2019’s general; election saw huge UK wide losses for Labour, with many ‘safe seats’ either reducing in the majority or changing hands entirely. I’ve got in contact with Labour voters young and old to see what happened and if they changed the way they voted this time around. Carol Widd is a 70 year old […]
GENERAL ELECTION 2019
Politics Podcast
Here’s our Cheltenham 2020 politics breakdown, covering the election and local developments.
Tales from the polling station: what working for the elections office has taught me about our voting system
At yesterday’s Parliamentary General Election, I was a presiding officer at one of the hundreds of polling stations across the UK, and here’s a round-up of my observations.
Gloucestershire voters paint the county blue
It was a great moment for the local Conservative Party last night with the party winning all six seats across the county. This is the first time it’s happened since the 2010 general election, when Neil Carmichael won the Stroud seat from Labour MP David Drew. History has appeared to repeat itself, with Conservative candidate […]
Voting underway for 2019 General Election
People across the UK are heading to their local polling stations today to cast their vote in the 2019 General Election. The polls have been open since 7am and will close at 10pm, when votes will be counted and announced tomorrow. Around 46 million people are eligible to vote today, where democracy will decide the […]