Meet Labour’s new North East mayor Kim McGuinness as Labour sees off Jamie Driscoll
Labour has won the new North East mayoral election, defeating former Labour mayor and independent candidate Jamie Driscoll.…
councils
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,…
Local election results 2024: Oldham Labour loses council control amid ‘Gaza backlash’
Oldham Labour has lost control of the council in north-west England, with the party losing seats to independents…
Thurrock election results 2024: Labour wins council in Leave-voting target seat
Labour has won control in Thurrock council in Essex, in a significant achievement for the party in a…
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…
‘How Labour could win a Milton Keynes majority for the first time in decades’
Rishi Sunak may have chickened out of calling an election this May, but we still have the opportunity…
‘Local government needs more women. Here’s why you should get involved’
Whether or not Rishi Sunak decides to call an election in May, we know one thing for certain…
Shock by-election loss for Hackney Labour after suspension and trans row
Hackney Labour has suffered a shock by-election defeat to the Conservatives despite the party’s huge national poll lead,…
‘We’re drowning here’: Nottingham, the latest Labour council facing the abyss
Another week, another reminder of the grim local government legacy Labour may inherit as another council issues a…
Preston mosques tell Labour councillors to demand Starmer quit in ceasefire row
Labour councillors in Preston are facing an “unprecedented” call by local mosques for them to publicly demand leader…
