SNP loses two seats to Labour as council by-elections resume
After rather a long coronavirus-driven break, council by-elections are starting up again. There were two contests this week, both SNP defences in Scotland. … Read the full post »
Read about what the regulator for elections and political finance in the UK, the Electoral Commission, has got up to. It was created in 2000 by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act (PPERA).
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After rather a long coronavirus-driven break, council by-elections are starting up again. There were two contests this week, both SNP defences in Scotland. … Read the full post »
A reminder for councillors of all political parties about the importance of knowing and following donations rules comes with this month’s batch of enforcement updates from the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
It’s eleven years since I wrote about “the Government’s farcical slowness over updating election imprint rules” to deal with the internet. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission’s round-up of its latest enforcement actions includes this about the Grassroots Out Movement. … Read the full post »
Open Democracy reports news of the police investigation into Vote Leave, the pro-Brexit campaign fronted by Boris Johnson amongst others. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has just released the latest round of applications it has received from would-be new political parties. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake has joined a cross-party group of MPs in taking crowdfunded legal action against the Metropolitan Police. … Read the full post »
Belatedly, the Electoral Commission has approved the Liberal Democrat application to be able to use “Liberal Democrats – To stop Brexit” on the ballot paper in elections. … Read the full post »
Political parties have the choice of using on ballot papers either their official name or one from a set of official party descriptions registered with the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
Leave.EU has been found guilty of breaking the law over Brexit campaigning, with a fine of £60,000 imposed. … Read the full post »