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Lib Dem Chris Twells’ shock win in Cotswolds prompts calls to close loophole in electoral lawA Liberal Democrat councillor in Salford says he will resign after winning a second seat in the Cotswolds thanks to a loophole in electoral law.Chris Twells, w…
Find out the scale of Conservative losses and the gains made by Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green party• Latest reporting and analysis• About these electionsOn 4 May, 230 English councils are holding elections with more than 8,000 seats being conteste…
Rishi Sunak can’t revive his party, says leader of Lib Dems, after series of council gains from ConservativesEngland local elections – latest updatesRishi Sunak has shown he is unable to revive the Conservative brand, Ed Davey has argued after the Libe…
If you are a Conservative MP worried about the next general election, the results thus far will cause alarmLocal elections 2023 – live updatesMore or less every time you turned on the radio or opened a newspaper in recent days a government minister was…
Opposition leader hails ‘very, very good’ outcome of local elections after his party takes control of key councilsEngland local elections – latest updatesKeir Starmer has said the Labour party is on track to win the next general election, after taking …
Conservatives continue to suffer heavy defeats as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens make gainsLive results trackerProf Rob Ford, an elections specialist, has written an article for the Guardian trying to assess what would be a good result and a bad result fo…
As the results come in, find out how Conservatives, Labour, Lib Dems and other parties fared in Thursday’s polls for hundreds of English councilsLatest reporting and analysisAbout these electionsOn 4 May, 230 English councils are holding elections with…
Results from 230 councils expected to trickle in throughout Friday, with study of new voter ID rules due in JuneVoting has closed in local elections which marked Rishi Sunak’s debut as an electoral figurehead for the Conservatives, as well as for the f…
Wrong documents and a requirement to remove masks leave some unable to vote in local electionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe introduction of voter ID in England has left a number of people, often from more marginalised groups, unable to cast ball…
‘No major issues’ reported so far, as most voters in Leicester say they were made well aware of changeUK politics live – latest updatesDespite warnings that the introduction of new voter ID requirements might lead to disruption at polling stations acro…