UK elections poll tracker

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is polling behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the FT’s aggregation of UK voting intention surveys. Despite having only a handful of MPs in the 650-strong ...

When is the next UK general election?

The next UK general election must be held by 15 August 2029. However, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer can opt to call an election at any point before this. UK general elections need to be held every ...

Voting in supermarkets, bank cards as ID and £500,000 fines for breaking the rules – how British elections could be about to change

The government has also not taken steps to restore the independence of the Electoral Commission itself, a body which plays a ...
CNN

Reform UK wins fifth seat in parliament by just six votes as populist party’s support strengthens

Britain’s populist, anti-immigration party Reform UK has beaten Labour by a tiny margin in a by-election, dealing the government a mid-term setback and ruffling the country’s historically resilient ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Farage’s Reform Would Come Top in UK Election, YouGov Finds

Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK would be the biggest party in parliament if the country held a general election today, according to a nationwide projection, underlining the political danger to Prime ...

A simple guide to the May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

Voters in Scotland and Wales will elect representatives to their national parliaments, while a number of local council and mayoral polls will take place in England. In Northern Ireland, local council ...

Convicted terrorist who plotted consulate, church bombings to run in UK election

A Muslim activist with terror conviction runs for Birmingham City Council, sparking controversy as local elections approach in Britain's second largest city.

Court to hear Reform UK's legal challenge to government's election delay plans

A two-day hearing will be held next month to determine whether the government can delay dozens of local council elections by ...
Reuters

UK to lower voting age to 16 in landmark electoral reform

LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) - Britain moved on Thursday to lower the voting age by two years to 16 in all UK elections, a major overhaul of the country's democratic system that immediately split opinion ...
ReadWrite

Ex-Conservative officials face court over alleged UK election betting

Senior members of the British Conservative Party, including a former MP who was once a close aide to former prime minister Rishi Sunak, are due in court over claims they placed bets on the timing of ...
Phys.org

Female election candidates less likely to be retweeted and receive media coverage, UK study shows

Female candidates in recent UK General Elections were less likely to be retweeted than male candidates and less likely to receive media coverage, research shows. Experts have found new evidence which ...