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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Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's National Coalition Party (NCP) and the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) could each gain a seat in the European Parliament.
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Paris Hilton, the famous influencer and former reality TV star, had quite an unexpected experience over the weekend. The incident took place when she was scheduled to host an F1 after party at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas on a Friday evening. It turned out to be a night filled with surprises, both for […]
More voters say they are losing interest in the November election, according to a new poll.
SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Wednesday was the third day of early voting for the May elections and in San Benito the school board race is heating up and drawing a sizable crowd. According to information provided by the Cameron County Elections Office, the first two days of early voting in the race for school []
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...
Stan Greenberg's return to the Maximus Palace symbolizes, more than anything else, the return of numbers: poll numbers and qualitative data have their place on party staff conference tables – not just the “obvious” but the secret gallops, surveys and focus groups that are commissioned all the time these days and will never see the […]
Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally IndiaMaldives voters have backed President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning control of parliament in an election landslide.Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives, already more than enough for a super-majority in the 93-member parliament. Continue...