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Plymouth has decided to press ahead with local elections and not postpone them Alison Stephenson Local Democracy Reporter 06:00, 18 Jan 2026 Council House, Plymouth(Image: Alison Stephenson) Nineteen seats will be up for grabs in May’s Plymouth City Council elections. The city council decided just before Christmas to continue as …

A leaflet which had to be removed from circulation by Reform UK after complaints about a breach of election rules has been reported to the police. The party sent out a six-sided pamphlet bearing the image of leader Nigel Farage and the logo for Kent County Council (KCC) ahead of …

Change could soon be on the way for Kirklees Council as Leader Cllr Cathy Scott is expected to imminently face a challenge to her leadership. With Kirklees Council being thrown into disarray with Labour’s loss of overall control at the local elections, the stability of the council is at stake. …

Some residents away from the area on election week may not have been able to cast their votes after delivery delays have hit Rochdale. Postal vote packs have only been received by some in the borough as late as April 29 or April 30, meaning that if they were on …

Voters in Burrator will go to the polls in June in a delayed election for West Devon Borough Council. The poll for the ward was originally due to take place on May 4 along with the elections for the Borough’s other wards, but was postponed following the sad death of …

England’s local elections held last week were a significant rejection of the ruling Conservative Party, which is presiding over the worst cost-of-living crisis in generations. They also confirmed the evaporation of any committed support for the Labour Party in the working class. From left, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, former …

Fears that strike action by Royal Mail staff could hinder postal voting for a Gloucester City Council by-election have led to calls from civic chiefs to voeters to cast their ballots and post it early. Voters head to the polls next Thursday October 13 to elect a councillor to represent …

Votes cast by troops serving overseas may not be counted for May’s elections, Labour claimed tonight. The ballots watchdog wrote to the Government last November suggesting a shake-up which would make it easier for soldiers posted abroad to exercise their democratic right. But Labour claimed ministers have failed to act …