Sentences with phrase «previous local elections»

In fact, turnout by Conservatives was lower than it had been in at least the two previous local elections.

It provides a single, seemingly straightforward measure of party performance that can tell us not only how well or badly a party has done as compared with four years ago, but also as compared with any previous local elections for which a PNS is available — even though the places in which local elections are held varies considerably from one year to the next.

The vote share of the two major parties is unprecedentedly low: the combined Conservative and Labour vote share in 2013 is lower than any previous local election, and the 2014 vote share is only higher than two: 2009 and 2013.

Not exact matches

The explanatory variable is the four - year change (i.e. since the previous round of elections) in the opinion poll shares for the three main parties taken in the month before the local elections.

The graph below shows the 2013 Projected National Share of the vote (PNS) from the local elections together with previous PNS figures.

Previous research on by - elections has found that they are largely determined by feelings about national level politics and not by local campaigning.

In bringing together such a wide range of information, including candidate names, previous election results, demographics, party funding information, election forecasts, and information about constituency history, the Dashboard is the most comprehensive data source for citizens seeking to find out more about their local area.

In previous elections, the Tories have been helped on the ground by Vote - OK, a pro-hunting organisation, mobilising its supporters to back the local Tory campaign.

As a political fundraiser, Genova led the Massapequa South Republican Club, which Newsday reported in 2015 had donated $ 151,740 to local political candidates in the previous nine years, but had failed to file disclosures with the state board of elections, as required by law.

Defeat came as a shock to the highly complacent local Labour Party, which had expected to sail to victory in Bradford as it had done in all the previous elections there.

Labour, who had come second in the previous general election, chose a local social worker, Maria Battle.

Minnesota's Supreme Court has approved a request by the campaigns of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken to extend the deadline local election officials and the two campaigns have to finish sorting through improperly rejected absentee ballots to January 2, from the previous deadline of 31.

The previous Secretary of State already ruled they should be on for the various local partisan elections in 2011.

Given that these elections were taking place at the same time as Euro elections, which we know from previous experience tends to help Ukip to win votes at local elections, one might say: good but not brilliant.

have put out three election leaflets and have worked the area with previous local issue leaflets for well over a year.

There were more unopposed returns than in any previous election, according to one local newspaper.

The net gain / loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007.

The net gain / loss and percentage changes compare with the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007.

This 37 % was a huge improvement on the 22 % Labour received in 2009, the previous set of local elections where no general election was held.

This was a minor disruption compared to the previous year, when the festival was nearly cancelled due to a political conflict between the city and the festival organisers, relating to the screening of an anti-government documentary in 2014.1 Much has changed in the past year, most notably the impeachment of right - wing President Park Geun - hye, whose government the documentary had targeted, and the election of the left - liberal party headed by Moon Jae - in.2 While the contentious political atmosphere has not entirely dissipated, as evidenced by the student protest groups still demanding an apology from the local city government, this year's festival was an attempt to return to normalcy, despite the untimely death of one of the festival's driving forces, deputy director Kim Ji - seok, a much beloved figure within the community.3 Although the festival had a strong selection of international entries, including some of the best this year has to offer, such as Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner The Square and Sean Baker's The Florida Project, I have decided to focus my report on the Korean films.

'' «Mr. Steyer's strategy is to spend heavily this fall to help defeat sitting lawmakers who oppose Mr. Inslee's agenda and pave the way for the governor to move his policies through next year — an example, his critics say, of the insidious influence of big money from outsiders that makes local elections less local... «Mr. Steyer has not said what he will spend in the districts, but his previous pattern indicates it will be hundreds of thousands of dollars for each candidate — a huge amount for a Washington State race.»»

«Governments in a total of 30 countries deployed some form of manipulation to distort online information, up from 23 the previous year,» Freedom House reports, indicating that there wasn't just manipulation from other countries, as seen with Russia in the US 2016 elections, but from local governments intervening to assure a victory in upcoming elections.