A bumper ten principal authority council by-elections this week and a bumper set of good news for Lib Dems - with an ...

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The Liberal Democrats make another council by-election gain in Conservative frontbencher Mel Stride's constituency.

Nicole Brooke was elected a Reform councillor in Northumberland in May, but is now out of the party. She's been talking to the local paper.

Alex Brewer was elected Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire at the 2024 general election. Prior to her election she ran a children's charity.

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Looking beyond those elected in May, there are further cases of councillors departing from Reform. Richard Everett was elected as a Conservative to Tendring District Council in 2023, later joining ...

Here are the scores on the doors for the latest quarter of principal authority council by-elections. You can also check out the running total of council by-election results since the last May ...

Congratulations to the following Liberal Democrats spotted in the 2025 King’s Birthday honours: ...

Before polling day, I covered the extreme and unpleasant views of Donna Edmunds, then a council candidate for Reform UK. She was elected on Thursday for Hodnet ward, Shropshire, but is now already an ...