Council by-elections: Labour gain seat in North Somerset
Labour have gained a seat in last night’s only council by-election. Labour’s vote share leapt up over 20…
Local Government
Labour’s Brexit offer too similar to the Tories’, say LabourList readers
Labour’s Brexit offer is not sufficiently different enough to that of the Conservatives, LabourList readers have said. Some…
Labour leaders from across the north team up to fight Tory transport betrayals
Six key Labour leaders in the north of England have come together to set up a new body…
Sadiq’s map reveals how some Londoners face 30 years of ill-health
Sadiq Khan has condemned as “unacceptable” the 30 years of illness which women in the poorest parts of…
Alice Perry: AWS alone can’t solve women’s representation – we need to train good candidates
This week’s LabourList poll asks if all women shortlists (AWS) should be used more in local government selections.…
Weekly survey: Sarah Champion, women in local government and Brexit
Last week saw a wave of controversy over an article by Sarah Champion in The Sun in which…
Where are the women? What a new report tells us about Labour in local government
Is Labour doing badly when it comes to women’s representation in local government? Yes, we’re doing fairly shockingly,…
Labour’s shortfall in women councillors revealed in new report
More than 3,000 more women councillors must be elected if England is to achieve a gender balance in…
Labour slams “sick joke” of Tees Valley devolution job based 250 miles away
A Labour MP has criticised a Tory minister’s decision to locate a key devolution job for the Tees Valley…
Council by-elections: Labour holds one seat as UKIP decline gathers pace
Labour held one council seat and the Tories two last night as UKIP slumped in the latest series…
