Lewis Baston on Labour’s Barnet by-election hold

London’s newest electoral contest, held on Thursday, was in Barnet, the place Labour – surprisingly efficiently, regardless of unpromising circumstances – defended a seat within the marginal ward of Whetstone, an space the place the social gathering had by no means gained earlier than 2022. Whetstone is a compact ward...

Lib Dems hold Brent ward seat with ease as Labour share shrinks

Unusually, a Brent Council by-election this week was held on Tuesday. There isn't a legislation that requires by-elections of any variety to happen on Thursdays, as they often do. That's merely a convention and councils are free to carry elections on completely different days of the week in the event...