Why are the Conservatives being so downbeat about their election prospects?
After the May 1978 elections (i.e. the last round of elections before they won the general election) the Conservatives had 49.6% of councillors. … Read the full post »
Read about the 2007 local elections, held on 3 May and covering Scotland along with most of England. These were the last elections fought under Tony Blair by the Labour Party. His party lost seats heavily to the Conservatives under David Cameron.
After the May 1978 elections (i.e. the last round of elections before they won the general election) the Conservatives had 49.6% of councillors. … Read the full post »
Edward Davey MP (Chair of Campaigns and Communications) has written to the Chair of the Labour Party Hazel Blears… … Read the full post »
So far the Conservatives are investigating rather than having suspended him as a member, which is a little curious given how eager Francis Maude has been to… … Read the full post »
One senior minister said: “The Tories aren’t doing well in the North, but we reckon we could suffer big losses against the Lib Dems in the South, especially London.” … Read the full post »
The Sunday Times has a got a story about Labour breaking the rules on postal voting in Leeds. … Read the full post »
Busharat Ali is the Labour candidate in Lawrence Hill ward, Bristol. He didn’t like being attacked in a Liberal Democrat leaflet over Blair and Iraq. … Read the full post »
After each round of elections there are various chances for us to provide feedback to those involved in running the elections, including both the Electoral Commission and the Department for Constitutional Affairs. … Read the full post »
And then they were mostly found again; thanks to the person who pointed out the reason for the bulk of the difference in the comments on Lib Dem Voice. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Leader Ming Campbell talks about his visits around the UK for the local, Welsh and Scottish elections. … Read the full post »
Eleven Conservative councillors have quit the party in North Essex… … Read the full post »