Labour loses another London council by-election in Prime Minister's backyard

Lib Dems eye Labour-held cities as they target 'seats not votes'

The party wants to focus more on the cost of living to appeal beyond the southern heartands - with Labour's misfortunes providing an opportunity in urban areas.

Sir Keir Starmer suffers blow 'in his own backyard' in double by-election loss

The Conservatives have held on to a key by-election seat by just five votes in one of two losses for Sir Keir Starmer's Labour. Judy Couch won the Nuthall East & Strelley seat on Broxtowe Borough Council for the Tories, leaving Kemi Badenoch clinging on with a slashed majority. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats celebrated a landslide victory in London, with Janet Grauberg retaking West Hampstead on Camden Council.Councillor Grauberg had retaken t…

Labour loses another London council by-election in Prime Minister's backyard

The Liberal Democrats stormed to victory in the poll for the West Hampstead seat on Camden Council on Thursday

Nightmare for Keir Starmer as Labour lose by-election in his own backyard

The Prime Minister's approval rating appears to be bombing in both the country, and his own constituency.

Lewis Baston: Lib Dems bury Labour in West Hampstead landslide

The Liberal Democrats won an impressive victory in a by-election in the West Hampstead ward of Camden on Thursday, gaining the seat with a high swing. But the question of which party they gained the seat from is a little more complicated than usual. Both Labour and the Conservatives had cause for embarrassment thanks to the trajectory of former councillor Shiva Tiwari. A managing director at the private equity firm Peak Rock, Tiwari had been a v…

Lib Dems make by-election gain from Labour in Keir Starmer's backyard

Two principal authority council by-elections this week, including one in Keir Starmer’s own Camden backyard. That contest was for West Hampstead ward, in the constituency of his controversy-hit fellow Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. It's another polling day!— Mark Pack (@markpackuk.bsky.social) 2025-08-28T09:48:13.717Z The result? A Liberal Democrat win, by a huge 718 vote margin after missing out by 38 votes last time around: West Hampstead (Camden) …