local elections 2025 stats Flashcards
(13 cards)
how many council seats did reform win
677
how many did C lose
635
how may did L lose
198
LD gains
146
Green gains
41 seats
how much of the vote did reform win in Kent
44.2%
reforms rise are particular in which regions
north and midlands - labour and C strongholds
by election in runcorn and helsby :
name of winner
turnout
won by how many votes
significance
Sarah pochin
46% increase of 12 % since 2024 election
6 votes
L have held this seat since 50 years
reasons for this change
protest voting
policy frustration L welfare cut winter fuel allowance disability benefits
policy change and accountability
what is Farage wrapping Thatcherism into
nationalisation to woo reform curious L voters who are populists on economics, C on culture and hostile to elites
what could the commons be called
fractured commons
The irony is bitter:
a vote for stability and moderation in 2024 could be the prelude to democratic instability in 2029
L party won the west on less than how much of electorate
8%