2024 local election results on Friday: Labour wins key councils and new mayors despite Tees and Gaza troubles
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Analysis
Local elections: ‘The right split vote is more damaging than left splits’
Local elections are drawn-out affairs. Unlike in a general election where the result is known by the morning,…
North Herts local elections: ‘We want to show Labour can demolish the blue wall’
Over the last few years, Labour has won a string of by-elections in both places it broadly expected…
Dudley: Where Labour’s local campaign began, and it cannot afford to lose
Labour notched up 22 more councils overall at last year’s English local elections, while the Conservatives lost control…
Will Rwanda plan cut through in local elections – and help or hinder Labour?
With the Rwanda bill becoming law last week, the Conservatives plan to start deporting the first asylum seekers…
Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town
Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.…
Key local council elections to watch for clues on our general election chances
Local elections offer a window into the mood of the nation – making this year’s set of elections…
Adur local elections: How a red wave can end 25-year Tory grip on south coast
With the eyes of many a political pundit fixed on local election battles in the “red wall”, you…
YouGov MRP poll: Full list of 203 Labour gains if general election held tomorrow
The pollster YouGov has released a new MRP survey projecting Labour would win a Tony Blair-style landslide of…
Blackpool South by-election confirmed: Meet Labour candidate Chris Webb
A by-election will take place in the Blackpool South constituency after Conservative MP Scott Benton resigned, with Labour…
