Sentences with phrase «local election today»

If you have a state or local election today, please make sure to get out there and vote - and take a friend or two with you.

Whatever the results of the local elections today, the outcome of the next general election is far from a foregone conclusion.

Not exact matches

One in four voters backed UKIP in the 2013 local elections but polls suggest the Paul Nuttall - party is steadily in decline and could suffer around 105 net losses today.

Gannett, which rebranded its publications under the «USA Today Network,» has used the election to highlight it has journalists at local newspapers across the United States, said Andy Yost, chief marketing officer at Gannett.

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Hundreds of polling stations are in place across Birmingham for the local government election today (May 4).

There is no attempt to adjust for movement of elections out of the usual cycle (such as today's Anglesey elections, or the 2012 Scottish local elections that would traditionally have been held in 2011 but were postponed because of the Scottish parliament elections).

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

England could truly start to look like a four - party electoral system today, as much of the country goes to the polls in local elections.

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.

Ukip appeared to be the victim of a coordinated political and media attack today, just days ahead of the local elections.

Reed expressed his frustration about the lack of a special election to his local newspaper today, saying: «All I'm hearing is silence.»

And today's underwhelming local election results provide plenty of evidence that he can not challenge the Tories.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

For example, at 6:43 a.m. local time on Election Day in 2016, Trump tweeted, «TODAY WE MAKE AMERICAN GREAT AGAIN».

I read Miliband's speech launching the EU / Local Election campaign (just one month before the vote) today.

Ms Abbot was today asked by ITV News if she was aware of the extent of heavy losses suffered by her party in local elections in much of England, Wales and Scotland.

The BES has received extensive media coverage with BES findings being publicized on BBC Breakfast News (multiple occasions), Sky News, The Today Programme and the BBC Vote 2014 on Local and European Elections with David Dimbleby.

lition's policy on immigration appeared to be in disarray today, after David Cameron's speech on immigration revealed tensions ahead of the local elections.

The party failed to win any council seats in Manchester, Liverpool or Newcastle in the local elections earlier this year, and today's visit with shadow chancellor George Osborne is part of a wider drive to persuade voters that the Tories have changed.

An electoral reform referendum, local elections and elections to the devolved administrations all took place today.

In a statement today, he said: «I have advised the chief whip and the chairman of my local Conservative association that I shall not seek to continue as the Conservative Party Candidate for Old Bexley and Sidcup at the next election.

Jeremy Corbyn was today warned «the clock is ticking» on his leadership after the worst set of local election results for an Opposition party in decades.

The Liberal Democrats today launched their campaign for the upcoming local election and urged voters to «reject New Labour and their mimics».

Today's by - elections offer parties hope and headaches in equal measure: why politicians must not neglect the broader implications of these local ballots

«I have today told the executive committee of my local party that I do not wish to be the candidate for Stalybridge and Hyde at the next general election.

Today, send an unmistakable message to the Tories by voting Labour in the local elections.

In today's morning memo, I expanded yesterday's blog item about the slew of local endorsements Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been handing out as Election Day draws near, and now he has added one more name to the list of fellow Democrats he's backing: Albany mayoral candidate Kathy Sheehan.

She hinted today that election in May could see her step down as Boris Johnson's deputy so she could focus on her local constituency.

«The «remorseless increase» in council tax has caused soaring living costs, the Tories claimed today in a fresh attack on the Government before next month's local government elections.

This year, local and European elections are taking place on Friday 23rd May (TODAY!!!)

Midlands Today (Midlands Radio 3): Discussing the implications for the government parties of the 2014 Local and European elections results (28th May 2014).

Despite a strong showing in some held councils, Liberal Democrats are today reflecting on another bitterly disappointing set of local election results with the number of Lib Dem councillors likely to fall below 3000 for the first time ever.

He described himself as sad after his dire local elections, but Nick Clegg looks considerably sadder today.

Adrian Kavanagh, 21st May 2014 — updated 23rd May 2014 This year, local and European elections are taking place on Friday 23rd May (TODAY!!!)

In his words at the public hearing on constitution and electoral reform held at Ogun State Cultural Centre, Abeokuta today, Governor Fayose said; «Even when it inherited a working system that conducted elections adjudged as free and fair by local and international communities, INEC has failed consistently to replicate the inherited working system due to overzealousness and rabid passion to work as appendage of the federal government.

The YouGov local election poll in the Sun today is based on just repondents in those areas that actually have local elections in May — that is, excluding London, Scotland, Wales and the 13 or so councils who do not have elections this year (primarily Cornwall, Durham, the Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Shropshire and Wiltshire, with a handful of district councils with unusual electoral cycles).

Having collected data from all of these local councils for the first time, today we can take a unique look at Ukip's growing presence in local elections, their specific threat to Labour and the Conservatives and their targeting of areas being vacated by the moribund BNP and its local strongholds.

The London Evening Standard today quoted unnamed «insiders» as saying that Brown was «seriously considering» a June 4 poll to coincide with the local and European elections.

Vote counting for the local election in Tower Hamlets is due to resume today after being suspended twice over the weekend.

Ex-Real IRA prisoner Gary Donnelly is on course to take a council set in Derry city after polling more than 1,100 first preference votes in local government elections today.

The Tories and Labour suffered today as voters turned to Ukip in the local elections, with the two largest parties in Westminster losing control of councils as a result of gains for Nigel Farage's «people's army».

There has also been voting today in the Northern Ireland local government elections.

Yesterday's state and local elections kept a number of major Democratic and Republican political technology vendors busy, and some of them are taking a victory lap today.

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) today said the upcoming midterm elections will be decided on local rather than national issues and promised that the GOP would retain its House majority after November.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has launched his party's local election campaign in Tunbridge Wells today.

Speaking outside his polling station, Mr Corbyn accused the Conservatives of killing children with «heartless» austerity policies today as he ramped up the rhetoric for the local elections.

Seven Hertfordshire district councils have elections today, with a third of seats up for grabs on each local authority, with some by - elections also being held:

The leader told his party's conference today that if Labour won a general election, it would introduce the cash boost to help pupils learn to play instruments, learn drama and dance and have «regular access» to theatres, galleries or museums in their local areas.