Abstract
This chapter explains four indicators used to measure local government responsiveness to minority interests in London boroughs. These indicators include cemeteries, Islamic schools, mosques, and council grant money. Dividing each indicator by the percentage of Muslims in the borough enables control for the different proportion of Muslims in each borough. The contingency theory of descriptive representation theorizes that descriptive representation of minorities leads to improved government responsiveness to minority interests contingent on the percentage of minority representatives, their level of party fragmentation and political incorporation, and the electoral competitiveness of the district. The results of the regression analysis partially confirm the contingency theory of descriptive representation and suggest that substantive representation of minority interests is higher in districts where minority representatives are more politically incorporated and less fragmented along party lines.Keywords: cemeteries; council grant money; Islamic schools; local government responsiveness; London boroughs; mosques; Muslim councillors; the contingency theory of descriptive representation
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