Downloads data from <opencouncildata.co.uk/>, with the composition of each local council in Great Britain. If using this data, please cite the above site as the source.
council_seats(councillors = FALSE, tidy = TRUE, tidy_style = "snake_case")If TRUE, downloads details on each individual
councillor for each local council. If FALSE, downloads summary data
for each council. Defaults to FALSE.
If TRUE, fixes the variable names in the tibble to remove
special characters and superfluous text, and converts the variable names to
a consistent style. Defaults to TRUE.
The style to convert variable names to, if
tidy=TRUE. Accepts one of 'snake_case', 'camelCase'
and 'period.case'. Defaults to 'snake_case'.
A tibble with the most recent available council seat distribution or councillor affiliations.
if (FALSE) {
a <- council_seats(councillors = FALSE)
b <- council_seats(councillors = TRUE)
}