Calculating the complex equation of local elections

By Heather Jameson | 27 April 2022
  • Heather Jameson

There is just one week to go until voters go to the polls across a series of councils and political pundits everywhere are trying to second guess what might happen – and what it all means.

Let’s start with the big caveat: political predictions used to be reasonably straightforward; now, endless hours of crystal ball gazing are more likely to result in eye strain than give you a clear picture of the outcome of future elections.

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