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Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts

election candidates accused of offensive posts Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s local

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’? Paul Tilsley was 23 when

Nearly twice as many men as women standing in May elections in UK

candidates are women; in the Senedd elections, the figure is 38%; and in the Scottish parliament elections it is 36%. Reform UK has the smallest proportion of women on ballot papers in the local

Pink hair and red herrings: viral quiz invites you to guess politicians’ stripes from their photos

candidate’s rosette just by how they look. The game, invented by Sam Hamill-Stewart, challenges players to look at pictures of local election

Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism

election candidates over alleged antisemitism Two women standing as Green party candidates in the local

West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much

candidates is elected without a formal vote. Across the West Bank, 42 municipal councils and 155 village councils will be filled this way – a majority of local

Greens must take immediate action against antisemitism in party, says Lucas

candidates in these local elections. “Where there are examples brought to our attention that do not align

Man who heckled Shabana Mahmood dismisses ‘laughable’ white liberal claim

candidates in the local elections, in a twin bid to tackle the climate crisis and fight

Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level

elect their preferred candidates. Loading... ### How new limits on Voting Rights Act protections complicate local

Reform councillor assaulted woman while working pub doors

candidates from standing in local council elections. Beck is the third newly elected Reform councillor

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job

candidate by the local party and then win a by-election in a seat where

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

local election results were replicated then Burnham as the candidate would need to take almost

What you need to know about the 7 May elections in England, Scotland and Wales

local councillors are elected under the first-past-the-post system. The candidate or candidates

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

candidates, Polanski stressed the need for “perspective” over what he called a “handful” of accusations among 4,500 people standing for the party in local elections

Three-quarters of UK millionaires would be happy to pay more tax, research finds

candidate as prime minister, as [the Labour party considers how to react to their disastrous local election

‘I’ll talk to work on Monday’: what happens when a ‘paper candidate’ actually wins

candidates across the country that the party cold called members of the public – [including a Guardian journalist](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/reform-farage-cold-calling-public-paper-candidates-local-elections) – asking them to run. But this year’s local elections

‘Is he getting rid of Starmer?’ Profile boost for Streeting in Ilford North seat

local elections. Widely tipped to go to the independent candidates, Labour won with a [healthy

Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

local councillor, were among five of the 14 candidates in the by-election who appeared

Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow for Burnham

elections, and we’ve shown we can beat Reform. “We’re a democratic party and our local members choose their candidates

Allegations about Reform candidate's posts are troubling, Labour says

candidate's Facebook page was removed after he was elected as a local councillor earlier