Despite the month proving to be anything but a silly season when it came to news, all four parties have ended August with their polling averages pretty much unchanged. Labour…
There was an unexpected outcome in this week’s sole council by-election. Not only did the Liberal Democrats hold a seat in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, they also achieved a swing from Labour of…
1. Ukip does well only when it is in the headlines. Like all small parties, it needs as much publicity as possible to give the appearance of momentum. Ukip hasn’t…
It used to be so simple. We didn’t know exactly when an election was going to take place, so we didn’t have people counting down meticulously until polling day. And…
Nigel Farage has repeated his promise/threat to stand down as leader of Ukip if his party fails to win any seats the election. He made the remarks on being confirmed…
The first postal votes for the Scottish referendum have been sent out. During the next few days over 700,000 will be sent in total: a number that represents almost a…
For the next stage of my tour of the electoral map, I’ve split the giant Yorkshire and Humber region in two more manageable chunks. And before we go any further,…
Just one local by-election this week. The Tories took a seat from the Liberal Democrats on Broadland council in Norfolk. Fran Whymark won by a gap of 14 votes. There…
As expected, Labour won Thursday’s by-election for the post of West Midlands police and crime commissioner. And as expected, the turnout was pathetic. Just 10.22% of those eligible to vote…
Four weeks today, we’ll know whether Scotland has decided to become an independent country or stay within the United Kingdom. If the union remains intact, the loudest sigh of relief…
UK elections 2015 