The UK’s towns will decide the next election, new research shows
Small and medium towns are the new electoral battleground, new research reveals today. Detailed analysis by Centre for…
Local elections 2018
Shelly Asquith: What happened in the 2018 local elections – and what Labour should do next
More than a week on from the local election result, it’s time we focussed on what Labour does…
Should Labour be disappointed or pleased with the 2018 local election results?
That gloriously sunny bank holiday is over – but the fun doesn’t stop here. Writing for LabourList today, Owen Jones flies…
Owen Jones: Momentum campaigning was crucial to Labour’s local election gains
Momentum’s campaigning was absolutely critical to the gains Labour made in the local elections of 2018. ‘Unseat’ days…
Luke Akehurst: Can Labour win a general election based on the local election results?
A month ago I wrote up my annual set of benchmarks for the local council elections. With the…
Local Elections 2018: Power is never given to Labour – we must take it
Last year’s general election was a Labour victory over expectations, if not the Tories. Now we cannot even…
Local Elections 2018: Morning update
Good morning. We’re two-thirds of the way through the results of 2018’s local elections. Labour has held on to…
Local Elections 2018: Where is Labour going wrong?
John McDonnell’s parting words on the BBC Elections programme tonight have been to “sit back and look objectively…
Local Elections 2018: Results liveblog
Welcome to LabourList’s local elections 2018 liveblog. Results will be coming in from local elections – 4,350 seats…
Diane Abbott: It’s time to stand up to May’s cruel and callous Tories
Recent weeks have exposed just how out of touch with reality this Tory government is. When it came…
