http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17270000#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Vote 2012 section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 08 May 2012 13:02:41 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-17270000#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Prime Minister David Cameron promises to focus and deliver as he seeks to fight back following poor local election results last week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17979560#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17979560 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:14:36 GMT Labour leader Ed Miliband says his party are winning back voters' trust, as they gain more than 800 seats in the local elections in England, Wales and Scotland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17920848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17920848 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:49:08 GMT Talks are expected to begin across Scotland to work out who will form the ruling administrations at most councils. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17967667#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17967667 Sat, 05 May 2012 16:26:18 GMT John Bercow says voters feel let down by political parties because they are "suspicious or even despairing" about the political system. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17973303#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17973303 Sun, 06 May 2012 05:48:56 GMT David Cameron says he is "delighted" with Boris Johnson's re-election as London mayor, after he narrowly beat Labour rival Ken Livingstone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17968021#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17968021 Sat, 05 May 2012 12:39:35 GMT First Minister Carwyn Jones says Labour can build on big gains at the council elections and win an outright majority in the Welsh assembly. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17961756#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17961756 Sat, 05 May 2012 07:38:43 GMT Nine English cities, including Birmingham, vote "no" to city mayors, with Bristol the only one voting to introduce one while Doncaster decides to keep its mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949950 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:08:29 GMT The Conservatives will not swing to the right or left, after losing nearly 405 seats in the local elections, Foreign Secretary William Hague has told the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946740#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946740 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:46:13 GMT Senior politicians have been reacting to results in the English and Welsh local elections, in which Labour scored a string of victories. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17953462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17953462 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:21:46 GMT Nick Clegg's party drops below 3,000 councillors for the first time in party's history after bruising set of results. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946741#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17946741 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:41:17 GMT George Galloway' says his Respect Party "took the head off the rotten fish that is Bradford City Council" by ousting the Labour leader http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17923883#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17923883 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:49:21 GMT UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage says his party are making "steady progress" after an upturn in their local election performance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949549#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949549 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:42:32 GMT Joe Anderson is chosen as Liverpool's first directly-elected mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17947871#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17947871 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:17:50 GMT The British National Party loses all six of the council seats it was defending in the English local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17959612#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17959612 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:44:54 GMT The Green Party of England and Wales celebrate a night of steady progress after they added to their number of councillors and successfully defended seats in existing strongholds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17950083#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17950083 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:44:09 GMT Boris Johnson says he will "work his socks off' as he was sworn in for his second term as London mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967659#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967659 Sat, 05 May 2012 12:54:58 GMT Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone battling it out for City Hall supremacy was always a mouthwatering prospect but how did their campaigns play out with the electorate? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17957300#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17957300 Fri, 04 May 2012 17:57:25 GMT A new "disciplined" Boris Johnson has returned to City Hall for a second term, but will his tenure be spent working out his next career move? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967462#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967462 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:08:24 GMT The independent candidate for Mayor of London, promises to run for election again in 2016. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17959214#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17959214 Sat, 05 May 2012 10:26:41 GMT One of the Assembly's highest profile names lost his seat - was parking to blame? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17957307#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17957307 Sat, 05 May 2012 07:31:34 GMT Ealing GP beats Richard Barnes, deputy mayor and Assembly's Conservative Group leader. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17963359#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17963359 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:29:31 GMT What are the responsibilities? How long has the job existed? And other questions answered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17546714#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17546714 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:14:45 GMT Labour take control of Birmingham and Dudley councils while holding on to power in Sandwell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17922884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-17922884 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:06:56 GMT Labour candidate Ian Stewart becomes Salford's first directly-elected mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17945646#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-17945646 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:56:49 GMT The new leader of Oxfordshire County Council, Ian Hudspeth, loses his West Oxfordshire District Council seat of Woodstock. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-17947472#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-17947472 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:04:24 GMT Labour gain control of Exeter City Council for the first time since 2004 and overturn the Conservatives' hold on power in Plymouth. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17948056#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-17948056 Fri, 04 May 2012 07:17:46 GMT The Conservative party loses overall control of Gloucester City Council, a year after winning its first majority for more than 20 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-17923641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-17923641 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:49:53 GMT Labour takes control of Derby City Council for the first time in six years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-17929623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-17929623 Fri, 04 May 2012 04:01:33 GMT Carlisle City Council, previously under no over all control, now has a Labour majority. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-17924403#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-17924403 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:51:57 GMT Labour take control of Harlow council from the Conservatives after winning five seats, while the Tories lose overall control of Southend. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17911092#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-17911092 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:49:31 GMT Full results from the cities holding mayoral elections or referendums http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17299196#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17299196 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:20:52 GMT First Minister Carwyn Jones says voters are "coming home" to Labour and sending a message to the UK government as his party makes big gains in the local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17955736#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17955736 Fri, 04 May 2012 21:06:55 GMT Welsh Labour are celebrating success at the local elections - saying it is down to reconnecting with people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17964338#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17964338 Fri, 04 May 2012 18:39:16 GMT Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says the party must rebuild after what she describes as a "difficult night" at the local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17951816#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17951816 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:02:26 GMT Council leaders from all parties lose seats, including the former Liberal Democrat leader of Cardiff, Wales' biggest council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17954639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17954639 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:32:33 GMT The Welsh Liberal Democrats' leader says voters are sending the UK government a message after her party suffered heavy losses in local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17950439#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17950439 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:36:16 GMT Labour is the clear winner in the north east Wales council elections, gaining 30 seats in Wrexham, Flintshire and Denbighshire. