Ian Jones

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Ian Jones

The Conservatives have lost their majority in every council they were defending. Ian JonesWith counting almost over in this year’s local and mayoral elections, here is a summary of the key results and trends to emerge from an eventful 24 hours in UK politics.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Ian Jones

No party won more than a quarter of the share of the vote in the West of England mayoral election. Ian JonesReform has won its first-ever regional mayor in England while Labour managed to hold on to a hat-trick of mayors across the country, in the first results from this year’s local elections. Only one council, Northumberland, has so far declared all its results, with Reform making gains at the expense of both Labour and the Conservatives.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Ian Jones

The result at Runcorn & Helsby also marks Reform’s highest-ever share of the vote in a by-election. Ian JonesReform’s victory at Runcorn & Helsby by just six votes has set a new record for the smallest majority at a parliamentary by-election since the end of the Second World War. Sarah Pochin took the seat with 12,645 votes, just ahead of Labour’s Karen Shore, who received 12,639.

1 week ago | lbc.co.uk | Henry Moore |Ian Jones

Local elections 2025: Polls to open across England as Labour faces first electoral test since taking power Polling station sign for UK general elections. Picture: Alamy By Henry Moore and Ian Jones Brits will take to the polls today as Labour faces its first real electoral test since taking power last July. A total of 1,641 council seats are up for grabs across 23 local authorities, while four regional mayors and two local mayors will be elected.

1 week ago | independent.co.uk | Ian Jones

Voter ID rules were first enforced in England in 2023 and across Britain at the 2024 general election. Ian JonesFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.