Getty Images Anas Sarwar said the SNP campaign was an attempt to push voters to Reform UK Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused John Swinney of running a “dishonest and disgraceful” campaign” ahead of last week’s Holyrood by-election. Sarwar claimed the SNP were pushing voters to Reform UK through their tactics, which he described...
Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News Davy Russell is elected as Labour MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Scottish Labour has taken Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse from the SNP in a closely fought by-election. The pary’s Davy Russell won with 8,559 votes, with a majority of 602 over the SNP. The vote followed the death of...
Glenn Campbell BBC Scotland Political Editor PA Media A Reform UK billboard in Larkhall during the by-election campaign The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a surprise win for Labour – giving the party a much-needed boost with less than a year until a full Scottish Parliament vote. But the other big winner was Reform...
David Wallace Lockhart BBC Scotland political correspondent PA Media Party leader Anas Sarwar celebrates Scottish Labour’s by-election victory Let’s start with the basics – victory in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a good result for Scottish Labour. Their position in the polls has slipped considerably since last year’s general election and they’ve often...
Glenn Campbell Political Editor, BBC Scotland SNS Hamilton Park Racecourse sits just beyond the boundary of the latest by-election battlefield The famous Hamilton Park Racecourse lies on the edge of town, just beyond the boundary of the Holyrood constituency where voters are set to elect a new MSP. Its presence is a useful reminder that...
Labour remains in control of Exeter City Council following two by-elections in Exeter on Thursday 1 May. After Thursday’s vote, Labour has 22 seats, with the Green Party on seven, Liberal Democrats on four, Conservatives three, Independents two and Reform UK on one. Reform UK won its first seat on the city council by taking...
Damian Grammaticas reports from the Runcorn and Helsby by-election count after a knife-edge victory for Reform. Read full article at source...
The Runcorn and Helsby by-election is on a knife edge, with just four votes separating Reform UK and Labour, the BBC has been told. A full recount is taking place, after party officials said the first tally put Nigel Farage’s party ahead by a tiny margin. The by-election – Sir Keir Starmer’s first major electoral...
Alex Forsyth Political correspondent BBC Catherine Chadwick is a Runcorn resident who wants to see more focus from politicians on the NHS and for more police on the streets In a quiet corner of Runcorn, a group of residents who’ve been fighting to bring a disused canal back to use have found themselves thrust into...
EPA A key Westminster by-election is set to be held in Runcorn and Helsby. Voters will head to the polls in the Cheshire constituency on 1 May, the same day as local elections in much of England. The by-election has been triggered by the resignation of Mike Amesbury, who was convicted earlier this year of...
Miles Davis BBC Devon political reporter Torridge District Council Len Ford stopped being a councillor after he was jailed for abuse against officials A former councillor who was jailed for a “tirade of abuse” against a senior official has been removed from his role with a by-election now being held. Len Ford represented Appledore on...