Sentences with phrase «in local elections»

Do votes in local elections actually reflect votes in general elections?

What exactly does a four point Labour lead in local elections in the areas where there happens to be local elections that year mean?

A top aide to a Republican candidate for governor is working with public employee unions to defeat Republican candidates in local elections.

The party also did very well in the local elections of 2013.

The context is made all the worse for the coalition by the fact that parties in opposition nationally tend to win more seats in local elections than governing parties.

It was a mixed night for the major parties in the local elections.

It's unclear if the party will even do better than the 139 net gains it won in the local elections last year.

When little more than a third of eligible voters participated in these local elections, you'd have to ask why the government would be doing anything to discourage participation.

The Lib Dem vote share in the local elections was nearly 52 %.

With its large Latino membership and ability to play a decisive role in local elections, this building workers union is only growing more relevant.

Local issues (such as waste collection) do matter, and governments tend to lose ground in local elections.

The initiative would enact a relatively small property levy to fund a system of public campaign financing in local elections.

They should also make good progress in the local elections.

Teachers are the best field troops in local elections.

If you didn't own property, you couldn't vote in local elections.

It ought to be making net gains of 500 - 1,000 council seats in local elections, as successful opposition parties have done in the past.

UKIP will choose target areas and «throw the kitchen sink at them», Nigel Farage has told reporters after making big gains in the local election in England.

His deputy will be particularly vulnerable to a challenge if the Liberal Democrats suffer heavy losses in local elections on the same day.

All the political parties will be weighing up gains and losses in local elections across the Anglia region.

There was a smile on Theresa May's face after Labour failed to make big gains in local elections across England.

It is a straightforward matter of fact that, with some 6 % of the vote and the election of two MEPs in this spring's European elections — and with some success in local elections as well — the BNP has demonstrated a level of support that would normally lead to an occasional invitation to join the panel on Question Time.

People have been denied the right to vote in local elections for the first time due to a controversial new pilot of checks that force voters to prove...

[43] It was suggested by some in the press that a decision to resign from Jeremy Corbyn's team could coincide with a poor performance by Labour in the local elections held on the same day.

«Unlike the Liberal Democrat candidate, who stood in the local elections in Plymouth last month, I haven't just arrived for the by - election.

If his supporters are worried about Labour's dire results in the local elections, there is no sign of it here.

The Conservatives have had a strong showing in the local elections as Labour's dismal results continue to come in.

Diane Abbott has once again been accused of failing to keep on top of key figures after she underestimated Labour losses in the local elections by more than half.

Let me say clearly: most people have an opportunity to demonstrate their anger with the Tories and the Liberal Democrats in the local elections in England or those for the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly.

Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott said «well done» to everyone who voted for Labour in the local elections:

Mr Miliband is hoping that voters punish the Lib Dems in the local election which take place on the same day but vote «yes» in the AV referendum.

«We've not done this badly in local elections since 1985.

However, the decision to stagger the changes reflects a growing realisation by ministers that Labour could exploit the changes to attack Tory and Lib Dem councillors in local elections next year.

The Conservatives lost 405 councillors in local elections across England, Wales and Scotland last Thursday, following weeks of negative headlines for the government about the «pasty tax», the «granny tax» and the 50p tax cut for Britain's richest.

Ed Miliband clearly couldn't share a platform with Nick Clegg while at the same time pursuing a strategy in local elections of targeting past - libdem voters over their «betrayal».

A half - dozen Democrats running in local elections in Broome County — including District Attorney Gerald Mollen and Vestal town Supervisor John Shaffer — lost the WEP's ballot status following a state Supreme Court ruling

The Conservatives lose control of two councils in the South East following gains for Labour and a surge in support for UKIP in the local elections.

The Tory party is on course to achieve its lowest - ever polling in Euro elections and will receive a drubbing in the local elections held at the same time.

With a turnout of 36.2 per cent, IWAR campaigners said this surpassed participation in local elections.

And he insisted posters featuring his picture were rightly considered part of the Tory campaign in the local elections which also took place on May 6.

David Cameron has claimed the Conservatives» «spectacular» victory in the local elections shows they are capable of winning seats across the country at a general election.

Ukip has also been forced to defend itself against claims they barred a candidate from standing as a candidate in a local election because he was disabled.

Voters in parts of England and Northern Ireland are taking part in local elections on Thursday, as well as the European elections.

He said the Lib Dems had to be «equidistant» between Labour and the Tories, and should start attacking the Conservatives in their local election leaflets.

Ukip candidates are hoping to put in a strong polling performance today as voters go to the polls in local elections across England.

The vote share won by Lorraine Higgins in Midlands - North - West was higher than the party vote in local election contests within that area though admittedly this may be down to the fact that Labour did not contest a number of electoral areas in the Midlands - North - West regions.

It's a significant moment in the political calendar made all the more salient after both the Tories and Lib Dems received a drubbing in local elections at the hands of UKIP last week.

David Cameron vowed to show Ukip a newfound respect today, after the party's unprecedented surge in the local elections gave the Conservatives a bloody nose.