http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12913122#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Vote 2011 section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:08:35 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12913122#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 A decisive vote to keep the UK's current system for electing MPs deals a further blow to Nick Clegg, after the Lib Dems suffered heavy election losses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13297573#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13297573 Sat, 07 May 2011 01:54:56 GMT The Scottish National Party prepares for a second term in government, becoming the first Holyrood administration with a working majority. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13319936#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13319936 Sat, 07 May 2011 02:53:12 GMT Labour falls just short of an outright majority in the Welsh assembly, despite substantial election gains. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13313735#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13313735 Fri, 06 May 2011 13:05:28 GMT Nick Clegg says the public's overwhelming rejection of a change in the UK voting system is a "bitter blow" but vows to "move on". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13311118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13311118 Fri, 06 May 2011 20:53:20 GMT Nick Clegg promises the Lib Dems will be "a moderating influence" on the Tories and will block a planned NHS overhaul unless changes are made to it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13325442#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13325442 Sun, 08 May 2011 14:07:46 GMT Former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown has accused the Tories of a "breach of faith" over the AV referendum campaign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13303862#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13303862 Thu, 05 May 2011 23:54:39 GMT Labour "should have" tried to change the UK voting system while it was in power, leader Ed Miliband tells the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13278050#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13278050 Wed, 04 May 2011 18:57:56 GMT Lib Dem Chris Huhne confronts Prime Minister David Cameron over the No to AV campaign's tactics at a cabinet meeting, sources say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13269677#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13269677 Tue, 03 May 2011 16:30:11 GMT David Cameron distances himself from the official No to AV campaign but refuses to condemn its "robust" poster campaign ahead of Thursday's poll. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13260010#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13260010 Tue, 03 May 2011 11:47:15 GMT David Cameron and Nick Clegg insist the coalition government will survive the AV referendum - but Labour says it will damage Tory-Lib Dem resolve. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13251734#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13251734 Sun, 01 May 2011 12:03:25 GMT Senior Labour figures on both sides of the referendum on voting change are stepping up their appeal for crucial swing voters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13191009#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13191009 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:32:55 GMT Senior Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne threatens legal action over "untruths" told by Conservatives opposed to the Alternative Vote system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13181756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13181756 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:15:58 GMT The Electoral Commission says it does not have the powers to investigate claims of dishonesty during the AV referendum campaign. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13185576#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13185576 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:52:01 GMT William Hague rebuts accusations that the No to Alternative Vote campaign has lied, but says the coalition will survive any fallout. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13180183#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13180183 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:13:26 GMT Nick Clegg launches a stinging attack on David Cameron over his opposition to changing the voting system at Westminster. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13179772#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13179772 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:33:26 GMT David Cameron and Ed Miliband both join forces with political enemies in a battle over how Britain elects its MPs - but Nick Clegg continues to be shunned by the Labour leader. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13111625#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13111625 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 22:35:46 GMT The Lib Dems and Tories are committed to the coalition however the AV referendum ends, the PM says - as he and Nick Clegg continue campaigning for opposing sides. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13109304#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13109304 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:16:16 GMT Nick Clegg faces calls to step down as Lib Dem leader after the party suffered heavy losses in councils in the English council elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13303885#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13303885 Sat, 07 May 2011 10:32:28 GMT Labour must learn "deep lessons" from its defeat in Scotland and English local election results, leader Ed Miliband says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13326352#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13326352 Sun, 08 May 2011 11:57:45 GMT The LSE's Professor Tony Travers examines the outcome of the English local government elections. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9476000/9476962.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9476000/9476962.stm Fri, 06 May 2011 06:39:58 GMT Green party leader Caroline Lucas says there is now a sense that the Greens are a real alternative, after gains in the English local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13314431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13314431 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:58:28 GMT The British National Party has lost many of the seats it held on local councils in England. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13313069#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13313069 Fri, 06 May 2011 20:45:07 GMT Find results for your local council http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/england.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/council/html/england.stm Tue, 10 May 2011 11:12:02 GMT Tavish Scott quits as leader of the Scottish Lib Dems with immediate effect, after the party's election night disaster. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726 Sat, 07 May 2011 16:30:26 GMT How will the Scottish independence referendum work and what are the main issues facing such a move? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13326310#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13326310 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:54:35 GMT The UK government will not move to block a referendum on independence for Scotland, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13323587#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13323587 Sun, 08 May 2011 12:10:48 GMT The collapse of the strong Liberal Democrat vote in the Highlands leads to more seat gains for the Nationalists. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13311695#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-13311695 Fri, 06 May 2011 16:35:25 GMT BBC Scotland's live coverage of the Scottish election 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/9474173.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/9474173.stm Thu, 05 May 2011 21:00:23 GMT Scottish politics is completely changed after the SNP defeats Labour in many of its west of Scotland heartlands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13307893#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-13307893 Fri, 06 May 2011 11:32:32 GMT Talks continue within political parties about the prospects of forming a coalition government in the Welsh assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13322092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13322092 Sun, 08 May 2011 12:48:46 GMT Welsh Conservatives announce Preseli Pembrokeshire AM Paul Davies is their interim leader, replacing Nick Bourne. