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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

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Robert Jenrick called out for ‘mean spirited’ hypocrisy

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 November, 2025

“There’s nothing he won’t do to get attention.”

Canary Wharf

Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich

Prem Sikka
7 November, 2025

The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few

The Leader of the House Lucy Powell
News

Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says party must not break tax manifesto promise

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

Powell has also repeated her call for the two-child limit to be lifted “in full”

Charities regulator tells right-wing IEA that it has to ‘act on transparency and balance’

Basit Mahmood
7 November, 2025

The Good Law Project’s initial complaint related to potential political bias as well as perceptions of a potential lack of transparency around funding.

Kent County Council leader tells councillors to "suck it up"
News

Reform mocked as expelled councillors form rival group on Kent council

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

The Lib Dems have compared factionalism and infighting in Reform-run Kent County Council to a Monty Python-style farce

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown demands ‘total abolition’ of two-child benefit limit ahead of Budget

Basit Mahmood
7 November, 2025

“Total abolition is far preferable to any tapering or any other kind of reform that would not abolish the two-child rule in its entirety.”

Paul Nowak on BBC Question Time
News

Paul Nowak roasts Telegraph columnist’s claim the economy was ‘doing ok’ under the Tories on Question Time

Olivia Barber
7 November, 2025

“Doing well for who? Would be the question that I would ask.”

Reform UK

Reform in chaos after losing 9 councillors on key council in just 6 months

Basit Mahmood
6 November, 2025

The party won 57 of the 81 seats up for grabs in May but has now gone down to 48.

Richard Tice on Sky News
News

Reform commits to abolishing inheritance tax

Olivia Barber
6 November, 2025

“Instead of offering real solutions, Reform is promising to rig the tax system further for a small minority of the country.”

Nigel Farage being interviewed about Trump's state banquet
News

Reform-run council criticised over plans to close care homes and day centres

Olivia Barber
6 November, 2025

Questions have also been raised about a conflict of interest, as Reform’s adult social care cabinet member owns a private care company

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