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A.StringerIn summary, #Reform did best in what has sometimes been characterised in the wake of the #Brexit referendum as 'left-behind' #Britain โ places that have profited less from #globalisation and #university expansion and where a more #conservative outlook on #immigration is more common."
BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg467m8mjo
BBC News - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg467m8mjo
Sir John Curtice: The map that reveals the extent of Reform's triumph - BBC News
Kate 
Dammit. Gloucester was 1 seat short of being a Lib Dem strong hold. Never thought I'd be glad my little area voted for the Cons again, but good to see us surround by a sea of yellows and greens! ๐ณ๏ธ #UKLocalElections #UKCouncilElections #UKElections #Gloucester #Gloucestershire #FuckReform
Matt LewisVolunteers at @DemocracyClub collect links & info about UK local election candidates to help voters make informed decisions. However, there are a lot of by-elections this October, so we're a little swamped. If you have a spare moment, you can help by going to https://candidates.democracyclub.org.uk/ and seeing if you can add a link to a candidate's social media, or their profile on the local party website.
DuncanMSussexPolOn the topic of #UKLocalElections am I the only one who finds the concept of the metro mayor/"supermayor" deeply weird?
In a country with a strong parliamentary tradition we have:
1) presidential-style figures we call mayors.
2) without the equivalent of a London Assembly to act as a balance.
3) sometimes covering deeply rural areas (a Greater Lincolnshire one is coming!).
4) with powers that ordinary councils would have in most countries.
They're popular but really odd imo.
Annabelle ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บKarl Marx wins Stockport seat for Labour
Councillor Karl Peter Marx Wardlaw has been chosen to represent the area of Brinnington and Stockport Central in landslide victory
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/05/03/karl-marx-wins-stockport-seat-labour/
Alex WillmerI've voted #UKLocalElections
Daniel AppelquistIf youโre voting in the #UKLocalElections ๐ณ๏ธtoday donโt forget to bring your picture ID. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id #ukpolitics #ukpol
Ollie ๐ช๐บ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ
Happy day! Postal vote for UK Local Elections completed. All Xs for the Green Party.
Now for Spineless Sunak to stop hiding behind BS and call the General Election.