Six principal authority council by-elections this week and here are the results, starting with a nice run-up to the Lib Dem ...

As he points out, Reform’s net ratings are worse than those for Ukip in 2014, making Reform UK’s progress much more a story about relative Labour and Conservative failure than a story of Reform ...

Reform's net ratings are worse than those for Ukip in 2014, making its progress a story about relative Labour and ...

Wording used: BMG: satisfied/dissatisfied, Find Out Now: well/badly, Focaldata: favourable/unfavourable, Freshwater: favourable/unfavourable, Ipsos #1: favourable/unfavourable, Ipsos #2: ...

Ulrich Savary, a Labour councillor turned independent on Trafford Council, has now joined the Liberal Democrats.

Just the one principal authority council by-elections this week, for Stopsley ward on Luton Council. It saw the Lib Dems win, ...

James Regan (a town councillor in Epping) has also been suspended by Reform UK (that linked news report has a mistake over which council he was elected to). In addition, Martin Sarfas stood ...

Here’s my coverage of all the local council by-election results in Britain, updated each week as the results come in. I include all principal authority by-elections (i.e. borough, district, county and ...

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts sees a return to the show for Professor Rob Ford. We dive into my favourite political paradox to discuss with him: the long term liberalising trends in ...

– A record 60% are in favour of changing the electoral system ‘to allow smaller parties to get a fairer share of MPs’, rather than keeping the current system (36%). – This change is backed by a ...

Here is a curio. Michael Ramage was elected in May as a councillor in County Durham as one of the Reform UK candidates. In other words, he is not a member of the official Reform group on the council ...

Congratulations to the following Liberal Democrats spotted in the 2025 King’s Birthday honours: ...