4pm update: Mixed night in council votes as Labour gain cancelled out by loss in Staffordshire
Labour made one gain and lost one ward in council by-elections last night. The party took one seat…
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Labour boosts vote in council by-elections but fails to take any seats
Labour failed to make any gains in council elections last night although it did increase its share of…
Planning a general election campaign and delivering the policies for Labour to win – Alice Perry’s latest NEC report
From Labour’s national executive committee awayday – 22 November 2016. Leader’s report One of the biggest Labour…
Updated results: Labour vote plunges in north and midlands council by-elections
Labour’s support slumped in its heartlands last night in a series of council by-elections. The Labour share of…
The Tories’ two per cent top-up is a pathetic sticking plaster for the social care crisis, a Labour councillor writes
The situation facing adult social care has reached the status of national emergency. Some might claim that is…
Ministers offering only false hope amid threat of local authority funding crisis, a Labour council leader writes
Joe Anderson has recently sounded an alarm that will echo across council chambers the length and breadth of…
Labour vote sinks in council by-elections
Labour’s share of the vote fell in all three council by-elections yesterday as the Tories held on to…
Metro mayors should appoint co-op deputies, new report demands
The new breed of metro mayors should appoint deputies to champion the growth of co-operatives across their regions,…
Labour falls back in council by-elections as Lib Dems show signs of recovery
Labour slipped back slightly in local government elections yesterday as it lost a suburban London seat but held…
Labour piles up support in safe council seats but fails to build elsewhere
Labour posted a mixed set of results in council by-elections last night as it held two seats with…
