local elections
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
Local elections 2026: Why the Green Party’s gains offer hope despite Reform’s rise
The Green Party’s performance in the local elections is not just progress but a shift in political possibility to take on rampant Reform UK, writes Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah
Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Our Public House: How penis drawings on election night shaped play about UK democracy
Our Public House is the story of a by-election being held after a vote strike, where people had rejected all the options available to them
Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Critics argue that teenagers have ‘limited political understanding and confidence’. Should everyone be made to do civic education – including your conspiracy theorist Facebook-obsessed uncle?
Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows
Brits trust Greens as much as Labour to reduce poverty, Big Issue research shows
In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
In Nigel we trust! How I learned to stop worrying and love Reform UK
Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course
Labour has shot itself in the foot on immigration – but it’s not too late to change course
‘Labour has blown its first year in office’: What Reform’s local election gains really tell us
‘Labour has blown its first year in office’: What Reform’s local election gains really tell us
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.
Local elections: You can still vote if you’ve lost your ID. Here’s how.
Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
Exclusive: Councils are rejecting one in 18 applications for the government’s new free voter ID
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
‘People are angry’: Will sewage sway how people vote in local elections?
Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there’s no barrier to voting Green
Forget the Blue Wall and Red Wall, the local elections showed there’s no barrier to voting Green
Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections
Anti-LTN candidates fail to make inroads in local elections
‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands
‘Ex-miners are voting Green’: Why the Green Party has made gains in industrial heartlands
Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5
Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too
Former Tory minister reveals he’s voting for Labour in the local elections – and did in 1997 too
‘Politics needs to be real’: Why more independent candidates are standing in this year’s local elections
‘Politics needs to be real’: Why more independent candidates are standing in this year’s local elections
Register to vote: How to have your say in the upcoming elections
