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By-Election

A collection of 16 Posts

If you ask voters for a fixed term, shouldn’t you be prepared to serve it? post image
OPINION UK Politics Accountability

If you ask voters for a fixed term, shouldn’t you be prepared to serve it?

by J.N. PAQUET
Why Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again post image
UK Politics Nigel Farage What The Experts Say

Why Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again

by Professor Tim Bale
Will ‘ordinariness’ be enough to swing the result in Makerfield? post image
Makerfield By-Election Populism Analysis

Will ‘ordinariness’ be enough to swing the result in Makerfield?

by Dr Darren Lilleker
Labour blocks Andy Burnham from standing for parliament: how it happened and why post image
Analysis UK Politics Labour Party

Labour blocks Andy Burnham from standing for parliament: how it happened and why

by Tim Heppell
England is driving on the right politically post image
OPINION UK Politics Andy Burnham

England is driving on the right politically

by Wee Ginger Dug
Reform wins Runcorn by-election by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories post image
UK Politics Reform UK 2025 Local Elections

Reform wins Runcorn by-election by just six votes – what the result means for Labour and the Tories

by Professor Jonathan Tonge
Reform UK wins Runcorn by-election by just six votes — A wake-up call for British Democracy post image
Runcorn By-Election Elections 2025 TODAY+

Reform UK wins Runcorn by-election by just six votes — A wake-up call for British Democracy

by TODAY
The size of the swing to Labour in the Blackpool South by-election made this such an unpleasant night for Rishi Sunak post image
UK Politics 2024 General Election Conservative Party

The size of the swing to Labour in the Blackpool South by-election made this such an unpleasant night for Rishi Sunak

by Dr Martin Farr
What George Galloway’s win ‘for Gaza’ means for Labour’s standing with Muslim voters post image
UK Politics 2024 General Election Analysis

What George Galloway’s win ‘for Gaza’ means for Labour’s standing with Muslim voters

by Dr Parveen Akhtar
Rochdale: How a special election in the UK became really special post image
COMMENT By-Election Gaza

Rochdale: How a special election in the UK became really special

by Rashmee Roshan Lall
Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: It’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse post image
UK Politics 2024 General Election Analysis

Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: It’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse

by Professor Jonathan Tonge
By-election losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope post image
UK Politics Analysis By-Election

By-election losses are terrible for the Conservatives – but there are glimmers of hope

by Professor Jonathan Tonge