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The Top 200 Twitter Politicos

by Paul Afshar on 22/04/2010 16:51:43 in CorpComms Online | share me: del.icio.us | digg | reddit | Tweet

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Paul Afshar is a senior account manager at Edelman

So who's winning the battle for influence on Twitter? According to Edelman's Political TweetLevel tool, it's a three-way bout between online guru Labour MP for West Bromwich East Tom Watson, Former Deputy PM John Prescott and an advocacy organisation called Tweetminster seeking to get more politicians engaged with social media. Not surprising huh?

Edelman's Twitter 200 ranking tracks the influence of candidates (both PPCs and MPs seeking re-election), political journalists and political bloggers, through a number of factors, including number of followers, updates, re-tweets and references and frequency of tweeting.

What's interesting is the continuing rise of the Lib Dems having climbed from being top ten to top five. Nick Clegg is now more influential than Downing Street on Twitter. The Evening Standard's Paul Waugh is the most influential journalist with a large and loyal following on Twitter. Sarah Brown does well, beating her husband at the 'DowningStreet' twitter account.

Political bloggers also do very well, with 5 of them in the top 20.

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Screen_name	Fullname	Who are you with?	Influence
@tweetminster	TweetMinster	TweetMinster	73.01325
@tom_watson	Tom Watson	Labour	70.01208
@johnprescott	John Prescott	Labour	69.44102
@campbellclaret	Alastair Campbell	Alistair Campbell	68.77894
@libdems	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrat	68.34948
@paulwaugh	Paul Waugh	Evening Standard	67.24918
@SarahBrown10	Sarah Brown	Labour	65.57588
@Conservatives	Conservatives	Conservative	65.14754
@DrEvanHarris	Dr Evan Harris	Liberal democrat	63.7
@markpack	Mark Pack	Lib Dem Voice	63.60889
@pickledpolitics	Pikcled Politics blog	Blog	63.24006
@BevaniteEllie	Ellie Gellard	Labour	62.92964
@nick_clegg	Nick Clegg	Liberal Democrat	62.6522
@DowningStreet	DowningStreet	Labour	62.60143
@tchee	Tracey Cheetham	Labour blogger	62.6
@msgracefh	Grace Fletcher Hatchwood	Labour blogger	62.5
@Kerry4MP	Kerry McCarthy	Labour	62.16254
@nextleft	Sunder Katwala	Next Left	61.78039
@dominicampbell	Dominic Campbell	Labour blogger	61.5
@TimMontgomerie	Tim Montgomerie	Conservative Home	61.35791
@iaindale	Iain Dale	Iain Dale	61.25621
@guidofawkes	Guido Fawkes	Guido Fawkes	59.95536
@henrymacrory	Henry Macrory	Conservative Party	59.28066
@torybear	torybear.com	Tory Bear	58.97513
@cllrtim	Tim Cheetham	Labour	58.3
@niallpaterson	Niall Paterson	Sky News	58.16849
@anthonypainter	Anthony Painter	Blog	58
@gabyhinsliff	Gaby Hinsliff	Guardian	57.78036
@EricPickles	Eric Pickles	Conservative	57.40841
@MarkReckons	Mark Thompson	Blog	57.4
@DMiliband	David Miliband	Labour	57.36415
@LabourList	LabourList	Blog	57.34649
@SallyBercow	Sally Bercow	Labour	56.80235
@wdjstraw	Will Straw	Left Foot Forward	56.67685
@leftfootfwd	Left Foot Forward	Blog	56.6645
@charliewhelan	Charlie Whelan	Labour	56.61472
@grantshapps	Grant Shapps	Conservative	56.10884
@CllrDaisyBenson	Daisy Benson	Liberal Democrats	56.02741
@glenoglaza	glenoglaza	Sky News	55.81771
@michaelsavage	Michael Savage	The Independent	55.75622
@craigelder	Craig Elder	Webcameron	55.74955
@MayorOfLondon	Boris Johnson	Conservatives	55.73968
@ericjoyce	eric joyce	Labour	55.73608
@bristolwestpaul	Paul Smith Bristol	Labour	55.62816
@LouiseBagshawe	Louise Bagshawe	Conservative	54.95251
@sarabedford	Sara Bedford	Blog	54.76765
@lorddrayson	Lord Paul Drayson	Labour	54.71633
