Mark Pack

There were four principal authority council by-elections this week and, after the halt to Reform net gains in the last few weeks, Reform are back to making progress against Labour and the Conservatives, for this week at least.

Here’s the tally of seats changing hands in principal authority council by-elections held between the May 2026 and the May 2027 local elections: Con Lab Lib Dem Green Reform SNP Plaid Ind/ Other Net Con [11] +1 (+1/0) +1 (+3/-2) -3 (0/-3) -5 (+3/-8) -1 (0…

The Express and Star reports the news of Josh Bancroft joining the Liberal Democrats: A councillor has quit the Conservatives to join the Liberal Democrats, voicing concerns that the party is drifting too far to the right.

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The latest edition of my email newsletter about work in Parliament, A Lord’s Eye View, is out and you can also read it in full below.

Welcome to my summary of the latest national voting intention polls for the next general election, along with the latest MRP projections and party leadership ratings.

The latest edition of the email newsletter for my podcast, Political Fictions, is out and you can also read it in full below.

The principal authority council by-elections this week started with a relatively rare Wednesday contest and good news for the Liberal Democrats: Kingswood (Stroud) Council By-Election Result: LDM: 64.0% (-18.1) CON: 15.8% (+6.4) RFM: 10.1% (New) GRN: 5.8%…

News from the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park since 2019 (and prior to that 2016-17), Sarah Olney: View this post on Instagram The next election for the Mayor of London, and the London Assembly, will be in May 2028.

Following tonight’s Channel 4 scoop about foreign and hidden donations to Reform, Lisa Smart has called on the police to investigate Reform’s James Orr.

Cllr Kathryn Shaw has joined the Liberal Democrats as NLive Radio reports: A former Reform UK cabinet member on West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has now joined the Liberal Democrat group.

Below is the list of the Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidates (formally Prospective Parliamentary Candidates, aka PPCs) for the next Westminster general election whose selection has been announced.

The latest edition of my email newsletter about work in Parliament, A Lord’s Eye View, is out and you can also read it in full below.

Five principal authority council by-elections this week, and once again Labour and Reform traded gains with each other.

Liberal Democrat Newswire #213 came out on Monday and you can now also read it in full below.

The latest edition of the email newsletter for my podcast, Political Fictions, is out and you can also read it in full below.

The latest edition of my email newsletter about work in Parliament, A Lord’s Eye View, is out and you can also read it in full below.

A local press release brings the news: Councillor Graham Oakes has been unanimously chosen by local members as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Bridgwater at the next general election.

A quartet principal authority council by-elections this week, and another full slate of Lib Dem candidates, which is one up on the last time these seats were up.

The latest edition of the email newsletter for my podcast, Political Fictions, is out and you can also read it in full below.

Two principal authority council by-elections this week and two Liberal Democrat gains – adding to the other two councillors the party had already picked up this week.

Gloucestershire Live reports news of Heather McLain joining the Lib Dems in Tewkesbury: A Conservative councillor has defected to the Liberal Democrats after the “final straw” of the selection of an ex neo-Nazi as a Tory candidate in Somerset and Kemi Bad…

I’ve just sent off to the drafting advice service a possible amendment to a motion up for debate at the party’s Autumn Federal Conference in Brighton.

The view from the cafe at Bedfords Park Nature Discovery Centre.

A local Liberal Democrat news release reports: The Liberal Democrats have welcomed Councillor Martin Allen to the party after he announced he was leaving the Green Party following ten years of service.