That’s in part because of the likely electoral swing for the Labour Party. To win even a narrow majority, Labour needed a bigger gain in parliamentary seats than that achieved by Tony Blair in 1997. Its projected 170 majority means it is on course to have seen an unprecedented upswing...
Unlike in other voting systems, there are no second rounds or ranking of first- and second-choice candidates, meaning it can be difficult for smaller parties to translate an increased share of the popular vote into parliamentary seats. Gabriella Dickens, G7 economist at AXA Investment Manager...
–In the 4 July legislative election, the Conservative government suffered a crushing electoral defeat, and Rishi Sunak resigned. The Labour Party led by Keir Starmer won 411 (or 412) parliamentary seats o...
"They (Labour) won the council, if they win our parliamentary constituencies as well, then it doesn't bode well for us to form a government in future general elections," Thomas said. Johnson admitted the Conservatives endured a "tough night" in England but insisted that his party faced "a...
Across England, Reform proved it can translate positive polling into real power, picking up another parliamentary seat, a mayoralty, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire councils and dozens of seats by lunchtime. The popularity surge for this anti-establishment party is real. ...
Three geography scholars trace how the UK's system for defining parliamentary constituencies has evolved since the Great Reform Act of 1832, and how the eight redistrictings since then were undertaken. Special attention is paid to the five redistrictings that have been undertaken by the ...
When you think the last election, in 2019, Boris Johnson won the Conservatives 365 seats, that is an almost complete wipeout of the governing Conservative parties parliamentary presence. This puts it up there with some of our most extraordinary and consequential elections in Britis...
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has officially won the UK general election and is heading for a landslide, with results from more than 500 parliamentary seats declared.
"Fare dodgers annoy me since I always pay - but what was Jenrick's point? That 14 years of Tories underfunding the police has meant people feel comfortable breaking the law?" Matt Thanks to everyone who's submitted a comment - we'll share more later this afternoo...
Keir Starmer has gone on the attack, rubbishing Nigel Farage's economic plans. Meanwhile, senior Tory Robert Jenrick has got people talking by posting a video of him confronting fare dodgers on London's Tube.