Five experts tell us what they will be keeping their eye on during the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales.
- Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool
Things will get worse before they might get better for Labour.
Nigel Farage is now claiming to be the official opposition after overturning Labour’s 14,700-majority.
The new prime minister will be aiming to sell his message of fiscal restraint.
An exit poll at 10pm will give a good sense of whether the UK is indeed heading for a Labour landslide.
Disillusioned Conservative voters have had a string of opportunities to make their voices heard.
The results represent more than just dissatisfaction with local MPs – the national picture has shifted.
More byelections could be on the way.
There’s a lot to play for in the final big electoral test before the next national vote, especially in northern regions where Labour hopes to make a comeback.
There’s a mountain climb but there are positive signs for the opposition in the first few weeks of Liz Truss’s government,
Byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton and Wakefield will have shaken some Conservative MPs.
Politics professor Jon Tonge was pretty much spot on with his prediction for the result of the no-confidence vote. Here’s how he calculated the result.
What’s happening in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales this Thursday.
A tiny group of people will select the man to lead Arlene Foster’s party following her resignation. But, bizarrely, it might be that neither becomes first minister.
From councils to devolved parliaments, a bumper crop of contests is happening on the same day.
The UK doesn’t have enough evidence to back votes for 16 and 17-year-olds.
Experts provide a rolling response, live as the results come in for the 2015 general election.
As the general election approaches, an overall majority government is looking about as likely as a second Nick Clegg pledge on tuition fees. Attention has now turned to the potential make-up of a coalition…
You would have thought, by now, that our politicians might have developed a finer intuitive sense when it comes to being offered fairly large sums of money for doing what appears to be very little in return…
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