Fix STE (Stoke-on-Trent) scraper#370
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The ModGov endpoint at www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk now requires HTTPS. The HTTP URL times out from Lambda; the HTTPS URL returns valid councillor XML (verified via direct fetch, HTTP 200).
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Re-scrape after 7a503a9Changed Cannot run the scraper locally (DNS resolution for external hosts is blocked in this build environment), but the HTTPS endpoint was verified live via direct HTTP fetch —
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What broke
Stoke-on-Trent's ModGov endpoint (
www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk) is now HTTPS-only. Thebase_urlinmetadata.jsonstill usedhttp://, causing Lambda to time out — the server silently drops HTTP connections rather than redirecting. The HTTPS endpoint (https://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uk/mgWebService.asmx/GetCouncillorsByWard) is live and returns valid councillor XML (confirmed via HTTP 200 response).What was fixed
metadata.json: changedbase_urlfromhttp://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.uktohttps://www.moderngov.stoke.gov.ukScrape results
HTTPS endpoint confirmed live and returning valid councillor XML; counts will be confirmed once the Lambda scraper runs.
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