The Local Government Chronicle has today published research on how the Lib Dems (and others) have fared in local by-elections since May. It’s useful to note as there’s been some disagreement. Lib Dems have been pointing to victories and holds as evidence that, where the party campaigns, its vote is holding up very well. Opponents

What is the point of the Lib Dems ? Nobody knows ( not even them ). Hence there's a re-branding exercise going on. However, their problem is they are an empty soulless political hobbiest organisation, who exist to win elections and to not be the other two parties. Time to put the old bird out of its, and everyone else's, misery. Its likely to happen at the European and UK elections short...

The Guardian takes a look today at the Lib Dems’ prospects in next year’s local elections, focusing on England rather than the national assembly and parliament elections due in Wales and Scotland. Not surprisingly, they come to the conclusion that Nick Clegg’s party is likely to be most vulnerable in those areas where the Lib

Via the BBC: The Lib Dems urged elections for police commissioners to be delayed partly to help the electoral prospects of their local councillors, the BBC understands. The elections were due to take place on 3 May 2012, the same day as council polls across England and Wales, but are set to be put back

Yesterday on LDV I had a look at how the 4th June local and Euro elections might play out for Labour, predicting that though the Lib Dems could and should beat Labour in the English county and unitary council elections being held, I was sceptical that the party would come second when voters cast their

With leftleaning voters deserting Labour the Lib Dems should be well placed to make gains at the local elections. But they risk being squeezed out by resurgent smaller parties.

The first results have come in from the local elections, with the Lib Dems taking Bristol – the only major city which voted.

The first results have come in from the local elections, with the Lib Dems taking Bristol – the only major city which voted.

In the last few days a couple of people have asked about local government by-elections and whether we can tell anything about national levels of support from them, and I promised I would write a post about it. I have always been dubious in principle about whether local government by-elections can be used to gauge

What to make of 4th June’s local elections in England, how to sum it up? The clichés are easy: a mixed bag, a curate’s egg, et bloody cetera. The reality is simpler, in my view: Thursday’s local elections were, generally, pretty damn good for the Lib Dems. That’s not to gloss over the disappointments –