Meet the Liberal Democrat councillor who was studying for A-levels when elected
Tom Penketh, of Shaw, was just 18 years old when he gained 812 votes to be elected to the Shaw and Crompton Parish Council in May … Read the full post »
2023 Local Elections
Read about the 2023 local council elections, scheduled for the first Thursday in May, 4 May 2023.
Thinking of standing for election or re-election next year? Helpful questions to consider
This May’s council elections extended the run of net gains for the Liberal Democrats to five rounds in a row and also saw a welcome boost in candidate numbers. … Read the full post »
Most surprising poll finding of the week brings bad news for Conservatives
See how badly Leave voters think the run of Conservative governments compares with (pro-European, pro-immigration) New Labour governments. … Read the full post »
Learning the lessons of success: the 2023 local elections (LDN #172)
A shorter gap than usual between editions as we’ve got a bumper set of election results to pour over and learn lessons from. With plenty of celebrations along the way. … Read the full post »
Sefton councillor joins Liberal Democrats
Following similar news from the Isle of Wight comes news of a Conservative-turned-independent councillor joining the Lib Dems in Southport. … Read the full post »
PODCAST – Another Lib Dem local election triumph
The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts is another tie-up with The Lib Dem Pod, following the stunning Lib Dem gains in the local elections. … Read the full post »
Electoral Calculus’s local election predictions
A summary of the seat change predictions from Electoral Calculus for the big May rounds of local elections. … Read the full post »
Perhaps my favourite clip of Lib Dems winning this week
Lots of clips to choose from of winning Lib Dems this week, hooray. But I think this is my favourite. … Read the full post »
Local elections 2023: first results and analysis
Four years ago, the last time this May’s seats were up for election, the election results really were quite something for the Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Thank you, and good luck for Thursday
It’s looking like this will be one of the good local election years for the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »