News Labour regains ‘Red Wall’ seat Wakefield from Conservatives by majority of 4,925 Labour has regained control of the parliamentary constituency of Wakefield as Keir Starmer’s opposition party ousted the Conservatives… Elliot Chappell 24th June, 2022, 4:09 am
Daily email Voters head to the polls in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton by-elections Residents of Wakefield have until 10pm to cast a vote in the by-election. The constituency is a ‘Red Wall’ seat… Elliot Chappell 23rd June, 2022, 10:52 am
Comment Lightwood: This vote is about “giving Wakefield back its voice”, not Johnson A by-election is a weird beast. Instead of a candidate running in a general election where parties can… Elliot Chappell 6th June, 2022, 3:32 pm
News Starmer says candidate selection process in Wakefield “handled well” by party Keir Starmer has told LabourList that the candidate selection process in Wakefield was “handled well” following accusations from… Elliot Chappell 19th May, 2022, 8:04 pm
Daily email Labour selects two of its parliamentary candidates, but not without controversy Delegates at ASLEF’s annual conference will vote this afternoon on a motion to cut ties with the Labour… Elliot Chappell 16th May, 2022, 10:05 am
News Simon Lightwood selected as Labour’s Wakefield parliamentary candidate Labour has selected NHS worker Simon Lightwood, who is also a member of the party’s national policy forum… Elliot Chappell 15th May, 2022, 4:38 pm