Hold more voter ID pilots: Electoral Commission
Evaluating the controversial voter ID pilots run during this May’s local elections, the Electoral Commission has recommended more testing next year.
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Read about 2019’s big round of annual council elections, held on the first Thursday in May (2 May).
They saw the Liberal Democrats make the biggest round of gains in the party’s history (+704) along with very heavy Conservative loses. Unusually for the main opposition party, Labour under Jeremy Corbyn also lost seats, whilst the Greens and independents also saw gains.
For a full data series of the annual local election results, see my LocalBase.
Evaluating the controversial voter ID pilots run during this May’s local elections, the Electoral Commission has recommended more testing next year.
… Read the full post »
Yesterday I headed west out of London to take part in the latest Western Counties training day. I took the risk of trusting to my phone to tell me how to get from the station to the school being used via what looked a rather odd route. … Read the full post »
Peering into the details and the patterns behind the Liberal Democrat performance in this May’s local elections, one intriguing political opportunity presents itself. The party did best in shire district elections up against the Conservatives. … Read the full post »