Welcome to the latest in my occasional series highlighting interesting findings from academic research. Today – research ...

A dozen principal authority council by-elections this week, with 11 Lib Dem candidates, up three on the last time these wards ...

New polling from More in Common shows strong support from the public for the recent farmer protests: As More in Common’s Luke Tryl explains: In part that seems to be motivated by the fact that people ...

Fifteen principal authority council by-elections this week, with 13 Liberal Democrat candidates – one up on the last time these seats were up. Oakham North East (Rutland) Council By-Election Result:🔶 ...

It was great to be out campaigning yesterday with three of our newer members, all already stuck into being local by-election candidates for the party: Olumide, George and Herbert. We were joined too ...

The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts takes a look at recent research into the impact of electoral reform on the stability of governments. Does PR mean less stable government? Listen to my ...

Read about the selections of Liberal Democrat election candidates. You can sign up for email alerts when new posts appear by filling in the form at the bottom of each of the posts. If you know of ...

The Electoral Commission’s report into the 2024 general election and the earlier local elections is now out. It includes some data showing that, once again, it was a fifthteenth century technology ...

One of the helpers in this photo is a cousin of JRR Tolkien. It was off resident surveying with the team in Brent this morning, and particularly good to see help come over from Ealing too. Why mention ...

The Yorkshire Post brings the news: The Liberal Democrats have said they are in “pole position” to win the Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election, as they announced their candidate Coun Mike Ross.