@MirrorJames	James Lyons	Mirror	54.59259
@BBCLauraK	Laura Kuenssberg	BBC News	54.49638
@alexsmith1982	Alex Smith Labour List	Blog	54.43677
@stuartbruce	Stuart Bruce	Labour	54.41106
@joswinson	Jo Swinson	Liberal Democrat	53.16287
@jonswaine	Jon Swaine	Telegraph	52.67202
@mickfealty	Mick Fealty	Slugger O'Toole	52.59885
@nickpickles	Nick Pickles	Conservative	52.51571
@tomharris4mp	Tom Harris	Labour	52.5
@Kevin_Maguire	Kevin Maguire	Daily Mirror	52.28629
@BorisWatch	Boris Watch	Blog	52.11656
@DouglasGE2010	Douglas Alexander	Labour	52.02022
@RuthBarnett	Ruth Barnett	Sky News	51.87899
@willhowells	Will Howells	Will Howells	51.80023
@sophyridge	Sophy Ridge	News of the World	51.78584
@Nadine4mp	Nadine Dorries	Conservative	51.76335
@paulwmk	Paul Williams	pjwilliams blog	51.53126
@Joanne_Cash	Joanne Cash	Conservative	51.48698
@lfeatherstone	Lynne Featherstone	Liberal Democrat	51.09059
@nick4salisbury	Nick Radford	Liberal Democrat	51.08979
@LukePollard	Luke Pollard	Labour	51.06664
@leechalmers	Lee Chalmers	Blog	50.8
@DavidWooding	David Wooding	News of the World	50.45273
@johnrentoul	John Rentoul	The Independent on Sunday	50.28404
@andrewrawnsley	Andrew Rawnsley	Observer	50.2696
@CathElliott	Cath Elliot	Guardian	50.2
@Esther4Luton	Esther Rantzen	Independent	50.01996
@mpntod	Martin Tod	Liberal Democrat	49.9663
@helenduffett	Helen Duffett	Liberal Democrats	49.91761
@SamuelCoates	Sam Coates	Conservatives	49.86862
@nickcohen2	Nick Cohen	Observer	49.74739
@thefabians	The Fabians	Think Tank	49.09719
@CarolineLucas	Caroline Lucas	Green Party	49.08751
@JeremyJacobs	JeremyJacobs	Jeremy Jacobs	49.06768
@lucymanning	lucy manning	Channel 4	48.98702
@lordbonkers	Jonathan Calder	Blog	48.9
@stellacreasy	stellacreasy	Labour	48.83132
@toryradio	Jonathan Sheppard	Blog	48.67304
@po8crg	Richard Gadsden	Liberal Democrats	48.49634
@daily_politics	BBC Daily Politics	Blog	48.37276
@ftwestminster	FT Westminster Blog	Financial Times	48.27817
@SandraGidley	Sandra Gidley	Liberal Democrat	48.23164
@TheRichardLowe	Richard Lowe	Conservative	48.09833
@garydunion	Gary Dunion	Green Party	48.01025
@ChrispLOL	Chris Paul	Labour blogger	48
@edfordham	Ed Fordham	Liberal Democrat	47.99084
@Nancy4Brighton	Nancy Platts	Labour	47.91219
@IanPJ	Ian Parker-Joseph	Libertarian Party	47.86002
@Jon_Bartley	Jon Bartley	Blog	47.8
@CharlieBeckett	Charlie Beckett	Charlie Beckett	47.77057
@JamesCleverly	James Cleverly	London Assembly Member	47.62207
@hopisen	Hopi Sen	Labour	47.42626
@kevinmckeever	Kevin McKeever	Labour	47.37398
@cathynewman	Cathy Newman	Channel 4 News	47.33839
@BridgetFox	Bridget Fox	Liberal Democrat	47.00335
@annapascoe	Anna Pascoe	Liberal Democrats	46.89979
@simonbarrow	Simon Barrow	Thinktank	46
@cllrilindley	Iain Lindley	Conservative	45.90023
@Peter_Henley	Peter Henley	BBC South	45.50038
@janemerrick23	Jane Merrick	Independent on Sunday	45.3448
@shanegreer	Shane Greer	Total Politics	45.14832
@andrewlomas	Andrew Lomas	Labour	45.13897
@Jonathanfryer	Jonathan Fryer	Liberal Democrat	45.1
@sionsimon	sion simon	Labour	44.91828
@SamCoatesTimes	Sam Coates	The Times	44.76074
@dnotice	Gareth Winchester	Pirate Party	44.65491
@hamishreporter	Hamish MacDonaldl	Al Jazeerea	44.51171
@RossIGrant	Ross Grant	Conservative	44.50423
@lisanova	Lisa Northover	Liberal Democrats	44.5
@Meliden	Stephen R Jones	Blog	44.4
@tommilleruk	Tom Miller	Labour	44.01481
@stuartbonar	Stuart Bonar	Liberal Democrats	43.95945
@vincecable	Vince Cable	Liberal Democrat	43.83952
@Observer_Owl	Watford Observer Political blog	Watford Observer	43.72425
@AndrewSparrow	Andrew Sparrow	The Guardian	43.63795
@benedictbrogan	Benedict Brogan	Mail	43.62185
@ChukaUmunna	Chuka Umunna	Labour	43.11694
@gm_stone	Greg Stone	Liberal Democrats	42.96435
