local elections
Where are elections happening on 1 May 2025?
There are 25 council elections, six mayoral elections and one parliamentary by-election on 1 May
Reform UK candidate steps down over charity fraud offence
He has admitted to stealing more than £28,000 from a local youth and community centre
Local elections haven’t been postponed, they’ve been cancelled. Here’s why this matters.
Councillors on lame-duck authorities will end up with six- or even seven-year terms. Meanwhile the people they serve will get no say on their performance
Reform UK selects local election candidate who supports conspiracy theories and Tommy Robinson
Does Reform have a vetting process?
First Past the Post helped the Conservatives avoid a much worse set of election results
Unlock Democracy’s analysis of the results shows, in changing the voting system for these elections, the Conservatives avoided a much worse set of PCC results.
James Cleverly prompts ridicule for praise of Susan Hall
‘Fortunately, London saw through her vitriolic and personal attacks and massive lies… What an embarrassing tweet.’