Continuing my look at the seats that will illustrate how well or how badly each party does at the election, here’s my pick for the Liberal Democrats. As with my…

The five Sinn Fein MPs elected in 2010 have never taken their seats in the House of Commons. This has made it easier for the government to pass legislation, for…

Just last week I was boggling at the number of constituencies that are still, four months away from the start of the election campaign, without a candidate. Now another one…

The 2015 election will not see one party sweep to power by making gains right across the country. Success will be localised. A party might do incredibly well in one…

Sensing the growing likelihood of an election in 2015 where nobody wins a majority of seats in the House of Commons, a number of smaller political parties have started to…

A total of 75 MPs have so far announced their intention to stand down at the 2015 general election. With a little over four months to go until the formal…

Had David Cameron and Nick Clegg not fallen out over reform of the House of Lords, the 2015 general election would have seen the number of MPs in the House…

A total of 307 Conservative MPs won seats at the 2010 general election*. The party came in 19 short of the 326 needed for an absolute majority in the House…

Most of us know by now whether our MP is standing at the general election. If not, we can pretty easily find out. We also know the identity of his…

Norman Baker’s resignation as Liberal Democrat home office minister has refocused attention on the state of the coalition, just six months out from the general election. Might we see a…