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February 10, 2015

The other elections taking place on 7 May

Just before Christmas I had a go at listing all the other elections that were due to take place in the UK on the same day as the general election. The exact number…

February 08, 2015

Latest by-election results: Tories sink in Labour stronghold

Just one council by-election this week. Labour held a seat on Derbyshire county council with ease: This was the first time Ukip contested the seat. The Tories slumped from second…

January 31, 2015

Latest by-election results: a quiet end to a quiet month

This week’s council by-elections saw no changes. The Tories held all three seats that were up for grabs, two of which were in the same ward of St Albans city council:…

January 24, 2015

Latest by-election results: new year cheer for the SNP

No seats changed hands in the first council by-elections of 2015, but each result had its own interesting story to tell. The most eye-catching contest was for a seat on…

December 19, 2014

Latest by-election results: Christmas cheer for Labour and the Tories

Just two council by-elections were held on Thursday. Labour held a seat comfortably on Nottinghamshire council: Ollerton is in the marginal Tory constituency of Sherwood, which is one of Labour’s…

December 16, 2014

The general election isn’t the only poll taking place on 7 May

Along with contests to choose the 650 MPs for the next UK parliament, on 7 May 2015 local elections are also being held across most of England. A handful of…

December 13, 2014

Latest by-election results: big wins for the small parties

A feast of council by-elections this week. There were a total of 12 contests on Thursday, taking place across England, Scotland and Wales. Plus there’s an extra result left over…

December 06, 2014

Latest by-election results: some pre-Christmas cheer for Labour

Just one seat changed hands in this week’s council by-elections. Labour made a gain from an independent on Mansfield council. No independents were contesting the seat this time, and Labour’s…

November 29, 2014

Latest by-election results: gains for Tories, Ukip and the SNP

There was a rich crop of 13 council by-elections on Thursday, including a mix of gains, holds and even an uncontested seat. First, a local landslide for Conservative candidate Ronnie…

November 22, 2014

A second Ukip defector held their seat on Thursday

It wasn’t widely reported, but a by-election parallel to that in Rochester & Strood took place on Thursday. Chris Irvine won a seat on Medway council after defecting from the…

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The informed musings of an election obsessive, counting down to 7 May 2015 by poring over the latest forecasts, sizing up target seats and candidates, and riding a swingometer across polls past and present.

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