Elections

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...

New poll shows Green win for Huddersfield at next General Election

Kirklees’ political make-up would look very different if a General Election took place right now, a YouGov poll has shown. By YouGov’s projections, which are...

“I have the best job in politics”, as Sir Sadiq Khan intends fourth term run

Sir Sadiq Khan has said he does intend to run for a fourth term as Mayor of London. The Mayor ruled out a return...

New Green councillor says he’ll work with Labour former colleagues

One of Barking and Dagenham’s three new Green councillors has said he wants to work with his former colleagues – after leaving the Labour...

A “model to us all”, by-election announced in West London following cllr death

A by-election has been announced in West London following the death of a cllr. The death of Cllr Sukhbir Dhaliwal was announced by Hounslow Council...

Ex-Labour Cllr wins seat whilst independent

A former Labour cllr has beaten his old party as an independent in a West London by-election. Theo Dennison won the Syon & Brentford...

Hounslow set for two by-elections after double resignations

There will be two council by-elections in Hounslow in the upcoming months following the resignation of two councillors. The affected wards include Brentford East...

Keir Starmer: ‘I’m worried about the rise of the far right’ but ‘I don’t think the UK is a racist country’

Yesterday the BBC held the first interview with new Prime Minister Keir Starmer since his electoral success in July. Held by interviewer Laura Kuenssberg...

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