Elections

UK metro mayors are all men – but women’s voices are needed for the best pandemic recovery

The UK elections taking place include seven contests for combined-authority metro mayors in England.

How winner-take-all elections keep urban voters at a disadvantage

It's not just the US: left-wing parties suffer in many countries because their voters are heavily concentrated in urban areas.

In cities like Baltimore, municipal elections are a show that must go on, somehow

The pandemic has changed nearly everything about campaigning locally.

CityMetric’s implausibly long and detailed borough-by-borough guide to the 2018 London elections

This Metrolink map shows just how much local election turnout varies across Greater Manchester

The London Assembly’s strength lies in its diversity. Changing its voting system will kill that

This is why the Tories’ plan to change mayoral electoral system is a giant leap backwards for democracy

From Austria to the US, urban vs rural is the new divide in politics

Fifty ways to win in Denver: How to hack the Electoral College

Civic enthusiasm or population change: why was the turnout in London’s mayoral election so high?

Here's why you should care about today's local elections

Can population density predict voting preference?