Super Thursday: Historic Green surge moves party neck-and-neck with Labour in Bristol
With the key prizes of the West of England Combined Authority and Bristol Mayor positions under their belt, the last victory for Labour to secure was repeating their success in 2016 and reseizing an overall majority of elected members on the council. This hat-trick looked unlikely. Observers at the mayoral count saw clear signs that […]
Super Thursday: Marvin’s magic conjures Labour’s second term in Bristol
As a 1/8 odds-on favourite with national bookmakers, there was unlikely to ever be a ‘how did they do that?’ moment for any of the challengers to Mayor Marvin Rees in 2021. Comfortable Labour majorities in the four Bristol parliamentary constituencies and the absence of former mayor George Ferguson on the ballot paper meant a […]
Election Watch: Round One
It’s been the first official week of the 2019 election campaign and the main political parties faired marginally well. Having said that, it wasn’t without controversy and upset. Party policies are now flooding radios, T.V. channels and national newspapers up and down the country and all candidates have been announced. This week, Johnson gave a […]
Election Watch
On Your Marks. Get Set. Campaign. And they’re off. Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited The Queen on Wednesday afternoon, to inform her that the country will have an election on 12th December 2019. Later that evening, Johnson headed to the Midlands to launch the start of his campaign. Earlier in the week, the Liberal Democrats, […]