A revolution on Clydeside?
Michael Crick argues the significance of council elections in Glasgow could be greater than the mayoral race in London.
The Labour Party secures 38 per cent of the national vote and gains more than 800 council seats in UK local elections, as the public turns on the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition.
Boris Johnson looks set to beat his rival Ken Livingstone for a second time in the London mayoral battle, as council seats are decided around the UK.
It’s their only debate of the campaign: tonight Nicolas Sarkozy and his rival Francois Hollande face off in a televised clash, that is being billed as the ‘Final Confrontation’.
Michael Crick argues the significance of council elections in Glasgow could be greater than the mayoral race in London.
Francois Hollande beats Nicolas Sarkozy in the first round of the French election while the far-right National Front party takes its largest ever share of the vote.
The story of John Edwards’ operatic rise and freefall moves to North Carolina’s courthouse for opening arguments by lawyers, who say the ex-senator used campaign funds to hide an illegitimate child.
French voters rallied behind Socialist candidate Francois Hollande in round one of closely fought elections, leaving far right President Nicolas Sarkozy clinging to power.
George Galloway sweeps to a shock victory in the Bradford West by-election, and local people say the win was inspired, in part, by young Muslims going against their Labour-supporting elders.
As more than 30,000 people promise to protest this weekend in Russia after a disputed election result, Robin Cook’s former adviser tells Channel 4 News we are witnessing the start of “serious change”.
Voting has begun in the Irish presidential elections. There are seven candidates, more than in any previous election.
As a record number of seven candidates are selected to run for Irish presidency, Carl Dinnen profiles the top nominees.
The Boundary Commission for England’s recommendations for the redrawing of constituencies have thrown up several surprises. We look at some of the winners and the losers.
Few English MPs will escape changes to their constituency borders in today’s Boundary Commission’s recommendations, writes political consultant Lewis Baston.
Cornwall Council is taking steps to stop second home owners from voting – the first county in Britain to do so.
Labour fends off a challenge by the Scottish National Party (SNP) and holds on to the Westminster seat of Inverclyde – but loses a large slice of its majority.