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Letter: Martin Westlake, one of a long list of Butler’s co-authors, remembers him with affection

Influential psephologist, political scientist, author and expert member of the BBC’s election night coverage team for many years

Anne Marie Foy was found with a catalogue of more than 60 injuries

Leanne Hunter robbed £200 cash from a wallet, CDs, Mr Butler’s wife’s death certificate and their marriage certificate before she was caught on CCTV.

Leanne Hunter, 27, watched her neighbours funeral procession then stole £200 cash from a wallet, CDs, his late wife's death certificate and their marriage certificate in a "disgusting" burglary

"It was disgusting. We were still in the process of clearing the house out. We are still in the grieving process."

There is an inescapable lure of nostalgia when reflecting on elections with someone who, over the last 40 years, has almost become a national habit as India tracked, dissected and predicted poll results. In doing all this, Prannoy Roy has worn his scholarship lightly in TV studios. No mean feat…