Local elections 2014 results: As it happened
The Telegraph's coverage of the 2014 local elections
View ArticleLocal elections 2014: Nigel Farage faithful in rapture at a visit from their...
Following the local election trail of the Ukip leader and 'honorary Essex man' down to the pub
View ArticleLib Dems call for Nick Clegg's head
Figures in the Lib Dems call for Nick Clegg to resign in the wake of dismal local election results, with some suggesting Vince Cable should replace him
View ArticlePoll intimidation claims investigated by Electoral Commission
Councillors allege that people were shouted at and intimidated as they tried to place their vote in Tower Hamlets
View ArticleDon't make yourself the story, Mrs Farage ...
A word to the wise for those Ukip spouses new to politics - from Alicia Collinson, who knows the pitfalls
View ArticleNick Clegg at the cracking point as his politician's mask slips
A haggard and red-eyed Nick Clegg answering questions about the Lib Dems' disastrous results made compelling viewing, says Harry Wallop
View ArticleUkip sacks newly elected councillor over 'racist and homophobic remarks'
Dave Small sacked by Ukip just six days after he was elected to Redditch Borough Council
View ArticleSupport Tower Hamlets mayor or risk riots, says advisor
Lutfur Rahman's aide says there will be street violence unless people stop questioning the Tower Hamlets result
View ArticleOur voting system is flawed, but politicians don't seem to care
In the push for ever wider 'engagement' with the electorate, integrity is being lost, believes Charles Moore
View ArticleTory dawn raids are closing the gap in the ground war
Tories wanted Labour and the Liberal Democrats to read all about their tactics in Newark, and to tremble in fear, says Stephen Bush
View ArticleMuslim mayor facing allegations of corrupt election
Britain's first elected Muslim mayor is accused of letting his campaigners use religious intimidation and bribery to pull in more votes
View ArticleCouncil accused of corruption 'failed to comply with best value duty'
A report commissioned by the Goverment says the winning bidder to buy Poplar Town Hall 'had an association' with Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman
View ArticleTower Hamlets: damning report lays bare cronyism and misuse of public money
A report commissioned by the Goverment says the winning bidder to buy Poplar Town Hall in Tower Hamlets 'had an association' with the borough's mayor Lutfur Rahman
View ArticleThe full story of the 'medieval monarch' of Tower Hamlets
Ballot recount suggests that 'significant irregularities' put Lutfur Rahman in mayoral robes
View ArticleCouncil prudence
Telegraph View: The days of endless handouts to local authorities are over, but central government has much to learn from its local counterparts
View ArticleWhat is it really like on a parish council?
Parish councils, as depicted in the BBC series The Casual Vacancy, are rife with scheming and intrigue and peopled by oddballs - aren't they? Emma Kane, chairman of Hook Norton Parish Council, knows...
View ArticleHow to register to vote in the general election 2015
How can I check if I'm registered to vote? What is the deadline? Can I register online? When is the ballot? We answer your questions
View ArticleFresh voting fraud in scandal-hit borough of Tower Hamlets
Postal ballot papers for Thursday's general election have been sent out to a block of flats in Tower Hamlets which has been a building site for months
View ArticleVoters could have to sign for their ballot papers to cut down on fraud
John Penrose, a Cabinet Office minister, and Sir Eric Pickles, the Government's new anti-corruption chamption, are examining the prospect of people signing a form before they get their ballot papers
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A hilarious history of political insults and putdowns, from Churchill to Corbyn
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