Lib Dems predicted to poll 18% and make 30 net gains in May elections
The annual council election predictions from Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings are out, based on what has been happening in council by-elections. … Read the full post »
Read about the 2018 local council elections, held on Thursday 3 May. They saw the Liberal Democrats under Vince Cable make more net gains than the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn.
For a full data series of the annual local election results, see my LocalBase.
The annual council election predictions from Michael Thrasher and Colin Rallings are out, based on what has been happening in council by-elections. … Read the full post »
There are many promising stories of more Liberal Democrat candidates stand in this May’s local elections. These are not just the false reassurance of positive anecdotes. Rather they illustrate a real trend. … Read the full post »
As the numbers get crunched and the trends analysed now that nominations for May’s local elections are closed, one piece of news is already very clear. And it’s really good news. … Read the full post »
Following his death, London Region Liberal Democrats created in Lord Avebury’s memory a fund to support election candidates from under-represented groups. … Read the full post »
Great news from Cheltenham. Martin Horwood, former MP for the area, previously announced that for personal reasons he would not be seeking to stand again at the next general election. He has, however, now… … Read the full post »
Long-standing senior Councillors Isobel McCall, Chris Williams and Derek Eastman are all standing down as Liberal Democrat councillors. Between them they have served the residents of Milton Keynes for 51 years and all held senior positions within Milton Keynes Council. … Read the full post »
A Liberal Democrat councillor has immediately defected from the party after it became clear he would not be selected to run for the party ahead of May’s upcoming local elections. … Read the full post »
Senior Tories in Westminster are nervous about the Lib Dems’ chances. “They’re definitely doing better than we’ve seen for a while,” one cabinet minister told BuzzFeed News recently. … Read the full post »
Following his deselection ahead of the May council elections, Cllr Sury Khatri has quit the Conservative group in Barnet, depriving his former party of its majority on the council. … Read the full post »
Conservative councillor in Richmond-upon-Thames, Annie Hambidge, was going to stand again for the Conservatives in the 2018 local elections. But instead she’s resigned from the councillor after a doorstep confrontation. … Read the full post »