The Latest Breaking News from the Electoral Commission

The redraw has been prompted by a rise in population that means voters are underrepresented by their current intake of 160 TDs.

Accounts published by the Electoral Commission showed the party’s income and membership numbers fell in 2022.

Editorial: A culture of complacency around data security and a government obsessed with partisan games have put electoral regulation at risk

Data from Electoral Commission breach could allow rogue actors to create AI-generated messages in effort to manipulate elections

UK intelligence services have reportedly “found evidence” linking Russia to a cyberattack that exposed the data of up to 40 million voters.

The details of tens of millions of voters could have been accessed by hackers who targeted the Electoral Commission, the body confirmed.

Even some senior Tories appear to agree: the selection process for their mayoral candidate was a shambles. That’s the most credible conclusion to be drawn from the decision to order an internal review into the London party, following criticism from MPs over how the contest was managed.

Russia named as likely culprit in cyber-attack on election watchdog, while police service accidentally publishes staff details

Hack comes as breach also hits Northern Ireland’s police force