I think there are three points that come out of this.
Firstly, I will be interested to see how Mr Davis, now re-elected, keeps the issue in the public eye. I dislike single-issue elections as Mr Davis will represent his constituency on the whole range of public issues. Although David Davis (according to ConservativeHome) has said [...]

If I were able to vote in the Haltemprice and Howden by-election, I would vote for Shan Oakes, the Green Party candidate and I encourage anyone who lives in the constituency to vote for Shan. Her blog is here; her party website is here; her Facebook is here; and her Wikipedia entry is here.
Mr Davis [...]

On May 1, Londoners will choose the Mayor and London Assembly for the next four years.
In 2004, low turnout in the London elections allowed the BNP to receive 4.9% of the London Assembly vote — dangerously close to the 5% threshold required to win a seat.
You can register to vote using the information on the [...]

This is a very good argument for always having “Re-Open Nominations” (rather than “None of the Above”) as a candidate. Essentially, Corsham Town Council in Wiltshire is made up of people who don’t stand on party political platforms, in the main. There is a ward with one councillor and one Michael Simpkins has been elected [...]