Conservative Party splits in Calderdale
Calderdale politics seem to be as lively as ever this year with Chris O’Connor, a former Conservative Mayor, standing as an independent against a Conservative councillor… … Read the full post »
2007 Local Elections
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.
Labour MP stands against his own party in Northampton, and is joined by chief whip
More interesting news from Northampton: two of the independent candidates this year are Peter Evans, a sitting Labour councillor and their current Chief Whip (!) and… … Read the full post »
Conservatives accused in poll fixing scandal
Conservatives have been accused of trying to rig a Chronicle & Echo phone poll by deluging the newspaper’s vote line with multiple calls. … Read the full post »