Councillor Graham Oakes has been chosen by local members as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Bridgwater.

Each row shows the net gains or losses for that party, broken down by where those gains/losses have come from. Each cell shows the net gains/losses, followed by in brackets the total number of gains ...

Cory and Mark are joined by Shane Whaley of the Spybrary podcast. He picked to watch First Among Equals, a prime time drama ...

Two Liberal Democrat by-election gains - adding to the other two councillors the party had already picked up this week.

The Liberal Democrats made another council by-election gain from Reform this week, this time in Huntingdonshire.

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 ...

* indicates a figure with slightly different fieldwork dates from the rest of the row. Wording used – BMG: satisfied/dissatisfied, Deltapoll: well/badly, Find Out Now: well/badly, Freshwater: ...

Given how popular (and lengthy!) my list of Reform councillor departures after the May 2025 elections turned out to be, here is a new list, this time for councillors on principal authorities elected ...

Welcome to my selection of London cafés with great views. Only places which I’ve visited myself and liked make it on to the list, so I hope this list of cafés gives you some ideas for an enjoyable ...

If I had to do my history PhD over again, I would definitely pick a study of election manuals. Through this and the previous two ...

Earlier in the week I appeared on The Spectator ‘s podcast, Coffee House Shots, alongside Lib Dem MP Al Pinkerton and discussing the party’s prospects and ambitions in the local elections. Somehow we ...