February 22, 2015
Election night TV: what we know so far
With just over 10 weeks to go until polling day, the two main broadcasters ought to have their plans for election night pretty much in place. There are still a…
February 21, 2015
Latest by-election results: a close win for Labour
Another week with just one local by-election. A seat on Carmarthenshire county council was up for grabs on Thursday, and it was held by Labour:
February 20, 2015
The Ukip deflation game
Lord Ashcroft’s latest batch of constituency polls looked at four seats Ukip is hoping to take from the Conservatives – and found Nigel Farage’s party trailing in every single one….
February 19, 2015
The one thing we already know about the weekend after the election
The 70th anniversary of VE Day falls on 8 May: the day after the general election. A series of ceremonies to mark this occasion are scheduled to take place in…
February 18, 2015
Which parties could benefit most from the ex-BNP vote?
At the last election, the party that prided itself most on posing as insurgent and anti-establishment was not Ukip or the Greens, but the BNP. It had done well enough…
February 17, 2015
Parties are still searching for replacement candidates
The total number of MPs standing down at the election has now reached 88. A few constituencies are still searching for replacements, even though we’re less than three months away…
February 16, 2015
Seats to watch: the full list
Here’s my complete guide to the seats I think will most shape the result of the election, and from which we’ll best judge the success and failure of all the…
February 15, 2015
Poll update: no surges, no slumps
Halfway through February, the opinion polls are still clinging stubbornly to the trend of the past few months:
February 14, 2015
Latest by-election results: Labour gains from Ukip
Only one seat was up for grabs in this week’s local by-elections. It was on Harlow council, and it was won by Labour from Ukip: The result represents a 10%…
February 13, 2015
Parties are advancing on the Lib Dems from four fronts: how many MPs will survive?
Academics from the British Election Study yesterday published what they called a “nowcast” (as opposed to a forecast) of the general election result. It caused quite a stir on social…
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