Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 08/10/2026Town (Newcastle-under-Lyme) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 46.2% (+18.0) ➡️ RFM: 26.7% (-0.4) 🌍 GRN: 12.3% (-9.2) 🌳 CON: 11.8% (-4.3) 🔶 LDM: 2.9% (-4.0) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2026. 1026154
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 30/09/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 29% (+2) RFM: 23% (-1) CON: 19% (-2) LDM: 9% (-2) GRN: 9% (+2) SNP: 3% (=) RES: 2% (=) Via @survation.bsky.social, 29 Sep. Changes w/ 22-23 Sep. 610919
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 30/09/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (+1) CON: 22% (-1) RFM: 21% (-1) LDM: 11% (=) GRN: 9% (+1) RES: 6% (=) SNP: 3% (+1) Via @moreincommonuk.bsky.social, 25-29 Sep. Changes w/ 18-21 Sep. 912316
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 01/10/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (+3) RFM: 23% (=) CON: 17% (-2) GRN: 12% (-1) LDM: 9% (-3) SNP: 3% (+1) Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 30 Sep. Changes w/ 23 Sep. 810221
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 02/10/2026Claremont (Blackpool) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 41.8% (-10.5) ➡️ RFM: 38.2% (New) ◼️ RES: 7.2% (New) 🌳 CON: 5.7% (-15.9) 🌍 GRN: 4.0% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.6% (-10.4) 🙋 Ind: 1.5% (New) No Ind (-14.0) as previous Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2023. 8888
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 02/10/2026Amble (Northumberland) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 38.8% (+0.4) ➡️ RFM: 33.5% (-10.9) 🌳 CON: 21.0% (+3.8) ◼️ RES: 6.7% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025. 1122138
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 02/10/2026Hirst (Northumberland) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 50.1% (+7.0) ➡️ RFM: 30.0% (-20.0) ◼️ RES: 10.3% (New) 🌳 CON: 4.1% (-2.8) 🔶 LDM: 3.9% (New) 🙋 Ind: 1.6% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025. 1128050
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23032741209
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonIrritated Llama @irritatedllama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A more surprising headline would be Reform councillor DOESN'T resign. What a waste of money this lot. 61721237
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Labour wins Poole Town Council seat from Reform UK in by-election www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2658206...bournemouthecho.co.ukLabour gains seat from Reform UK on Poole Town Council after by-electionLabour wins its first Poole Town Council seat as Peter Cooper takes Hamworthy East in a by-election after Reform UK councillor Daniel Bleeze… 625355
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social. 10160421674
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Dear Diary, I'm still furious about Burnham's plan to tackle disinformation. Doesn't he know that one man's disinformation is another man's essential stream of bollocks and lies to spread hatred and division in order to fuel his rise to power?" 281604435
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 25/09/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 28% (+1) RFM: 23% (=) CON: 20% (+2) GRN: 9% (-2) LDM: 8% (-2) RES: 7% (+2) SNP: 3% (=) Via BMG Research, 23-24 Sep. Changes w/ 25-26 Aug. 55313
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 22/09/2026🌹 | Labour lead with ALL pollsters for the first time since October 2024. 812442
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonDee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The RNLI volunteer has told us that donations usually run at £20,000 per day. Currently running at £100,000 per day! Bloody brilliant! 892845742
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 11/09/202611 September 1917 | A German Jewish woman, Lotte Josephs, was born in Neuss. She emigrated to The Netherlands. In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. 14450107
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 11/09/202611 September 1875 | A Czech Jewish woman, Alice Kraftová, was born in Prague. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 15 December 1943. She did not survive. 17471112
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonStella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy. 114956510
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 11/09/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 28% (+1) RFM: 23% (-1) CON: 21% (+2) LDM: 10% (+1) GRN: 8% (-2) SNP: 2% (=) RES: 2% (-1) Via @survation.bsky.social, 9-10 Sep. Changes w/ 26-28 Aug. 49229
