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...
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For Giovanna Lewis, a local councillor in Dorset, a combination of Labour’s stance on Palestine, climate activism, refugees, and a lack of democracy led her to resign from the party. “I was holding on for a long time,” she explained. “I wanted to stay and try to push for Carralyn Parkes, who is on the […]
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Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The provincial by-election for the Milton riding is one week away. The Milton seat was vacated when former conservative MPP Parm Gill announced in January he was going to run federally. On Thursday, CHCH News spoke with candidates for the provincial Green Party and the provincial NDP. The two parties said their areas of focus […]
For a majority, a party will need to win 30 of the 59 seats that make up Rotherham Council. Currently, Labour holds 32 seats, the Conservatives hold 15, the Liberal Democrats hold four, independents hold seven, and the Independent Conservatives hold two. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council, but lost 16 seats – and the Conservatives won 20 seats to form the main opposition when they previously held none. Since the last boundary changes in 2020, the council has been made...
There are 63 seats on Barnsley Council, and 32 seats are needed for a majority. Labour currently holds 48 seats, Lib Dems hold 10, Conservatives hold two, Independents hold two, and Reform UK has one. In May 2021, Labour retained overall control of the council but lost three seats. In December 2022, Conservative councillor for Rockingham ward David White defected to Reform UK. In Barnsley, there are 21 electoral wards, each represented by three councillors. Here, each party standing in the...
The far-right party was added to the register in 2022.
With council elections due to take place next week, we’re shining the spotlight on Sunderland’s candidates in the run-up to polling day. Voters will head to polling stations on Thursday, May 2, to either re-elect or replace holders of around a third of seats on Sunderland City Council. All candidates have been given the opportunity to tell readers why they’re standing and why you should vote for them. Here’s what candidates in the Barnes ward have to say: Candidates are listed in the order...