British Local Elections, May 2024

[Joe Republic]

Most followers of this board will be aware of the events that have led the current conservative party to be discredited in the eyes of the electorate, so i will not overlabour that point

I suspect it'll be the electorate that takes care of the over-Labouring.

[Joe Republic]

First poll for London mayor since Feb:
https://twitter.com/Savanta_UK/status/1771103272201331148

This will be the first London mayoral election held via First Past the Post.

Why though?  It seems like such a huge step backward to go to FPTP.

[Joe Republic]

First poll for London mayor since Feb:
https://twitter.com/Savanta_UK/status/1771103272201331148

This will be the first London mayoral election held via First Past the Post.

Why though?  It seems like such a huge step backward to go to FPTP.

Because the Tories think it will benefit them.

I didn't realize until now that the change was made by Westminster, instead of the London Assembly.

[Joe Republic]

If we take the vote shares from the Blackpool South by-election and project them onto the share of seats won at the upcoming general election:

Labour: 376
Conservative: 111
Reform: 108
Lib Dem: 13
Green: 13
OMRLP: 4

It would appear that SNP, Plaid, all the NI parties, and the Speaker are all projected to lose their seats.  However, this is math and you cannot argue with it.

[Joe Republic]

Who is the 'People's Independent Party’ who just won control in Castle Point?

And how much should we be reading into Reform winning only 2 councillors across the entire country?