Elections

By Claire Kober | 18 May 2022

After the local elections, Claire Kober offers some tips for new leaders navigating political off...

HEALTH

Arithmetic matters

By Ann McGauran | 18 May 2022

The new director of IPPR North, Zoë Billingham, speaks to Ann McGauran about taking on the role a...

The results reinforce the realignment of Britain's electoral geography

By Ben Page | 11 May 2022

Ben Page says 'nationally the Conservatives are hurting, but you wouldn’t bet against them winnin...

ELECTIONS

Shifting local elections to the spotlight

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 May 2022

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says local elections represent a chance for people to express their views a...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Pondering the polls

By Peter Stanyon | 09 May 2022

Peter Stanyon scrutinises how the polls went and turns his attention to the implementation challe...

ELECTIONS

Conservatives lose nearly 500 seats in local elections

By William Eichler | 09 May 2022

The results are in for all 200 councils up for election, with the Conservatives losing 11 local a...

MAYORS

Croydon elects Conservative mayor

08 May 2022

Croydon LBC has voted in a Conservative mayor, bucking the trend for a shift to the left in the C...

WALES

Conservatives lose their lone Welsh council

08 May 2022

In Wales, the Conservatives lost their only council at the local elections, with Labour the clear...

SCOTLAND

Labour overtake Tories in Scotland

06 May 2022

Labour have overtaken the Conservatives to become the second biggest party in Scotland after the ...

MAYORS

Former mayor takes Tower Hamlets after elections ban

By Chris Mahony | 06 May 2022

Lutfur Rahman, has won the Tower Hamlets LBC mayoralty six years after an electoral commissioner ...

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