The Latest Breaking News from Electoral Commission

Here is a timeline of the recent political crises which engulfed the leadership of two prime ministers and ultimately led to their downfall.

The former Prime Minister was forced out of office just over six weeks ago

Electoral Commission finds four in 10 candidates in Great Britain suffered abuse, intimidation or threats during May’s local ballots

Voting in local body elections begins this weekend with hopes competitive races will finally help councils turn a corner on waning turnout.

Did a top Labour official know a big donation from a leading Chinese businessman was disguised as five donations from other in the community and fail to tell the Electoral Commission?

Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission announced on 15 August 2022 that Deputy President William Ruto had won the 2022 presidential election following a close, tense race. The commission gave the count as 50.49% for Ruto against rival Raila Odinga’s 48.85%. This was immediately disputed by Odinga’s campaign and four…

Brexit campaign group fronted by Nigel Farage leaves thousands in unpaid fines for data law breaches

The plan to undermine the independence of the Electoral Commission has been likened to "giving a toddler a gun - It may not immediately lead to disaster but it is an extremely dangerous thing to do"

An Electoral Commission investigation found the party had broken the rules by failing to promptly return a £2,000 payment from Worcester philanthropist Cecil Duckworth CBE, who had set up a standing order to support the party