@WilliamJHague	William Hague	Conservative	42.93274
@HarrietHarman	Harriet Harman	Labour	42.39206
@BrandonLewis	BrandonLewis	Conservative	42.34058
@Maryam4BuryNth	Maryam Khan	Labour	42.29467
@ssamani	Sanjay Samani	Liberal Democrats	41.99338
@clwppc	Naomi Smith	Liberal Democrats	41.96148
@robnewman13	@Rob Newman	Labour	41.95878
@Killdozer	Andrew Walker	TweetMinster	41.93659
@DaveHill	DaveHill	Dave Hills London blog	41.88543
@mirandasky	Miranda Richardson	Sky News	41.73128
@SHinchcliffe	Susan Hinchcliffe	Labour	41.60072
@mattwardman	Matt Wardman	Blog	41.6
@jordannewell	Jordan Newell	Labour	41.52132
@ReneKinzett	René Kinzett	Conservative	41.43423
@NigelNelson	Nigel Nelson	The People	41.41209
@william_summers	William Summers	Liberal Democrats	41.39046
@jimpurnell	James Purnell	Labour	41.32423
@vincentmoss	Vincent Moss	Sunday Mirror	41.05053
@KemptownBen	Ben Duncan	Green Party	40.97754
@alexhilton	Alex Hilton	Recess Monkey	40.62755
@smccarthyfry	Sarah McCarthy-Fry	Labour	40.62325
@CamdenJo	Jo Shaw	Liberal Democrats	40.40501
@WillHeaven	Will Heaven	Telegraph	40.29649
@frasernels	Fraser Nelson	Spectator	40.20232
@bbcnickrobinson	Nick Robinson's Blog	BBC	40.19584
@TonyJuniper	Tony Juniper	Green Party	40.16289
@Paulscriven	Paul Scriven	Liberal Democrats	40.05032
@CHazelgrove	Claire Hazelgrove	Labour	40.01719
@adamboulton	adamboulton	Sky News	39.85651
@duncanhames	Duncan Hames	Liberal Democrats	39.70092
@nickgriffinmep	Nick Griffin MEP	BNP	39.40601
@alexforrestitv	Alex Forrest	ITN	39.08444
@Juderobinson	Juderobinson	Labour	38.91257
@LucyMPowell	Lucy Powell	Labour	38.89735
@greglovelluk	Greg Lovell	Labour	38.77446
@schofieldkevin	Kevin Schofield	The Sun	38.61791
@jgoldsworthy	Julia Goldsworthy	Liberal Democrat	38.61427
@duncanborrowman	Duncan Borrowman	Liberal Democrats	38.59756
@andylarge2m	andylarge2m	Conservative	38.55968
@HenryNorth	Henry North/ Rohen K	Labour	38.53263
@Stuart_Kingv	Stuart King	Labour	38.39576
@kirstywalker1	Kirsty Walker	Mail	38.3
@stephen_gilbert	Stephen Gilbert	Liberal Democrat	38.29516
@SadiqKhan	Sadiq Khan	Labour	38.23105
@JamieMatthews84	Jamie Matthews	Liberal Democrats	38.04457
@JonBall	JonBall	Liberal Democrats	37.75089
@stevenlambert1	Steven Lambert	Liberal Democrats	37.56604
@lucianaberger	Luciana Berger	Labour	37.19684
@andrew4mk	Andrew Pakes	Labour	37.15509
@halfon4harlow	Robert Halfon	Conservative	36.88964
@isaby	Jonathan Isaby	Conservative Home	36.76836
@_RachelReeves_	Rachel Reeves	Labour	36.72831
@PatJHennessy	Pat Hennessy	Sunday Telegraph	36.65784
@Nigel_Farage	Nigel Farage	UKIP	36.65057
@iancawsey	Ian Cawsey	Labour	36.59554
@Scott_Redding	Scott Redding	Green Party	36.52478
@philippalatimer	Philippa Latimer	Labour	36.33981
@derekdraper	derekdraper	Labour	36.33565
@gavinshuker	Gavin Shuker	Labour	36.33206
@DouglasCarswell	Douglas Carswell	Conservative	36.13571
@GregMulholland1	Greg Mulholland MP	Liberal Democrats	36.04683
@Mike_Fabricant	Michael Fabricant	Conservative	35.97757
@normanlamb	Norman Lamb	Liberal Democrat	35.86061
@JonSnowblog	Jon Snow	Channel 4	35.56974
@Richard4Burnley	Richard Ali	Conservative	35.4094
@West4MP	ShrewsburyLD	Liberal Democrats	35.29169
@nicholaswatt	Nicholas Watt	The Guardian;	35.18587
@PeterWelchSWest	Peter Welch	BBC News	35.02965
@DanHannanMEP	Daniel Hannan	Conservatives	34.75768
@Alberto_Costa	Alberto Costa	Conservative	34.75297
@Robin4MP	Robin4MP	Liberal Democrats	34.75063
@timfarron	Tim Farron	Liberal Democrats	34.69097
@sj_robinson	Stephen Robinson	Liberal Democrats	34.68226
@davidgoldeltham	davidgold4eltham	Conservative	34.67071
@wilfred4change	Wilfred E-Jones	Conservative	34.58265

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