Wellingborough and Kingswood byelections: it’s never been this bad for the Conservatives, and it could still get worse: Writing about Conservative byelection calamities has become something of a standard Friday practice for me. But the party’s defeat in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire was particularly brutal. The Tory vote share was a mere 25% and the Conservative …
Boris Johnson resignation: why Rishi Sunak can’t afford to lose more than one of three impending byelections: The turmoil in the Conservative party unleashed by Boris Johnson’s abrupt resignation from parliament has triggered three separate byelections. The first is in the former prime minister’s London seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, where he had a …
Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton byelections: even Boris Johnson loyalists will now be worried for the next election: Is Johnson in danger? Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock The scale of byelection defeats in Tiverton and Honiton in south-west England and Wakefield in the north of England might have Conservative rebels wishing they had waited a few …
Zimbabwe by-elections are attracting huge crowds, but don’t read too much into them: Zimbabwe's opposition Citizens Coalition for Change supporters attend an election campaign rally in Harare, in February. Zimbabwe, 20 February. EPA-EFE/Aaron Ufumeli Zimbabweans are set to cast their votes in key parliamentary and local government by-elections on 26 March 2022. The by-elections have …
What by-elections in South Africa say about the ruling party and the state of opposition: The governing party's good performance may signal confidence in the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa. EFE-EPA/Kim Ludbrook Special significance is often attached to by-elections. They are regarded as barometers of change in the political mood of a country. For parties, …
South Africa in the news: ANC gains on DA in two Western Cape by-elections: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) released the results of four by-elections held on Wednesday – two in the Western Cape and two in KwaZulu-Natal. The DA retained one ward each in both the Saldanha Bay and Oudtshoorn municipalities on …