One step forward…
Labour’s victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West parliamentary by-election ensures that the imminent contests in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth will be examined for further evidence of a resurgence.
Labour’s victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West parliamentary by-election ensures that the imminent contests in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth will be examined for further evidence of a resurgence.
Almost half of the local by-election contests held over the summer resulted in a seat changing hands.
The Electoral Commission has called for the Government to ensure future elections are as accessible as possible in a new report on voter ID arrangements.
In the latest batch of by-elections, the Greens continued to make gains, one each from Labour and Conservative, but lost a seat of their own.
Around 14,000 people were unable to vote at the May local elections in England because they did not have correct photo identification, according to the Electoral Commission.
These latest by-elections, which include some county contests held on 4 May, largely support the general pattern of voting seen in the main local elections.
I am still getting over the Liberal Democrats’ fantastic set of local election results from May.
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Labour will have to wait to see if May’s local election results presage a General Election victory.
The 2023 local government elections are now complete – in some cases resulting in new political arrangements, including changes of control.