There’s every likelihood that the North East mayor elected today will be chosen with the backing of less than 15% of the region’s electorate. That’s not to say they’ll be illegitimate. The winner will probably get somewhere around 35-40% of the vote, but if previous local elections are a good guide, turnout will be about …
Every politician’s nemesis: the ordinary voter. For our elected representatives, there’s no higher stakes moment than a conversation out in the wild. On such interactions are elections won and lost, and careers made or destroyed. There’s a long history of things getting ugly. In 1880, Joseph Cowen Jr, the founder of the Tyne Theatre, owner …
AIDEN KING (Liberal Democrats) What have you liked hearing most from any or all of your rivals? We’ve had a number of hustings since the start of the campaign and, although there are definitely things we all disagree on, I’m pleased that all six candidates agree that this deal is only the first step on …
The Conservative Party faces complete annihilation in the North East in the next general election, according to one of the country’s leading political pollsters which delivers seat-by-seat analysis. It says the Tories could lose all their gains of 2019 in our region — and more. The most surprising seat to fall would be Hexham, says …
Passionate climate change campaigner Jamie Driscoll was in his element at the North East mayoral hustings held in Alnwick last night (Wed) to explore candidates’ views on environmental and rural issues. The event was organised by Alnwick Friends of the Earth specifically to discuss green talking points and especially those affecting the North East. And …
The date of the next General Election might still be uncertain, but one thing we can be sure of is that this year will witness several significant mayoral elections across England. Once the preserve of constitutional scholars, English devolution is now political centrestage, and nowhere more so than here in the north east where two …
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