10 by-elections this week and Labour and Tories scored no wins. Labour didn’t even manage any second places.

Tandridge DC, Westway LDM GAIN from CON 🔶LDM (Martin Redman): 539 (42.3%, -0.6) ➡️RFM: 420 (33.0%, new) 🔵CON: 202 (15.9%, -13.3) 🔴LAB: 112 (8.8%, -19.1)

Tandridge DC, Lingfield and Crowhurst RES HOLD 🏡RES: 457 (38.0%, +3.2) ➡️RFM UK: 329 (27.3%, new) ⚪IND: 158 (13.1%, new) 🔵CON: 128 (10.6%, -1.3) 🔶LDM: (Dave Wilkes): 90 (7.5%, -1.4): 🔴LAB: 42 (3.5%, -13.4)

That scene of the Welsh BBC correspondent being the only person interviewing Caerphilly's new Plaid AM while the rest of the media interviewed Reform's loser in the background was far too on the nose.

Zack Polanski bounce:

Retention rates by party in defending their seats in the 135 local by-elections since #LE2025: PC 100% (1/1) LD 92% (24/26) Grn 67% (6/9) Ref 57% (4/7) SNP 33% (1/3) Ind 33% (3/9) Lab 27% (12/44) Con 24% (7/29) Loc 0% (0/7) Brackets = number of seats they held/defending.

The UK has reverted back to 2-party politics

First evee Reform gain off LD in a by-election I believe.

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

Aggregate Result of the 122 Council By-Elections (for 125 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections: RFM: 47 (+40) LDM: 32 (+10) CON: 13 (-15) LAB: 12 (-30) GRN: 11 (+3) Ind: 5 (-4) Local: 3 (-3) SNP: 1 (-1) PLC: 1 (=) Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

A reminder that this week the Conservatives announced they want a “British ICE”

Conference bounce for the Tories in True Blue territory…

Really, Sky? Her husband's name deserves more prominence than her own?

Don't forget why there's a by-election next week in #Corby. It's due to their Councillor Robert Bloom's resignation following the news that he shouted the ‘n’ word repeatedly at a black family who live close by to him. www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/...

DEMOCRACY SUNDAY: NIGEL FARAGE AND THE REFORM LIES 1. Nigel Farage owns the Party as a private company. 2. Farage met the Russian Ambassador to London in 2013 while later claiming he had never met the Russian Ambassador. 3. Nigel Farage made many appearances as a commentator on RT the Russian

How is this not front page news? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Ward11 #byelection result - Sammy Cameron, Independent, has been elected to represent Ward11 Caol and Mallaig. He was elected at stage 8.

Tain and Easter Ross (Highland) by-election, first preferences (vs 2024 BE): Lib Dem: 935 (38.8%, +13.8) Independent: 686 (28.4%, new) SNP: 356 (14.8%, -10.6) Reform UK: 312 (12.9%, new) Green: 78 (3.2%, -0.4) Conservative: 45 (1.9%, -3.5) (40.6% in 2024 for non-returns) Lib Dem elected stage 6

Stop considering and get the fuck on with it.

An axis scale worthy of a Lib Dem leaflet…

They need a couple more and then it can go 6, 7, 6, 7… (My kids tell me this is important).

Danny Kruger MP (East Wiltshire) has left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK.

Remembering the last time a political party appointed an ex Lib Dem as their leader…

Hyno-boobs is very on-brand for UK politics currently…

This is where the empty headed Flag shagging leads. Race hate.

Make a working majority coalition out of those results… 😂

I planned ahead… 🤔

This is a great chart from YouGov which should inform how people speak about the Greens' leadership election. Even the best-known Green politician tested has a "Don't know" figure only 11 points lower than a fake name yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Obviously the smears against this man are incredibly libellous - and it says a lot about access to the law that he wouldn't be able to afford to Lord McAlpine these fuckers - but at what point does the government clock that it needs to get a grip on this raging online fire of fascist hate?

I *really* don’t get the whole Richard III thing. On so many levels he was shit… a definite bad man manager, a probable child killer and beyond doubt a complete loser on the battlefield. Only two things explain his support - contrariism and historical sycophancy. 🤷‍♂️ Such a weird nation.

The state of first past the post in the current UK political climate… Yet another win for a candidate with below 1/4 of the popular vote!

🚨 New! | Interactive Council By-Election Results Explorer. 👀 | View Detailed Results of All Council By-Elections since LE2025 📊 | Filter and Sort by Winning Party, Vote Share, Region, Date 📅 | See details for upcoming By-Elections electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

Banning children from accessing Wikipedia would be like not allowing them a dictionary in case they used it to look up rude words.

The result of the Barking and Dagenham Thames View ward byelection is in: Labour hold. Lucy Lee is elected

The Cultana Party

Aggregate Result of the 68 Council By-Elections since the 2025 Local Elections: RFM: 23 (+20) LDM: 21 (+5) CON: 7 (-6) LAB: 6 (-15) GRN: 5 (+2) Ind: 3 (-2) SNP: 1 (=) PLC: 1 (=) Local: 1 (-4)

Reform's record of never winning a seat they're defending continues...

No surprise Reform sweeping up in Dartford…

In Denbighshire County Council's Prestatyn Central ward, the Conservatives have held the seat. Ben Williams was the winner

First LD loss of any seat since LE2025

Reported that Liverpool City Council, Sefton Park ward, is a Green Party hold. Katie Jarman elected

Donald Trump photobombing Chelsea at the World Club Championship final feels somehow completely on brand for Donald Trump, Chelsea and the World Club Championship.

Aggregate Result of the 59 Council By-Elections since the 2025 Local Elections: LDM: 21 (+6) RFM: 20 (+18) LAB: 5 (-14) CON: 4 (-6) GRN: 4 (+2) Ind: 3 (-2) SNP: 1 (=) Local: 1 (-4)

Tonight’s by-elections are all counted: Ref 4 (+4) LD 4 (n/c) Ind 1 (-1) C 0 (-1) Lab 0 (-2) Yet again abysmal from the “Big 2” and yet again it’s all Reform and Lib Dem. [One count tomorrow, very probable Green hold]

Last two results for tonight not yet reported elsewhere here. LD hold - Hoe Valley, Woking LD hold - Woking South, Surrey

So, Orange Diaper wants to put 200% tariff on Aussie pharmaceuticals in a crass attempt to make us dismantle our PBS so that a few US billionaires can make more $$$ at the expense of the entire Aus population. Will the MAGAs of the LNP support this? #auspol

Our polling for Electoral Dysfunction podcast ahead of 2026 Senedd elections finds Reform & Plaid in a close race for first ➡️ REF UK 28% (+26) 🌼 PLAID 26% (+6) 🌹 LAB 23% (-17) 🌳 CON 10% (-16) 🔶 LIB DEM 7% (+2) 🌍 GREEN 4% (+2) 18/6 - 3/7 N=883 (16+) changes w 2021 election

The ten by-elections due to Reform candidates elected in May who are already quitting will cost tax-payers a total of £200k - £250k.

Today marks 1 year since the 2024 general election. Here's how our latest MRP projects a new election would go Reform UK: 271 (+266) Labour: 178 (-233) Lib Dems: 81 (+9) Conservatives: 46 (-75) SNP: 38 (+29) Greens: 7 (+3) Plaid: 7 (+3) Others: 3 (-2) yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

This makes Westmorland & Lonsdale the safest seat in the country, followed by Dwyfor-Meirionnydd & Bristol Central…