Revisiting the local elections: Results in Goveland
One thing that seems conspicuous by its absence is any analysis of the recent local government elections at…
Local Government
Revisiting the local elections: Losing in Middlesbrough
On Thursday 2nd May, Middlesbrough, an industrial town in the North East, returned an independent mayor – a…
McDonnell endorses Liam Byrne for West Midlands metro mayor
John McDonnell has endorsed Liam Byrne’s bid to be the Labour candidate in the 2020 West Midlands metro…
How successful was Labour in the 2019 local elections?
A month ago, I set out my annual benchmarks of what would constitute a good or bad performance…
Local Elections 2019: Update – the morning after the night before
Good morning. The LabourList local elections 2019 liveblog has been running since 10pm, and it’s still going. If…
Local elections 2019 liveblog – Disappointing but mixed results for Labour
Welcome to LabourList’s local elections 2019 liveblog. Results will be coming in from local elections – 8,425 seats…
Lewisham is showing the difference Labour can make in local government
Bringing council services in-house, giving 50 agency staff permanent contracts, securing £37m to deliver 384 new council homes,…
How the Tories have been handed hundreds of council seats… long before polling day
Rotten boroughs are back. Conservative candidates are set to walk away with 267 seats before voters get to…
I’m standing for council in Kent. This is what we’re hearing on the doorstep
On Thursday 2nd May, Swale borough council in East Kent is one of the councils in England with…
WATCH: Tory trash talk – Labour’s PPB rebuttal
In the Tories’ latest broadcast they claim to provide regular bin collections, more affordable homes and lower council…