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Which party has won the most council by-elections since the May 2025 local elections?

Chris Jarvis
Yesterday

Who’s up and who’s down?

A photo of a ballot box

Latest Posts

Fall in applications undermines government claims fee rise will not deter students

11 July, 2012

The government has got it totally wrong on higher education funding – it’s time for Labour to propose an alternative.

Miliband lays in to ‘Millionaires’ PM’ at last PMQs before recess

Shamik Das
11 July, 2012

Ed Miliband sought to paint David Cameron as the millionaire-loving, anti-pensioner PM at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the summer recess today.

Almost 600 children treated on adult mental health wards in Wales over past ten years

Ed Jacobs
11 July, 2012

Over the last 10 years, at least 587 children spent 9,516 bed days on adult wards.

Hollande says UK’s future lies within Europe

Sanchia Alasia
11 July, 2012

David Cameron rolled out the red carpet for François Hollande’s visit to the UK yesterday, in his official visit as French President.

The battle on family migration will be a long one, but we can win

11 July, 2012

What is certain is the fight for family rights will continue and it has the scope to build political support, writes Ruth Grove-White, Migrants’ Rights Network.

The hall of shame: The 117 Labour and Tory MPs who voted against Lords reform

Shamik Das
11 July, 2012

Last night, 91 Conservative and 26 Labour MPs voted against the second reading of the House of Lords Reform Bill; here is the list in full.

JRF: You can’t rely on a single policy to combat poverty

10 July, 2012

The net weekly budget for a family of four, with children aged 3 and 7, has risen from £370 to £455 since 2008.

Boris Johnson argues against bank regulation, misses the point

Ben Phillips
10 July, 2012

The PM’s spokesman thinks Barclays understands public concerns, while Boris Johnson says the Libor scandal is funny. Could the Tories please get back in touch?

The Middle East must work to implement a WMD-free zone

Kate Hudson
10 July, 2012

If we are to be comfortable with the world which we hand down to future generations then we need a unified vision of a world free from nuclear weapons.

Cutting housing benefit for young people could cause homelessness

Kevin Gulliver
10 July, 2012

The Tory-led government’s plans to cut housing benefit for young people could cause homelessness.

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