Plymouth's political map has turned blue this morning, with three Conservative MPs elected.
Johnny Mercer is the new MP for Plymouth Moor View, winning with 16,020 votes against Labour’s Alison Seabeck who came second with 14,994. UKIP’s Penny Mills came third with 9,152 votes.
Oliver Colville has secured a second term as MP for Sutton and Devonport, winning with just 523 votes...
With just one week to go before the 20 April registration deadline for the general election Plymouth City Council is calling for anyone who isn’t yet registered to go online and do so at www.gov.uk/registertovote
Local and national campaigns have been running over the last few months to remind voters that they can’t take part in the election unless they have registered.
An event is being held by Plymouth City Council to encourage local adults with learning disabilities to vote in the upcoming local and general elections.
It is being held at the Council House in Armada Way on Tuesday 24 March from 11am to 1.30pm and is open to all adults with learning disabilities in the city.
Those who attend will get the chance to view the Council Chamber,...
Plymouth City Council is encouraging any local residents not yet registered to vote, to go online now to register.
If you are not yet registered to vote, you won’t have the chance to have a say on who represents you. It can also impact on any applications you make for credit. This is because credit reference agencies use the electoral register to confirm where someone lives when they...
Excitement is rising with just one week to go before the Local and European Elections and Plymouth residents are being reminded to take the time to make their vote count!
Voting couldn’t be easier, simply pop into your allocated polling station on Thursday 22 May anytime between 7am and 10pm and vote at the City Council and European Parliamentary Elections.
With less than a month to go Plymouth people who want their vote to be counted in this year’s local and European parliamentary elections are reminded to sign up for the electoral register and secure their vote.
Tuesday 6 May is the deadline for registrations with the elections taking place on Thursday 22 May.
People who are not registered will not be able to vote and the...
Plymouth Labour Party has released its 2014 City Council election manifesto with the promise to help create "more home and more jobs."
Cllr Tudor Evans, Labour Leader of the City Council said: "It has been 24 months since Labour made 100 pledges in our last manifesto. I am pleased to say that a Labour Council has delivered 99 of those 100 pledges and we still working on the last one...
Residents in Plymouth have one week remaining to get their electoral registration forms returned to ensure there are included on the Electoral Register.
Everyone that is registered before Friday 7 February will be included on the Electoral Register, which is due to be published on Monday 17 February. Although the register is published once a year residents can register to vote all year...
Oliver Colvile MP sits on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Zimbabwe. In this piece for Conservative Home , Oliver gives his thoughts on the recent general and parliamentary elections in the southern African country.
I am not surprised by the results of Zimbabwe’s Presidential and General elections; disappointed, but not surprised. After all, Zanu-PF had four years to plan its...
