In a series of interviews with party leaders ahead of the May 2 local elections in Sheffield, Cllr Dianne Hurst from the Sheffield Community Councillor Group has told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) why she (and some of her colleagues) left the Labour Party and what’s next in – now – opposition at town hall. For a start, we met at Richmond Park in Sheffield, where Cllr Hurst wanted to talk about a mix of real local issues – the lack of housing options when homes are lying empty, and...
In an email seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, candidates were told that BMBC is ‘aware of some issues regarding the delivery of postal votes’, and bosses are working with Royal Mail to ensure they are delivered in time. Cudworth, Dearne North, Monk Bretton, Royston, Wombwell and Rockingham wards are mostly affected. Postal votes must be received by 10pm on May 2, the day of the election, or they will not be counted. Voters can drop off their vote at the ballot box at the Town Hall...
Manor Castle ward stretches from the edge of the city centre, encompassing Park Hill, Wybourn and Manor estates. Labour will be keen to retain the seat on May 2, where Coun Sioned-Mair Richards, a recent Lord Mayor, has stepped down. It was all-Labour until former council leader Coun Terry Fox was one of eight party members to defect to the Sheffield Community Councillors group. For Labour, Elle Dodds said: “I’m passionate about everyone getting their views heard, and having the chance to shape...
Neither Cllr Tom Hunt, the leader of the council, nor Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, have to stand this year – but Cllr Douglas Johnson from the Green Party does. Cllr Johnson, the leader of his group, was able to win comfortably in 2021 and now he is aiming to do that again, keeping the City ward a Green ward. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “I’m a councillor for City ward, I was elected in 2016 and again in 2021. “I chair the council’s housing...
Councillors, mayors and police commissioners across England and Wales are facing voters this week. What’s at stake? Helen Pidd reportsThis week voters in more than 100 local authorities in England and Wales are heading to the polls. And Labour are predicted to win big. Helen Pidd travelled to Accrington in Hyndburn, where the local authority has an equal number of Labour and Conservative councillors, to see what people there thought about the local elections.What she found was a more complicated...
Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.
Voters go to the polls on May 2 in what will be an 'all-out' election
Polling day in Coventry is on Thursday 2 May
Casio watches have been a pop culture staple for decades. In 1985’s Back to the Future, Marty McFly dons a Casio CA53W black calculator watch, a nerdy and oh-so-cool icon you can still buy today. More recently, in 2023’s black comedy Saltburn, Barry Keoghan’s cunning character wears a digital stainless steel Casio—for about $45, you can channel his vibes. And don’t forget the classic G-Shock DW-5600 on Keanu Reeves’ wrist in the 1994 action-packed Speed, as he drives a bus rigged with a bomb....
Where might the main political parties make gains and losses in the local elections on 2 May?
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is already threatening to stretch national unity to a breaking point. Tensions spiked late Tuesday following an operation by New York Police Department surge teams to reclaim the Columbia University campus from pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic campus protests are injecting an inflammatory new element into an election year that is already threatening to stretch national unity to a breaking point. Tensions spiked late Tuesday following an operation by New York Police Department surge teams to reclaim the Columbia University campus from pro-Palestinian demonstrators