post- Liberal Turn in the British Conservative Party?. In D. Pitt, & P. Blond (Eds.), The Post- Liberal Turn and the Future of Conservatism (pp. 131-154). Budapest: Ludovika University Press.
Selecting Sunak: Conservative MPs’ Nomination Preferences in the (Second) British Conservative Party Leadership Election
Booth, O., Butler, C., Jeffery, D., & Roe-Crines, A. (2024). Selecting Sunak: Conservative MPs’ Nomination Preferences in the (Second) British Conservative Party Leadership Election. Parliamentary Affairs, 77(3), 450-469. doi:10.1093/pa/gsad010
Divisions within the British Parliamentary Labour Party under Keir Starmer: Results of a Cluster Analysis
Jeffery, D., Roe-Crines, A. S., & Heppell, T. (2024). Divisions within the British Parliamentary Labour Party under Keir Starmer: Results of a Cluster Analysis. British Politics, 19(3), 390-410. doi:10.1057/s41293-024-00252-7
2023
The impact of local identities on voting behaviour: a Scouse case study
Jeffery, D. (2023). The impact of local identities on voting behaviour: a Scouse case study. British Politics. doi:10.1057/s41293-023-00242-1
Understanding drivers of support for English city-region devolution: a case study of the Liverpool City Region
Jeffery, D. (2023). Understanding drivers of support for English city-region devolution: a case study of the Liverpool City Region. British Politics, 18(3), 439-458. doi:10.1057/s41293-021-00199-z
Statecraft: Policies and Politics under Prime Minister Theresa May
Roe-Crines, A. S., & Jeffery, D. (Eds.) (2023). Statecraft. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32472-7
Tory Liverpool: From Electoral Dominance to Political Irrelevance
Jeffery, D. (2023). Tory Liverpool: From Electoral Dominance to Political Irrelevance. Political Insight, 14(2), 30-32. doi:10.1177/20419058231181289
The United Kingdom and its Disunited People
Jeffery, D. (2023). The United Kingdom and its Disunited People. In Europe Today: A Twenty-First Century Introduction, Sixth Edition (6th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publisher.
Whatever happened to Tory Liverpool? Success, decline, and irrelevance since 1945
Jeffery, D. (2023). Whatever happened to Tory Liverpool? <i>Success, decline, and irrelevance since 1945</i> Introduction. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Trusting Truss: Conservative MPs’ Voting Preferences in the (First) British Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2022
Jeffery, D., Heppell, T., Roe-Crines, A., & Butler, C. (2023). Trusting Truss: Conservative MPs’ Voting Preferences in the (First) British Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2022. Representation, 59(4), 555-572. doi:10.1080/00344893.2023.2231469
2022
The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2019: An Analysis of the Voting Motivations of Conservative Parliamentarians
Jeffery, D., Heppell, T., & Roe-Crines, A. (2022). The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2019: An Analysis of the Voting Motivations of Conservative Parliamentarians. Parliamentary Affairs, 75(1), 113-134. doi:10.1093/pa/gsaa046
2021
Merseyside Local Election Results Project (1945-2020)
Jeffery, D. (2021). Merseyside Local Election Results Project (1945-2020).
Selecting Starmer: The Nomination Preferences of Labour Parliamentarians in the 2020 Labour Party Leadership Election
Heppell, T., Roe-Crines, A., & Jeffery, D. (2021). Selecting Starmer: The Nomination Preferences of Labour Parliamentarians in the 2020 Labour Party Leadership Election. Representation, 1-19. doi:10.1080/00344893.2021.1927809
Theresa May and the Conservative Party leadership confidence motion of 2018: analysing the voting behaviour of Conservative Parliamentarians
Roe-Crines, A., Heppell, T., & Jeffery, D. (2021). Theresa May and the Conservative Party leadership confidence motion of 2018: analysing the voting behaviour of Conservative Parliamentarians. British Politics, 16(3), 317-335. doi:10.1057/s41293-020-00138-4
IS CORBYN A POPULIST?
Jeffery, D. (2021). IS CORBYN A POPULIST?. In Corbynism in Perspective the Labour Party Under Jeremy Corbyn (pp. 49-68).
The Heath Government and Local Government Reform
Jeffery, D. (2021). The Heath Government and Local Government Reform. In Policies and Politics Under Prime Minister Edward Heath (pp. 165-187). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-53673-2_8
2020
Introduction
Mullen, A., Farrall, S., & Jeffery, D. (2020). Introduction. In Thatcherism in the 21st Century (pp. 1-12). Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41792-5_1
Thatcherism in the 21st Century The Social and Cultural Legacy
Mullen, A., Farrall, S., & Jeffery, D. (Eds.) (2020). Thatcherism in the 21st Century. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41792-5
2018
Can the Conservative Party Survive Brexit?
Jeffery, D. (2018). Can the Conservative Party Survive Brexit?. Political Insight, 9(4), 8-11. doi:10.1177/2041905818815190
The British Labour Party and Leadership Election Mandate(s) of Jeremy Corbyn: Patterns of Opinion and Opposition within the Parliamentary Labour Party
Crines, A. S., Jeffery, D., & Heppell, T. (2018). The British Labour Party and leadership election mandate(s) of Jeremy Corbyn: patterns of opinion and opposition within the parliamentary Labour Party. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 28(3), 361-379. doi:10.1080/17457289.2017.1403921
The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2016: An Analysis of the Voting Motivations of Conservative Parliamentarians
Jeffery, D., Hayton, R., Heppell, T., & Crines, A. S. (2018). The Conservative Party Leadership Election of 2016: An Analysis of the Voting Motivations of Conservative Parliamentarians. Parliamentary Affairs: devoted to all aspects of parliamentary democracy, 71(2), 263-282. doi:10.1093/pa/gsx027
2017
The UK government and the 0.7% international aid target: Opinion among Conservative parliamentarians
Heppell, T., Crines, A., & Jeffery, D. (2017). The UK government and the 0.7% international aid target: Opinion among Conservative parliamentarians. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19(4), 895-909. doi:10.1177/1369148117726247
The strange death of Tory Liverpool: Conservative electoral decline in Liverpool, 1945–1996
Jeffery, D. (2017). The strange death of Tory Liverpool: Conservative electoral decline in Liverpool, 1945–1996. British Politics, 12(3), 386-407. doi:10.1057/s41293-016-0032-6
The United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: The Voting of Conservative Parliamentarians
Crines, A. S., Heppell, T., & Jeffery, D. (2017). The United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: The Voting of Conservative Parliamentarians. Journal of Common Market Studies, 55(4), 762-778. doi:10.1111/jcms.12529