With dissolution little over a month away, we’re not going to see any more by-elections this parliament. Even if an MP dies in the next few weeks, convention dictates their…

Despite it proving to be wholly expected, Mark Reckless’ by-election win in Rochester & Strood has re-ignited the Ukip inflation game. After a few quiet weeks, the talk this weekend…

1. The Tories have a new election target And it’s an entirely winnable one too. Mark Reckless managed a majority in Rochester & Strood of just 2,920. A swing of…

Voters go to the polls today to choose a new MP for the constituency of Rochester & Strood in Kent. For anyone planning on staying up, the result is expected…

We’ve still a fortnight to go until the Rochester & Strood by-election. If it feels like the campaign has gone on for months, that’s because it has. By the time…

We’re still an awful long way off from the Rochester & Strood by-election. Even though Mark Reckless announced his defection from the Tories to Ukip in late September, the contest…

We’ve now had 20 by-elections in this parliament. There’s at least one more to come. The Liberal Democrats have contested 18 of the 20, and have won only one: Eastleigh,…

1. Heywood was not a Labour stronghold The media has made much reference to the seat being “rock solid” or “very safe” for Labour. It wasn’t. Jim Dobbin’s majority was…

Voters go to the polls today to choose new MPs for the constituencies of Clacton and Heywood & Middleton. For anyone planning on staying up, the result from Clacton is…

We don’t yet have a date for the Rochester & Strood by-election, but we do have our first opinion poll. It was carried out by Survation on behalf of the…