The Election Battlegrounds 3) North West

Our series continues with a look at another key region, which offers a decent clutch of targets to either Labour or the Conservatives on a good night.

Ryan Bourne: To help grow prosperity, let’s focus on people and not places – such as towns

Bowman and Westlake’s policy ideas are perfectly compatible with this end, but pitching them as a city and town agenda risks creating a false impression.

The local elections revisited: an analysis of results in the North West

This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.

Nick Faith: Four lessons from last June’s election for the Conservatives

They include both the working class vote being up for grabs…and the Party adapting to the changing nature of modern Britain.

George Maggs: The reason at the heart of anxiety about mass immigration

No, it isn’t racism. Nor is it economic consequences. Nor even the impact on
public services. Rather, it cuts to the heart of why countries exist at all.

Daniel Hannan: Our electoral system is less secure than that of most banana republics

What possible reason could Labour have to vigorously oppose anti-fraud measures?

Battlegrounds Revisited 1) The North West

In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.

The Election Battleground 1) The North West

In the first of our series looking at May’s electoral battlegrounds, we explore the fierce fights which are taking place across the North West.

New funding to help combat election fraud in Tower Hamlets – and elsewhere

Sam Gyimah has been fighting the good fight.