In a letter to the communities minister, NACNI called for a "reasonable allowance" for councillors.Joe Boyle, secretary of the group, said current provisions "still fall short of an acceptable ...

UK electoral law does not prevent a registered political party from fielding more than one candidate in a parliamentary by-election. Each candidate must have a valid nomination and be ...

A total of 34 candidates have been confirmed for the Clacton constituency by-election, triggered by the resignation of Nigel Farage.The Reform UK leader resigned as MP on 7 July, ...

The main Westminster parties have decided not to stand against Reform UK in the Clacton by-election. But plenty of other candidates have declared their intention to stand. Here is ...

Disabled election candidates speak about their own personal experiences of disability and politics. Source link

ReutersThe Conservative Party's four leadership candidates have been speaking at the party's conference in the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak.We have checked claims made by each of them. Kemi ...

Getty ImagesMegan Gallacher has resigned as Scottish Conservative deputy leaderScottish Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher has resigned as party deputy leader over "concerning allegations" about leader Douglas Ross.It comes after ...

Rishi Sunak has said he is "not aware of any other" Conservative election candidates being investigated by the Gambling Commission over alleged bets on the date of the general ...

Two former MP, a councillor and eight others will stand in a poll that follows Sir Tony Lloyd's death. Source link

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Polling stations across the Wellingborough constituency will be open from 07:00 to 22:00 GMT on Thursday, 15 FebruaryBy Laura Coffey & Pete CooperBBC News, ...

A total of 1,305,553 people were eligible to vote, according to the Electoral Office for NI. Source link

People putting themselves forward had to secure the backing of 20 Tory MPs - a higher threshold than in previous contests. Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid, Transport Secretary Grant ...