Something unusual happened last night - the Conservatives gained a seat in a local council by-election. It was in Pembrokeshire and was from an Independent. There were 5 candidates but the winner was… (View Post)

Lib Dem hold(gain) in North Yorkshire. (View Post)

Just 2 local by-elections tomorrow - but both interesting. In Highland there is a Lib Dem defence which given the Scottish election system is likely to see a loss to the SNP. In North Yorkshire there… (View Post)

On my recent cruise if asked by a fellow Brit I would say Huddersfield, if by a non-Brit I would say Yorkshire. If the non-Brit was Australian I would add "you know the place which won more Olym… (View Post)

Just 3 local by-elections today. We have a Lib Dem defence in Cornwall, a Con defence in North Northamptonshire, and an Ind defence in Wealden. (View Post)