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17959350#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17959350 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:33:11 GMT The Welsh Conservatives lose control of two councils in some of their strongest territory in Wales. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17950431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-17950431 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:22:30 GMT Labour wins back Swansea council and comfortably holds onto Neath Port Talbot in the local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17950399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17950399 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:05:10 GMT The SNP and Labour have claimed victory in the Scottish council elections, while the Liberal Democrat vote collapsed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17951118#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17951118 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:35:13 GMT Leader Jenny Dawe loses her seat as Labour becomes the largest party on Edinburgh City Council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17958085#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17958085 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:51:29 GMT Former Dunfermline Football Club manager Jim Leishman is elected as a Labour councillor in Fife. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17955700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-17955700 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:25:01 GMT Former Aberdeen City Council leader Kate Dean loses her seat as election results are declared in the north east and Northern Isles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-17957589#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-17957589 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:28:26 GMT Independent councillors continue to keep their grip on wards in the Western Isles and Highlands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17942259#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-17942259 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:58:39 GMT Ken Livingstone has spoken of his deep sadness at failing to become mayor of London. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17967494 Sat, 05 May 2012 11:00:06 GMT The main party leaders have been reacting after Labour won a string of victories in English and Welsh local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17953149#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17953149 Fri, 04 May 2012 11:02:04 GMT There are more celebrations for George Galloway's Respect Party, which ousted the Labour leader of Bradford City Council, gaining five seats. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17962931#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17962931 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:18:18 GMT Labour leader Ed Miliband is hit by an egg during a post-election walkabout in Southampton. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17962934#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17962934 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:29:11 GMT A candidate who stood in an Edinburgh seat under the name Professor Pongoo won more first preference votes than the Liberal Democrats. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17960490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17960490 Fri, 04 May 2012 15:13:39 GMT Labour have won a string of victories in English and Welsh local elections, with Ed Miliband saying it shows his party is "regaining ground". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949789#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17949789 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:14:18 GMT The people of Liverpool have elected their first mayor, but three other cities have so far rejected government's proposals to replace the leader of the council with a directly elected mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951028#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951028 Fri, 04 May 2012 06:11:37 GMT SNP leader Alex Salmond says he is encouraged by local council election results as counting continues throughout the day. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17953353#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17953353 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:38:13 GMT Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain has welcomed news that Welsh Labour is performing strongly in the local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17948520#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17948520 Fri, 04 May 2012 04:28:05 GMT As UKIP has its best ever local election night with a 14% share of the vote where they had candidates, leader Nigel Farage says the party has made ''good steady progress''. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17954290#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17954290 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:10:01 GMT The co-chair of the Conservative Party, Baroness Warsi, has suggested that UKIP's increase in council candidates has coincided with a drop in the number of BNP candidates. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17948516#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17948516 Fri, 04 May 2012 01:01:21 GMT Business Secretary Vince Cable admits that the local election results for the Liberal Democrats are ''poor''. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17956518#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17956518 Fri, 04 May 2012 12:08:27 GMT Labour leader Ed Miliband says the local election results in England and Wales show that his party is in touch with people's concerns, but he is ''taking nothing for granted''. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17956523#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17956523 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:28:59 GMT It is all change for Bradford, with the Respect Party winning seats on the council, removing the previous Labour leader. But how relevant are the elections to the citizens of Bradford? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951032 Fri, 04 May 2012 06:29:04 GMT Labour leader Joe Anderson becomes Liverpool's first directly-elected mayor. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17950179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17950179 Fri, 04 May 2012 04:39:46 GMT Labour has made major gains in the local elections in England and Wales, on a night of heavy losses for the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951597#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17951597 Fri, 04 May 2012 07:19:10 GMT The outgoing leader of Plymouth City Council, Conservative Vivien Pengelly, has said the coalition government and the national Tory party "harmed" the city's Conservatives in the local elections. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17949454#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17949454 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:10:07 GMT Ken Livingstone's biographer looks back at his unique political journey http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17968483#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17968483 Sat, 05 May 2012 11:19:47 GMT Mayor's win saves party from disarray, says James Landale http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17965790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17965790 Fri, 04 May 2012 22:59:31 GMT Miliband looks to build on Labour's election progress http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17957046#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17957046 Fri, 04 May 2012 16:03:05 GMT Have the referendum results killed them off as a big idea? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17963627#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17963627 Fri, 04 May 2012 19:03:23 GMT How the Twittersphere got stuck into the London elections http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17938642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17938642 Fri, 04 May 2012 14:22:03 GMT Scenes from polling stations and election counts across England http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17951401#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17951401 Fri, 04 May 2012 07:27:28 GMT What are the main issues in Scotland's first stand-alone local elections in 17 years? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17540758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-17540758 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:28:02 GMT Words and phrases commonly used during campaigns http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17516088#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17516088 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:02:18 GMT