Politics

The Labour Party has some “searching” to do following its underperformance in areas with a high Muslim population, according to MP Jess Phillips. Speaking...

We went into this set of local and mayoral elections with two big questions: Is Labour on course for a majority and how bad...

There are 11 mayors being elected. There are contests for London mayor, nine Combined Authority mayors and for Salford City mayor. Ballots are now...

The Conservative Party has suffered its worst electoral defeat in years, losing more than half of its councillors who stood for re-election across England....

After counting more than two million votes cast in the English council elections, a provisional National Share Estimate shows the Conservatives on just 26%...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has renewed his demand for Rishi Sunak to go to the polls after the prime minister suffered a by-election...

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak’s leadership. The party’s candidate Chris Webb received...

Election results declared overnight have clearly demonstrated that the Conservatives are in serious trouble. There was a by-election defeat in Blackpool South at the...

The Conservatives are on track for their worst local election results ever – as counting continues. In a strong night for Labour, the party...

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales....

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives in yet another blow for Rishi Sunak’s leadership. The party’s candidate, Chris Webb, received...

Labour has won control of a string of Leave-voting councils as results begin to roll in from the local elections across England and Wales....

Senior Tories are predicting they will lose the Blackpool South by-election as counting gets under way. Sources told Sky News’ political correspondent Tamara Cohen...

Boris Johnson was turned away from his local polling station when trying to vote in the local elections after forgetting to bring an acceptable...

Vote counting is under way after polls closed in local elections taking place across England and Wales. More than 2,600 council seats across 107...

The race is on to find a new SNP leader and first minister of Scotland. Humza Yousaf announced he was stepping down on Monday...

John Swinney has announced his bid to take over from Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister. The Perthshire North MSP has...

Polls are to open for the local elections across the country, with the added extra of a by-election on the same day. Over 2,600...

The Scottish government has survived a vote of no confidence at Holyrood. Scottish Labour pressed ahead with its motion despite Humza Yousaf announcing earlier...