Looking ahead to May
It would be wise not to read too much into the results of the small number of contests held during the Christmas holiday period.
It would be wise not to read too much into the results of the small number of contests held during the Christmas holiday period.
The intervention of Constitution and Devolution Minister Chloe Smith in January, about the local elections and the issues of campaigning and delivering of leaflets, was a major concern to me and one that made no sense at all.
Our ‘first past the post’ electoral system has two key characteristics when translating votes into seats.
It has continued to be an incredibly busy time for our members as elections loom.
The unprecedented decision to stage two cycles of English local elections at the same time means that we need to focus on the contrasting past outcomes in two separate years to make any sense of what might happen this May.
As I write, an election is looming.
With the local elections 2021 fast approaching, voting matters now more than ever.