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13322054#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13322054 Sat, 07 May 2011 13:34:21 GMT Labour say they expect to be in government in Cardiff Bay by the end of next week, following their strong performance in the assembly election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13315241#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13315241 Sat, 07 May 2011 15:58:07 GMT BBC Wales' live coverage of the Welsh election 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/9476573.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/9476573.stm Thu, 05 May 2011 21:53:26 GMT Labour's assembly victory in the south Wales valley seat of Blaenau Gwent marks the end of an unhappy chapter for the party. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13305044#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-13305044 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:29:10 GMT It is understood Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness met on Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps towards the formation of an Northern Ireland Executive. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13328910#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13328910 Mon, 09 May 2011 15:58:08 GMT All 582 seats are declared in Northern Ireland's council elections, with losses for Ulster Unionists and the SDLP and gains for the DUP, Sinn Fein and Alliance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13338840#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13338840 Wed, 11 May 2011 11:36:17 GMT DUP leader Peter Robinson dedicates his party's showing in the NI Assembly election to the memory of murdered Catholic police officer Ronan Kerr. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13320482#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13320482 Sat, 07 May 2011 23:24:38 GMT Read our minute-by-minute coverage of Saturday's Northern Ireland Assembly election results and reaction. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/9478423.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/northern_ireland_politics/9478423.stm Sat, 07 May 2011 08:13:12 GMT At the age of 62, the DUP leader Peter Robinson has become the 'comeback kid' of Northern Ireland politics. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13321849#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13321849 Sat, 07 May 2011 14:38:20 GMT The Ulster Unionist leader Tom Elliott hits out at people waving tricolours at the Omagh election count, describing them as the "scum of Sinn Fein". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13323770#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13323770 Sat, 07 May 2011 18:30:47 GMT Full results for every constituency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/northern_ireland.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/election2011/constituency/html/northern_ireland.stm Tue, 10 May 2011 10:14:20 GMT Results from the Northern Ireland council elections in County Antrim. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13335132#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-politics-13335132 Tue, 10 May 2011 17:27:27 GMT David Cameron said despite differences of opinion the coalition was "as good today as it was a year ago" http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13312614#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13312614 Fri, 06 May 2011 12:44:52 GMT Leader of the Scottish National Party Alex Salmond gives his victory speech after being elected to represent Aberdeen East in the Scottish Parliament. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305572 Fri, 06 May 2011 03:48:01 GMT The former Liberal Democrat leader, Lord Ashdown, has made a scathing attack on David Cameron's conduct during the referendum campaign on a change of voting system at Westminster. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306592#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306592 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:40:43 GMT The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has insisted the two parties in the coalition government will continue working well together, despite tensions over the alternative vote referendum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306590#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306590 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:56:49 GMT Labour leader Ed Miliband was upbeat about his party's performance in the polls in England and Wales today but conceded that Labour had lessons to learn from the results in Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306586#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306586 Fri, 06 May 2011 07:20:12 GMT Results so far in the local elections suggest that the Liberal Democrats are facing their worst defeat since the 1980s. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13306588 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:35:48 GMT Plaid Cymru's Helen Mary Jones' disappointment after defeat in Llanelli to Labour's Keith Davies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13305163#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13305163 Fri, 06 May 2011 06:19:57 GMT Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Iain Gray speaks after being elected to represent East Lothian in the Scottish Parliament and speaks to BBC Scotland's Sally Magnuson about his party's performance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305570#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305570 Fri, 06 May 2011 03:31:36 GMT Labour has taken control of the council in Sheffield - the city where Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg is an MP. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13304978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13304978 Fri, 06 May 2011 06:47:25 GMT Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams says her party's drop in support can be traced back to "specific challenges" in Montgomeryshire as well as the party's role in the coalition government in Westminster. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13305165#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13305165 Fri, 06 May 2011 04:09:19 GMT Linda Fabiani MSP earns the SNP their first gain of the Scottish election over Labour's Andy Kerr. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13304601#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13304601 Fri, 06 May 2011 00:37:25 GMT The BBC's Jeremy Vine explains how the first-past-the-post and alternative voting systems work. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13276178#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13276178 Wed, 04 May 2011 05:39:59 GMT Out of 440 voting areas, Yes votes made up the majority in only 10 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13321284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13321284 Sat, 07 May 2011 16:50:39 GMT The DUP and Sinn Fein share the spoils of the Northern Ireland vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13323774#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13323774 Sat, 07 May 2011 21:46:44 GMT The Lib Dems have to decide what they are for, says James Landale http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13325236#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13325236 Sun, 08 May 2011 01:28:03 GMT Relive Thursday's elections minute-by-minute http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/9478532.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/9478532.stm Sat, 07 May 2011 09:19:28 GMT Examining what made the UK reject electoral change so strongly http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13318667#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13318667 Fri, 06 May 2011 19:25:56 GMT The SNP's stunning success has consequences for the entire UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13315922#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13315922 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:56:22 GMT A look at the history of the Scottish National Party http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13315752#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13315752 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:41:09 GMT Gloom amid Lib Dem activists in Clegg's Sheffield heartland http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13308628#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13308628 Fri, 06 May 2011 09:33:27 GMT Watch campaign broadcasts on the AV referendum and national and local elections http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12926025#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-12926025 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:43:36 GMT