With the election campaign fully under way, it’s high time to revisit the 60 constituencies that will play the biggest part in determining the result. They are the seats Labour…
Ever since Labour did better than expected in London in last year’s local elections, there’s been a sense that come the general election the party will benefit from a higher swing…
If you take a simple average of all the latest forecasts of the election result*, the Conservative party has an 13-seat lead over Labour. Both the main parties are well…
All of this week’s council by-elections took place outside England. There were five in total, four in Scotland and one in Wales. The SNP won three seats: two gains and…
It’s time for another refresh of my anatomy of the Liberal Democrat party. I first updated my list of six species a couple of months ago. Since then things have…
The SNP is likely to win upwards of 30 seats at the election. Ukip is tipped to win around three. So why are both parties often treated as if they’ll…
For an election that is frequently referred to as the most unpredictable for a generation, it sometimes feels like there’s a surprising amount that’s already being taken for granted about…
At some point between 3pm and 5pm on Thursday afternoon, the 55th parliament of the United Kingdom will adjourn for the last time. Both chambers will be prorogued until Monday,…
Lord Ashdown made a speech a few days ago at the Liberal Democrats’ Scottish conference in which he more or less admitted that the only way the party are going…
Now that the schedule for the leaders’ debates seems to have been settled*, the shape of the election campaign has become a bit more clear. We still have three live TV…
UK elections 2015 