When I reviewed the state of play in Scotland just three months ago, I stated: “There is only one party likely to make gains here at the general election, and…

The 18 parliamentary seats in Northern Ireland are normally treated as a bit of an afterthought at a general election. They are not contested by any of the main British…

The Tories gave the impression of being taken by surprise at how well Labour did in London in May’s local elections. They seemed particularly caught out by Labour taking control…

Here’s an area of the country with a very high chance of absolutely no constituencies changing hands at the election. Merseyside has settled – some might say ossified – into…

The UK’s second-largest conurbation has a population of 2.5m. It has 27 parliamentary constituencies, over three-quarters of which are Labour. It is one of the party’s traditional bedrocks – which…

In the next stage of my tour of the electoral map, I’m going to look at the main metropolitan areas in England. I’m starting with the West Midlands – not…

The East Midlands is going to play a key role in the outcome of the election. Over a third of its constituencies are marginals, of which almost half have majorities…

Glance at the current state of play in this region and you’ll have a few prejudices shaken. Roughly a third of the constituencies are held by the Tories, for instance….

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,…

The current distribution of seats in Wales masks a mixed picture for all the main parties, including Labour. Despite its numeral dominance, Labour is far from the force it was…