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

Chris Jarvis
19 December, 2025 (3 days ago)

Who’s up and who’s down?

A photo of a ballot box

Latest Posts

Social Housing in the UK
Opinion

A Chance to Build: Why reforming planning committees is essential to tackle the housing crisis

Chris Worrall
11 December, 2024

Planning committees are often dominated by councillors whose decisions reflect political convenience and vocal local opposition rather than the broader public interest.

Nigel Farage
News

Nigel Farage’s biggest backer tried to send donation via third party to make it look as though he had a ‘broader base of support’

Basit Mahmood
11 December, 2024

Yet more embarrassment for Farage

A photo of doctors on a picket line striking for higher pay.
News

Trade unions say proposed pay increase is an ‘insult’ to millions of public sector workers

Olivia Barber
11 December, 2024

Unison, the BMA, Unite and the NEU have all said a 2.8% pay rise next year isn’t enough

Richard Tice
News

Reform UK’s Richard Tice in car crash interview as he tries to defend Brexit

Basit Mahmood
11 December, 2024

Not going well for Tice…

A photo of Nick Candy, Reform's new treasurer and Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK in an interview on Sky News
News

Who is Nick Candy? The latest Tory to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Olivia Barber
11 December, 2024

Candy, a billionaire property developer and former Tory donor, has become Reform’s new treasurer.

Islamophobia Awareness Month
News

GB News broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, study finds

Basit Mahmood
10 December, 2024

Researchers warned that the overwhelmingly negative coverage of Islam and Muslims on GB News ‘potentially fuelled community tensions and contributed to civil unrest’.

A photo of a Greenpeace banner hanging from a platform on one of Shell's oil vessels.
News

Shell backs down on million pound Greenpeace lawsuit and agrees to charity donation settlement

Olivia Barber
10 December, 2024

‘This kind of stunt at sea is a serious risk to safety and life’

Voting Ballot Box
News

2024 General Election saw voters switch between parties at highest rate since 1931

Basit Mahmood
10 December, 2024

Increased voter volatility has meant that this was the first UK election where four parties received over 10% of the vote,

A headshot of politician Margaret Hodge smiling
News

Margaret Hodge takes on anti-corruption champion role to tackle flow of dirty money

Olivia Barber
10 December, 2024

Lammy says the government will make the UK ‘a hostile environment for the corrupt’

Farage
News

Nigel Farage makes sixth trip to US since being elected MP so that he can headline MAGA fundraiser

Basit Mahmood
10 December, 2024

Is he ever in his constituency?

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