In order to establish whether manifestos contribute to local accountability, a content analysis is applied to party manifestos produced for the 1995 Welsh local elections. Evidence demonstrates that during this election campaign local parties in Wales chose to focus upon policies relating to the ...
Voters have described feeling "horrified and betrayed" after an Independent councillor chose to join Labour days after being voted in. 16 May 2022 Insight Three topics that will influence three voters in Wales' local elections On Thursday 5th May, voters will be asked to choose which individuals...
All local elections due in any one year are held on the same day, normally the first Thursday in May. The people entitled to vote at local government elections are those who are residents in the local authority area on the qualifying date, are 18 or over on election day, are British ...
Where's Wales If Ukip Pushes the Tories Right and So Gives Alex Salmond Victory? the Rise of Ukip in English Local Elections Has Seen It Characterised as the New Party of English Nationalism. but Its Rise as the Protest Party of Choice Could Herald a Pivotal Role in Welsh Politics. Senedd...
local elections. The vote has been considered to be a litmus test for the mid-term popularity of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, caught between the partygate scandal and surging inflation. However, the country's opposition parties have not made sufficient gains to change the tide in British ...
Last week, voters across England and Wales cast ballots for mayors, councillors, and police and crime commissioners. Though these elections are highly localised and tend to not be quite as party-charged as a general election would be, the results are still extremely important looking at the year...
Chart 1: How parties fared in Wales’ 2017 council elections, compared to 2012 The Welsh Government are currently considering introducing a range of reforms to modernise electoral arrangements. Options include all-postal elections, electronic voting, and mobile voting. There is also a proposal to ...
Senedd and local council elections in Wales EU citizens who registered to vote before 31st December 2020 and have full or pre – settled status are being informed their right to vote in local elections is secure. Cover photo: Izzy Knowles with credit toDORODwho organised an EU Flag relay acro...
How well do elections in Erie County, New York, in the Towns of Colden, Holland, Sardinia and Wales (See Map 1), stack-up against Professor Martin’s description of small-town elections? The American two-party democracy rests on this principle: To perform their key role as voters, citize...
Delyth Jewell, a member of the Senedd, has insisted that the Aberfan disaster should have been "the moment that changed things" around securing dangerous coal tips in Wales. Nearly 60 years since the tragedy, which killed 144 people when coal waste slid down the side of a mountain into a ...