CDE member Professor Kevin Theakston and Mark Gill, from King’s College London report on their findings of a survey of academics on their ratings of Prime-Ministers in the post-ward period. Theresa May has been rated as one of the worst two post-war prime ministers in a survey of UK university...
CDE member Ryan Swift analyses the consequences from the Batley and Spen by-election to Labour The Labour Party’s narrow victory by 323 votes in the Batley and Spen by-election is impressive in the circumstances of the contest and provides a positive boost to the party and Keir Starmer’s leadership, but...
Belén Alvarez Werth from the University of Queensland, Australia, and CDE member Daniel Valdenegro Ibarra outline some of results to the recent historical elections in Chile, namely to its Constitutional Convention, which will draft a new constitution for Chile. They explain how these elections have symbolised a rise of feminism in...
Most of the national coverage of the May 2021 elections focused on the successes and failures of the two main parties in the north of England. But much less attention has been given to the rise of the northern regional parties. Megan Killerby outlines in this post for CDE why...
Dr Richard Axelby (SOAS) draws from his ethnographic research into the politics of communication in Sheffield, to outline the uncertain electoral results arising from the 2021 May elections, namely its referendum. Dr Axelby reflects on the new ‘committee system’ will will guide the governance of Sheffield City Council following the...
CDE member Sara Kaizuka reflects on the implications of the election of the West Yorkshire Mayor to Labour’s vote in Northern areas. Amidst the political upheaval that rocked the UK as the 2021 election results were announced, there was surprisingly little mention of one historic vote: the West Yorkshire Mayoral...
CDE member Ryan Swift reflects on the implications for Labour following the recent election results in the north of England. He warns that the national level Labour leadership would be wise to embrace the party’s local and regional leaders more; but also to re-focus its national strategy towards a clear policy agenda focused on...
CDE member Ryan Swift analyses the factors that led to the Conservative win at Hartlepool The Conservative party’s victory in the Hartlepool by-election is the latest development in a political realignment that has been bubbling under the surface for more than a decade. This is only the fifth time that...
In a recent post for UK in a Changing Europe, CDE member Dr Richard Hayton draws from one of his recent articles to evaluate the degree of party change undergone by Labour and the Conservatives in response to Brexit. The vote for Brexit plunged both the Conservative Party and the...
As over 40 million people go to polling stations across the country, CDE member Dr Victoria Honeyman penned down her reflections for the Yorkshire Post on what is a at stake with this complex set of elections. Since the general election in December 2019, the entire world has changed, including...