Elections

By Martin Ford | 03 May 2019

The tradition of dozens of volunteers gathering in town halls and leisure centres to count ballot...

Conservatives struggle at the polls as Lib Dems gain

By Heather Jameson | 03 May 2019

The two main political parties have made big loses in the local elections, with the Lib Dems, Gre...

ELECTIONS

Voter ID plans will impact 'millions on the margins'

By Laura Sharman | 02 May 2019

Millions of people will be denied their right to vote if the Government presses ahead with its ma...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Security fears after candidate addresses published

By Dan Peters | 02 May 2019

Security concerns have been raised after a loophole forced councils to publish the home addresses...

WHITEHALL

£100m EU elections bill even if poll cancelled

By Dan Peters | 01 May 2019

The UK will still be landed with a close to £100m bill for the EU elections - even if they were c...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

The local is where the repairs begin

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 April 2019

The things these elections should really be about – homes, schools, high streets, care and childr...

SOCIAL CARE

Devo choices should be open to all

By Heather Jameson | 30 April 2019

If Scotland can choose to raise income tax and invest in public services, why can’t Manchester or...

ELECTIONS

White Van Man on... local elections

30 April 2019

I’m all in favour of democracy but you wonder sometimes whether we’ve got too much of it. I mean ...

ELECTIONS

Paws for thought

30 April 2019

Candidates pawtrolling the streets attempting to drum up support ahead of today’s local elections...

ELECTIONS

Voter ID plans slammed as 'undemocratic'

By Hiba Mahamadi | 30 April 2019

Mandatory voter ID requirements will seriously damage democracy, the Electoral Reform Society has...

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