In local elections in May — when Conservatives suffered heavy losses in council seats and mayoral offices — turnout averaged 30%, the Institute for Government, an independent think tank, reported. Conservatives expressed optimism that reports of high turnout on Thursday could help them overcome po...
LONDON, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom's (UK) ruling Conservative Party lost some of its traditional strongholds in Thursday's 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 ...
This was aided by the U.K.'s "first past the post" system, where voters choose only one single candidate from their local list in each of the country's 650 constituencies. The person with the most votes in each constituency is elected as a Member of Parliament to the House of Com...
London, where he invited the leader of the Labour Party to become Prime Minister and form a new government following the landslide General Election victory for the Labour Party. Picture date: Friday July 5, 2024. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images) ...
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the UK's local elections.
A shift to the left, but brace for a right-wing re-alignmentPDF(223KB)01/07/2024 Snap UK elections on 4 July Britons are going to the ballot box this Thursday. The vote is somewhat earlier than expected, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calling parliamentary elections at...
Labour’s Landslide Victory in UK Elections: What It Means for U.S. Business UK citizens delivered an unambiguous message about their desire for change. Topics/ International/Zach Helzer Senior Director, EuropeHead, U.S.-UK Business Council Published July 09, 2024 Share The UK went to...
The five seats Reform won in parliament this year were all taken from the Conservatives, but more recently, Reform has been capturing Labour seats in local government special elections. I have read that the Bow Group, the oldest conservative think tank in the UK is not impres...
The impact could be larger this year as voters at local elections tend to be a smaller group of more politically informed people. The larger group of voters who turn up for general elections may be less aware of the requirements. Davis said the requirement could prejudice a generation of olde...
Northern Ireland’s local elections overshadowed by Brexit stand-off DUP seeks to retain council dominance on Thursday in test of support for Stormont boycott April 18 2023 Northern Ireland Key players in N Ireland peace deal urge DUP to end Stormont boycott ...