In most elections, interest rests on a simple question: who won? However, when it comes to Makerfield, the results have been trumped for many onlookers by something else: what happens next? For the first time in a long time — perhaps ever — Britain’s political spotlight has been trained on this constituency of metro-fringe communities…
Britain is holding a key local election on Thursday that could trigger the endgame for Labour leader Keir Starmer‘s beleaguered premiership, or win him a reprieve. Labour party veteran and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is looking to win the parliamentary by-election for the Makerfield constituency in northwestern England, so that he can then try…
Reform UK won more than 1,400 seats in the local elections, but their numbers are dropping (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) Reform UK is hiring a ‘vetting officer’ after a swathe of its newly elected councillors left their posts. A job ad accessible via the party’s website says Reform is looking for a ‘meticulous and highly…
The Reform UK councillor was found guilty of making a false statement about a Conservative candidate 13:43, 20 May 2026Updated 14:11, 20 May 2026 Councillor Andy Osborn (Reform UK) speaking at Cambridgeshire County Council meeting(Image: Copyright Unknown) A county councillor has been forced out after being convicted of breaking electoral law, sparking a by-election. Andy…
‘Makerfield is a stepping stone for Andy Burnham – it’s the only place I want to represent’ 16:04, 19 May 2026Updated 16:21, 19 May 2026 Stills from Reform’s first campaign video for the Makerfield by-election featuring candidate Robert Kenyon. (Image: Reform UK) Reform UK has issued its first campaign video for the Makerfield by-election, after…
Nathaniel Menday was suspended by Reform UK within days of winning a local election 04:00, 16 May 2026 Nathaniel Menday, left, has been suspended by Reform UK within a week of being elected as a councillor in Woodhouse, Sheffield(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / YorkshireLive / Yui Mok / PA Wire) Residents of a Yorkshire ward whose…
Colne Valley West councillor Stephan Dransfield allegedly made the comment over a video of an Asian man being punched in the face Reform UK’s representative for Colne Valley and Branch Chair, Stuart Hale (pictured), responded to the email regarding concerns raised over the newly elected councillor, Stefan Dransfield, appearing to share a post of an…
Ameer Kotecha, right, outlines why Starmer suffered catastrophic local elections defeat (Image: Getty) As the dust settles on last week’s local elections, and Keir Starmer’s future hangs in the balance, what are the main takeaways from all the present political turmoil? What voters have announced – in the most unambiguous terms since Brexit – is…
Newly-elected Woodhouse councillor Nathaniel Menday said UK has a “disgusting, almost subhuman underclass of people bringing the place down” 19:17, 13 May 2026Updated 19:27, 13 May 2026 Nathaniel Menday was named the Reform UK councillor in Woodhouse(Image: Andrew Dowdeswell / Yorkshire Live) A Reform UK councillor has been suspended from the party less than a…
Reform UK councillor Stuart Prior has resigned after being elected last week 15:25, 11 May 2026Updated 15:26, 11 May 2026 A Reform UK councillor for Essex County Council and for Rochford District Council has resigned (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) A Reform UK councillor has resigned from his elected position just days after the local…