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May 9, 2023 · Gains have been shared by Labour, Liberal Democrats and Greens in all regions. More than 1,000 Tory seats have changed hands. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the loss of Conservative councillors ...
Oct 27, 2023 · We conducted interviews with Electoral Services Managers and Returning Officers across the six constituencies which held UK Parliamentary by-elections since May 2023: Selby and Ainsty; Somerton and Frome; Uxbridge and South Ruislip; Rutherglen and Hamilton West; Mid-Bedfordshire; and Tamworth.
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Local councillors are elected for four-year terms using the first past the post system. Across England elections were held for 8,025 seats (8,519 including by-elections). With some exceptions, these seats were last up for election in 2019, when both Labour and the Conservatives lost seats to smaller parties and independents. After the 2023 election...
The diagram below shows changes in council control in England between 2019 and 2023. In 2019, there were 57 councils controlled by a Labour majority, which increased to 71 in May 2023. The Conservatives controlled 89 councils in 2019 and now have 33. Source: BBC, local election results 2023
Local elections were held for all seats on the 11 local councils in Northern Ireland on 18 May. Votes were counted using the Single Transferable Vote system. Sinn Fein became the biggest party in local government, winning 30.9% of first preference votes and 144 seats. The Democratic Unionist Party won 122 seats and 23.3% of first preference votes. ...
May 5, 2023 · Labour and the Lib Dems are making gains at the expense of the Conservatives across England, as local election results roll in. Labour won control in Swindon, Plymouth, Medway and Stoke-on-Trent...
May 4, 2023 · This year's local elections are under way in England. Voters are deciding who runs services in 230 local councils - with around 8,000 councillors' seats and four local mayoral posts up for grabs
Dec 21, 2023 · London. 12 Sep 2023. Fears voter ID could disrupt general election. Cash-strapped councils may not be able to afford extra staff at polling stations, a survey suggests. UK Politics. 14 Jul...
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May 5, 2023 · Sir John Curtice. Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University. BBC. Hopeful for Labour, encouraging for the Liberal Democrats and the Greens, but only a little short of calamitous for the...
