Elections

Labour loses control of Leeds City Council after Green and Reform gains

Labour has lost its overall control of Leeds City Council after suffering losses to the Green Party and Reform UK in the local elections. Despite...

Hounslow Election Results: Labour majority cut to one as Reform and Tories gain

Labour has retained control of Hounslow Council following the local elections, despite losing 20 seats. It will be Labour’s slimmest majority since retaking the...

Harrow Conservative candidate suspended for social media posts calling for “mass deportations”

A Harrow candidate in tomorrows local elections has been suspended by the Conservative Party after a series of social media posts linked to an...

First Reform UK councillor in West London after Labour defection

A Labour councillor in Hounslow has quit the party and joined Reform UK, becoming the borough’s first member to sit under the party’s banner. Councillor...

COLUMN: Postal votes: Democracy or deal-making?

Preparations are picking up pace for the May local elections. In many wards, voters will have three candidates to choose from. On the surface,...

Green Party Leader visits Huddersfield as confidence grows for upcoming elections

The Leader of the Green Party paid a visit to Huddersfield this weekend, speaking to a packed out meeting of supporters. Zack Polanski spoke at...

Councillors joins Advance UK

A County Durham councillor who was expelled from Reform UK has joined a new party. Paul Bean, who represents the Crook ward, is the county’s...

Ex-Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll predicts party’s local election collapse in North East as he joins Greens

A former Labour mayor has predicted the party will lose control of four North East councils in 2026, as he announced he is joining...

Newcastle Labour councillor defects to Greens and attacks government ‘failure

A Newcastle Labour councillor has defected to join the Green Party. Alistair Chisholm, a Labour councillor in the Ouseburn ward since 2018, has today announced...

By-election date confirmed for Darlington’s Red Hall and Lingfield ward

A by-election to fill a vacant seat held by a former Labour councillor in Darlington will be held in December. Darlington Borough Council confirmed that...

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