Of course, there is the added dimension we haven’t got the Brexit deal over the line. These were always going to be difficult elections for us with us nine years into a government. The DUP’s founder, Rev Ian Paisley, once led a campaign to “Save Ulster from Sodomy” and prevent the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Ja, ich möchte den Newsletter von America Today empfangen und bin 16 Jahre oder älter. Diese Cookies sammeln Informationen über Website-Besuche, damit wir die Website verbessern können. That is an excellent result and you’ve all worked extremely hard for that result. Kevin Rawlinson, Fri 3 May 2019 22.42 BST The first round was held on 10 April. Raincoats you wanna wear right now I think there has been a very clear message from people to both main parties that they want us to get on and deliver Brexit, so I welcome comments from Jeremy Corbyn that he thinks we should be working to ensure we can deliver a deal. Alliance held the balance of power between Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists in the outgoing Belfast City Council, the largest in Northern Ireland. Looking ahead:What Tuesday's elections could tell us a year before Trump faces voters The victory not only means the Democrats will control the power in Richmond to push through a … All rights reserved. At a fringe event at the Scottish Tory conference in Aberdeen, Gove was pressed by Graham Simpson, a Conservative MSP who has been the most vocal advocate of Brexit at Holyrood, on whether he remained confident Brexit would take place. Here’s the lay of the land from the Press Association, with results available from 241 out of 248 councils: There are 67 councils of which no party is in overall control, that’s up by 34. Seminar on the Congress’ history and achievements; A Charter for local democracy; Origins and history ; A political Assembly . I want to congratulate you and I want to say a huge thank you for delivering this success, but also congratulations to the people of North East Lincolnshire because they have now got a first-class Conservative council that is going to deliver for them. You can see how the results compare with the 2015 elections and read all the political reaction here: And counting is still going on in a large proportion of the seats in Northern Ireland, where the DUP’s first openly gay candidate has been elected to Antrim and Newtownabbey borough council. As the final results come through, it’s become clear that, since this morning, Labour has made some significant gains in important areas of the country. Available for everyone, funded by readers, Party cedes power to Tories in northern cities for first time in 40 years after local elections, Labour failed to profit from Tory disarray, leaving an open door for Lib Dems and Greens, Lib Dems main beneficiaries as May and Corbyn vow to press ahead to break Brexit deadlock, Labour lacks momentum, Tories have hard Brexit let-off, and Lib Dems are energised. Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced additional steps we’re taking to help secure the integrity of the US elections by encouraging voting, connecting people to authoritative information, and reducing the risks of post-election confusion. Diese Website verwendet verschiedene Arten von Cookies. Toggle navigation. Speaking on Friday, the DUP’s deputy leader, Nigel Dodds, said: Our party is open to everybody who subscribes to the aims and objectives of our party, wants to ensure the union is defended and we deliver all our policies. We will be stepping up our campaigning in these areas and across the rest of the country so that we’re ready for the next election, whenever it comes. News, Media and Publishing Facebook Group, Launching Our US 2020 Voting Information Center, A Faster and Easier Way to Manage Your Business on Facebook and Instagram, Introducing Oculus Quest 2, the Next Generation of All-in-One VR. The second round was held on 5 June. We will attach an informational label to content that seeks to delegitimize the outcome of the election or discuss the legitimacy of voting methods, for example, by claiming that lawful methods of voting will lead to fraud. We won’t accept new political ads in the week before the election. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Brandon [Lewis] and I both started our careers in local government and we know what it’s like when you’re fighting local elections against a difficult national background. I’ll post more details on the results soon. For the first time, you have control of North East Lincolnshire. Exit polls indicated that Keiko Fujimori placed first in the first round of voting with approximately 40% of the vote, with Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Veronika Mendoza each receiving approximately 20%. So, check back for the Guardian’s coverage of those results. Alison will be an excellent addition to our team, she is a very hard worker. As the party who has been in government for nine years, it was of course always going to be particularly difficult for us. My view is that the message is more acute for Labour because the overwhelming majority of Conservative MPs have supported the prime minister but only a tiny fraction of the Labour party have. En fonctionnement électrique, les opérations suivantes sont strictement réservées à un élec-tricien spécialisé. Wenn Sie "Selber einstellen" wählen, können Sie mehr über die verschiedenen Cookies erfahren und Ihre Einstellungen anpassen. Diese Cookies können beispielsweise verwendet werden, um personalisierte Werbung auf unseren Websites und von Websites Dritter durch unsere Werbepartner anzuzeigen, die die Daten mit ihren eigenen Informationen kombinieren können. We’ll remove posts that claim that people will get COVID-19 if they take part in voting, and we’ll attach a link to authoritative information about the coronavirus to posts that might use COVID-19 to discourage voting. But, of course, it wasn’t a good night for Labour either – they were predicting they would make gains but they have lost over 100 seats. A decade of austerity has left many councils close to breaking point. Sehe auch unsere Cookie-Erklärung. But Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s election coordinator, has been talking up what he says are some significant wins. It’s excellent to be here to recognise and celebrate a success.