In terms of the cabinet pecking order, Danny Alexander might end up the most senior politician to lose their seat on polling day. The Treasury chief secretary has a majority…
The counties of Cheshire, Cumbria and Lancashire hold the greatest concentration of Labour targets in the country. Outside of Merseyside and Greater Manchester, north-west England offers the best chance for…
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…
Labour’s lead over the Conservatives has narrowed slowly but persistently over the past few months. November saw this trend continue. The gap between the two parties’ average poll scores shrank…
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…
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…
Neither will Nick Clegg. Two new polls from Lord Ashcroft have suggested that the Lib Dem leader is at risk from Labour and that Ed Miliband could be defeated if…
I’ve already looked at the state of play within the county of West Midlands, where Labour has a solid wedge of seats that won’t alter very much come polling day….
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…
UK elections 2015 