How successful was Labour in the May 2021 elections?
A month ago, I set out my annual benchmarks for the May elections. How did Labour do against…
May 2021 elections
Everything we do in the North of Tyne is aimed at improving people’s lives
In 2002, the people of Hartlepool chose H’Angus the Monkey for their directly-elected mayor. Real name Stuart Drummond,…
Blair, Mandelson and Rayner offer thoughts on Labour’s electoral problems
Tony Blair and Peter Mandelson are taking to the airwaves and print to publicly offer their analyses of Labour’s…
How our readers reacted to Labour’s May 2021 election results
In our daily emails around the May 6th elections, we invited readers to share their thoughts on the…
How we made Labour gains in Kent at the May 2021 elections
In what was a challenging set of results for Labour, in Kent we bucked the trend. We made…
How Labour performed in May 2021 elections across England, Wales, Scotland
Elections took place across the UK on May 6th. Results began to emerge the following day, first with…
Let’s cultivate the red shoots of recovery in the South on our way back to power
There can be no denying that many of the local election results were disappointing for our party. The…
What we can learn from the success of Welsh Labour in the ‘Covid election’
In an article following the 2019 general election, I described that contest as the ‘Brexit election’. In the…
Tracy Brabin becomes first female metro mayor after winning West Yorkshire race
Labour’s Tracy Brabin has become the first female metro mayor in England today after winning the West Yorkshire…
Schrödinger’s sacking: Overshadowed by infighting, Labour wins go uncelebrated
After a devastating defeat in Hartlepool, another heavy one in the Tees Valley mayoral race and council losses across England, the…
