English Local Elections
Clegg quit call after poll losses
Nick Clegg faces calls to step down as Lib Dem leader after the party suffered heavy losses in councils in the English council elections.
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Labour to 'learn from elections'
Labour must learn "deep lessons" from its defeat in Scotland and English local election results, leader Ed Miliband says.
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'Tories gaining at Lib Dems' expense' in England
The LSE's Professor Tony Travers examines the outcome of the English local government elections.
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Greens gain English council seats
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.
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BNP suffers council seat losses
The British National Party has lost many of the seats it held on local councils in England.
PARTY | COUNCILS | +/- | COUNCILLORS | +/- |
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CON | 157 | +4 | 5108 | +85 |
LAB | 57 | +26 | 2459 | +857 |
LD | 10 | -9 | 1099 | -747 |
OTH | 55 | -21 | 793 | -209 |
After 279 of 279 councils declared
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Full English council results
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Scottish Parliament Election
Scots Lib Dem leader quits post
Tavish Scott quits as leader of the Scottish Lib Dems with immediate effect, after the party's election night disaster.
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Q&A: Independence referendum
How will the Scottish independence referendum work and what are the main issues facing such a move?
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UK 'will not block' Scots referendum
The UK government will not move to block a referendum on independence for Scotland, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore says.
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SNP crushes Lib Dems in Highlands
The collapse of the strong Liberal Democrat vote in the Highlands leads to more seat gains for the Nationalists.
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Scottish election: As it happened
BBC Scotland's live coverage of the Scottish election 2011.
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Labour crashes in Scots heartland
Scottish politics is completely changed after the SNP defeats Labour in many of its west of Scotland heartlands.
PARTY | CONST | REGN | TOTAL | +/- |
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SNP | 53 | 16 | 69 | +23 |
LAB | 15 | 22 | 37 | -7 |
CON | 3 | 12 | 15 | -5 |
LD | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 |
OTH | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 |
After 73 of 73 constituencies declared
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Welsh Assembly Election
Talks over new assembly alliances
Talks continue within political parties about the prospects of forming a coalition government in the Welsh assembly.
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Davies to be interim Tory leader
Welsh Conservatives announce Preseli Pembrokeshire AM Paul Davies is their interim leader, replacing Nick Bourne.
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Welsh Labour to dictate over deal
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.
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Welsh election: As it happened
BBC Wales' live coverage of the Welsh election 2011.
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Seats return to Welsh Labour fold
Labour's assembly victory in the south Wales valley seat of Blaenau Gwent marks the end of an unhappy chapter for the party.
PARTY | CONST | REGN | TOTAL | +/- |
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LAB | 28 | 2 | 30 | +4 |
CON | 6 | 8 | 14 | +2 |
PC | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 |
LD | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
After 40 of 40 constituencies declared
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Northern Irish Elections
DUP, Sinn Fein discuss executive
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.
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NI's 582 council seats declared
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.
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Robinson says DUP win 'for Kerr'
DUP leader Peter Robinson dedicates his party's showing in the NI Assembly election to the memory of murdered Catholic police officer Ronan Kerr.
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NI Assembly election results as they happened
Read our minute-by-minute coverage of Saturday's Northern Ireland Assembly election results and reaction.
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Peter Robinson 'The Comeback Kid'
At the age of 62, the DUP leader Peter Robinson has become the 'comeback kid' of Northern Ireland politics.
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Elliott attacks 'Sinn Fein scum'
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".
Results
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Assembly results
Full results for every constituency
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Full council results A-Z
Features & Analysis
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Alternative Vote results
Out of 440 voting areas, Yes votes made up the majority in only 10
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Dead heat
The DUP and Sinn Fein share the spoils of the Northern Ireland vote
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'Identity crisis'
The Lib Dems have to decide what they are for, says James Landale
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As it happened
Relive Thursday's elections minute-by-minute
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Why No to AV?
Examining what made the UK reject electoral change so strongly
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Change coming?
The SNP's stunning success has consequences for the entire UK
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Profile: SNP
A look at the history of the Scottish National Party
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Backyard blues
Gloom amid Lib Dem activists in Clegg's Sheffield heartland
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Election broadcasts
Watch campaign broadcasts on the AV referendum and national and local elections