Thursday’s extra bonus for Lib Dems: the local elections
Put a backbench MP and a ruling group councillor together and they’ll often tease each other about who really has the more power. … Read the full post »
Read about the 2010 local council elections which were held on the same day as the 2010 general election – Thursday 6 May. As a result, turnout in these contests was much higher than it usually is.
Put a backbench MP and a ruling group councillor together and they’ll often tease each other about who really has the more power. … Read the full post »
First, the good news: all the reports so far indicated a strong surge in people registering just before the deadline earlier this month. … Read the full post »
There have been two further recent reports of police investigations into postal vote and related allegations involving this year’s local elections. … Read the full post »
Deadline for submitting new requests for proxy votes (except for medical emergencies proxies) : 5pm on Tuesday 27 April. … Read the full post »
The Evening Courier reports that, “A convicted fraudster has once again been questioned by police over illegal voting claims.” … Read the full post »
A great bit of local reportage courtesy of the StroudGreen.org site which is doing video interviews with local election candidates. … Read the full post »
Standing for two councils in different areas is perfectly legal (as you can qualify in different areas under, for example, the live and work qualifications) but it raises questions about how committed you are to either place. … Read the full post »
Here are this week’s deadlines for the general election and council elections. … Read the full post »
First there was Sky. And now there’s finishing off authorising various local election candidates. … Read the full post »
Find out what election law deadlines are coming up in the next few days for both the general election and council elections… … Read the full post »