The relevance of local elections and something Leavers and Remainers agree on: The Week in Polls #2
Given we have national opinion polls, how useful are local elections for judging the national political mood? … Read the full post »
2022 Local Elections
Read about the 2022 local council elections, held on the first Thursday in May, 5 May 2022. They saw big gains for the Liberal Democrats, making it the fourth round of net gains in a row for the party.
For a full data series of the annual local election results, see my LocalBase.
Why the BBC’s election statistics are better than The Guardian’s (and others)
The BBC and The Guardian are reporting markedly different figures for seat changes in this May’s local council elections. How come? … Read the full post »
Some highlights from the local election results so far
I’ll do a more considered analysis of the May election results in the next edition of Lib Dem Newswire, but ahead of that here are some initial highlights. … Read the full post »
Good luck today!
It’s polling day in the 2022 local elections. Polls are open until 10pm and you don’t need your polling card to vote. … Read the full post »
Damning verdict on Dominic Raab from departing Conservative councillor
Cllr Alan Kopitko, who quit the Conservatives in Dominic Raab’s patch earlier this year, has backed the Liberal Democrats for the May local elections. … Read the full post »
How to draw national trends from local election results: national vote share calculations
How PNS (Projected National Share of the vote) and NEV (National Equivalent share of the Vote) allow May elections to be compared across years. … Read the full post »
The strange case of the candidate who was nominated twice
Same person, same ward, but two nominations for this May’s council elections in Flintshire, under different party names. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: The fair deal the British people deserve
Here’s the party political broadcast from the Liberal Democrats, featuring Ed Davey talking about the need for a fair deal. … Read the full post »
A fair deal: the Liberal Democrat message (LDN #159)
Liberal Democrat Newswire #159 came out last week, looking at the Lib Dem message for the May elections, the major party reforms voted for by conference and more. … Read the full post »
More power for local councils – Scottish campaign launch
Scottish Lib Dems have pledged extra powers for local authorities as part of the party’s campaign for May. … Read the full post »