South Lanarkshire Tory group reacts to new Labour/Lib-Dem administration The Conservatives say they wouldn't be credible if they hadn't backed the other unionist parties. Daily Record · May 20, 2022
Queensland's Senate ballot includes several high-profile candidates, but it's unlikely all will secure a spot A bevy of household names are Queensland candidates vying for a seat in the Senate, but they're unlikely to all secure enough votes to head to Canberra. ABC News · May 15, 2022
Tories launch investigation in Newport over claims members called Lib Dems a 'party of gay men’ The Liberal Democrats have claimed Tory members told Muslim voters that the Lib Dems were a "party of gay men" and not to vote for them Wales Online · May 12, 2022
Boris Johnson should be very worried about what 2022 local council results mean for the next general election The Conservatives ended up with a net loss of 487 seats in the May 5 local elections. Labour gained 108 and the Liberal Democrats 223. The Conversation · May 11, 2022
‘I am not a Nazi’: Liberal Democrats candidate ‘deeply regrets’ white supremacist Facebook posts Anthony Bull cited the works of US terrorist David Lane and wrote ‘victory’ over Indigenous Australians should be celebrated The Guardian - AU · May 7, 2022
Boris Johnson sighed in relief – then the message from UK local elections took hold The Liberal Democrats and Labour enjoyed a surge in the polls that raised constitutional issues as well as weakening the PM The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
What do the results of the elections mean? Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
In Scotland, the SNP still reign supreme – but the Conservatives have fallen from grace At the ballot box voters ‘boaked’ at voting Tory, serving huge wins to Labour, which is now Scotland’s second party The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
Johnson accused of putting off voters as Tories down hundreds of council seats Labour celebrated gains but their joy was overshadowed by the announcement of a police probe into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules. The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Edinburgh Election 2022: SNP remains largest party as Tory losses spark Lib Dem revival The Conservatives have moved into last place in the council as the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour all made gains with the SNP returning the same number of councillors as 2017. Edinburgh Live · May 6, 2022
Grassroots anger at Boris Johnson as Tories suffer ‘tough night’ at the polls The PM said he would not be deflected as Labour and the Liberal Democrats make gains at the Conservatives’ expense Evening Standard · May 6, 2022
Fresh calls for PM to quit as Tories lose hundreds of seats in local elections Boris Johnson saw his party surrender control of Westminster, Barnet and Wandsworth councils in London. Tories also lost West Oxfordshire. Keir Starmer said the vote was a 'turning point' for Labour Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022
Labour dominate in Gateshead local elections losing just one seat to the Liberal Democrats Despite hopes for the Green party in this year's local elections they failed to win a seat Chronicle Live · May 6, 2022
Grassroots anger at Johnson as Tories suffer ‘tough night’ at the polls The PM said he would not be deflected as Labour and the Liberal Democrats make gains at the Conservatives’ expense. The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Daily Mirror · May 6, 2022 Boris Johnson would LOSE Commons majority if local results replicated at general election Analysis of the local election results suggested the Tories would be 48 seats short of an overall majority - and nearly 90 seats down on their 2019 performance
Evening Standard · May 6, 2022 Labour opens up biggest lead over Tories in decade, says top polling expert Labour has opened up the biggest lead over the Tories in any local elections for a decade, according to a top polling expert.
Wales Online · May 6, 2022 Local elections 2022 results: What's happening now in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Conservatives pay the price of partygate at the polls
The Independent UK · May 5, 2022 Local elections 2022: Timetable of key results and events Counting of votes takes place overnight on Thursday and during Friday.
The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022 Parties manage expectations as voting in local elections begins Results will be seen as test of Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer at likely mid-point of current UK government
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 Voters head to the polls across the UK to elect new local leaders Thousands of council seats are up for grabs across England, Wales and Scotland, while Northern Ireland will elect Assembly members.
Chronicle Live · May 4, 2022 Sunderland local elections: All you need to know ahead of Thursday's city council elections Labour will be hoping to keep control of the city council, while the Tories will hope to make gains
The Independent UK · May 4, 2022 Local elections 2022: When will results be announced? Counting of votes takes place overnight and during the next day
Daily Record · May 4, 2022 SNP maintain top spot in polls as Scottish Labour look set for second ahead of Tories The Savanta ComRes poll put Anas Sarwar's party ahead of Douglas Ross's Tories in both constituency and list votes for the Scottish Parliament.
Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2022 Greater Manchester local elections 2022: In-depth analysis of every borough... including an 'all out' race, our political hot potato and a controversial new battleground Boris Johnson will be tested at the ballot box for the first time since the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal
Evening Standard · May 3, 2022 Boris Johnson ‘out of touch and mired in sleaze’ claims Davey ahead of elections Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey compared the situation to the dying days of Sir John Major’s administration.