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Sweden, Demoskop poll: S-S&D: 30% (+3) SD-ECR: 19% (-1) M-EPP: 17% C-RE: 8% (-1) KD-EPP: 8% V-LEFT: 8% MP-G/EFA: 6% (-1) L-RE: 5% (+2) +/- vs. 25 August - 01 September 2026 Fieldwork: 07-11 September 2026 Sample size: 1,419 ➤ europeelects.eu/sweden 0101
Reposted by Cllr Martin Rawson𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/09/2026Even the crickets were embarrassed. 691252795416
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 08/09/2026For the First Time since January 2025, Reform Do NOT Lead with a Single Pollster (6-week cut-off): 1119246
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sweden, Verian poll: 18-29 y/o, national parliament election S (S&D): 28% (+3) M (EPP): 17% (-4) V (LEFT): 17% (+6) SD (ECR): 13% (-2) MP (Greens/EFA): 12% (+6) C (RE): 6% (-1) KD (EPP): 3% (-3) ... +/- vs. last election Fieldwork: 03 August - 02 September 2026 ➤ europeelects.eu/sweden 14817
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 06/09/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 28% (+1) RFM: 24% (-1) CON: 18% (-1) GRN: 11% (-1) LDM: 11% (+1) SNP: 3% (=) Via @opiniumresearch.bsky.social, 2-4 Sep. Changes w/ 26-28 Aug. 712533
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 28/08/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (+1) RFM: 24% (-2) CON: 19% (+1) GRN: 10% (=) LDM: 9% (-1) RES: 3% (+1) SNP: 2% (-1) Via @survation.bsky.social, 26-28 Aug. Changes w/ 18 Aug. 29318
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 28/08/2026Billinge & Seneley Green (St Helens) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 41.4% (+18.8) ➡️ RFM: 31.9% (-2.6) 🙋 Ind: 17.7% (-1.5) 🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-9.2) 🌳 CON: 3.0% (-4.5) 🙋 Ind: 2.1% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2026. 1121941
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k. 771328544
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 25/08/2026🌹 | Highest Labour % in ANY Poll since December 2024. 1010127
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 21/08/2026Penistone East (Barnsley) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 51.6% (+14.4) ➡️ RFM: 23.8% (-6.7) ◼️ RES: 6.5% (New) 🌳 CON: 11.6% (-7.6) 🔶 LDM: 2.1% (-3.6) 🌍 GRN: 1.7% (-5.6) 🙋 Ind: 2.6% (New) 🙋 Ind: 0.2% (New) Labour GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2026. 1421846
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20/08/2026Leen Valley (Nottingham) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 30.5% (-33.8) 🏘️ NPA: 23.2% (New) ➡️ RFM: 18.2% (New) 🌍 GRN: 16.7% (New) 🌳 CON: 8.4% (-13.3) 🔶 LDM: 3.0% (-11.0) Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2023. 1566
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Sweden, Verian poll: Men, national parliament election S (S&D): 26% SD (ECR): 23% (-2) M (EPP): 18% (-3) KD (EPP): 8% (+3) C (RE): 8% (+2) V (LEFT): 7% (+1) MP (Greens/EFA): 5% (+1) L (RE): 2% (-3) +/- vs. 2022 election Fieldwork: 03-16 August 2026 ➤ europeelects.eu/sweden 081
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026When did it become normalized for the President of the United States to threaten to "bomb the shit out of" our allies—our *allies*—without that immediately leading to a serious conversation about whether he's mentally fit to serve as president 914192605395
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 15/08/2026🌹 | Largest Labour Lead in ANY Poll since December 2024. 1012128
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 15/08/2026UK (GB), Trajectory Partnership poll: LAB-S&D: 28% (+4) REFORM~NI: 22% CON~ECR: 20% LDEM-RE: 11% (-2) GREENS-G/EFA: 9% (-2) SNP-G/EFA: 3% UKIP~PfE: 3% (+2) PC-G/EFA: 1% YOUR-*: 0% +/- vs. 7-16 July 2026 Fieldwork: 05-12 August 2026 Sample size: 1,462 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0123
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve. 12564781528
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 11/08/2026UK (GB), Ipsos poll: LAB-S&D: 28% (+4) REFORM~NI: 25% (-1) CON~ECR: 18% GREENS-G/EFA: 12% (-1) LDEM-RE: 9% (-2) +/- vs. 25-30 June 2026 Fieldwork: 30 July - 04 August 2026 Sample size: 1,033 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 094
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 11/08/2026UK (GB), YouGov poll: LAB-S&D: 24% (+2) REFORM~NI: 22% (-1) CON~ECR: 21% (+2) GREENS-G/EFA: 12% (-1) LDEM-RE: 11% (-1) RESTORE-*: 4% SNP-G/EFA: 3% (+1) PC-G/EFA: 2% (+1) YOUR-*: 0% +/- vs. 02-03 August 2026 Fieldwork: 09-10 August 2026 Sample size: 2,417 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0112
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonBarry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 10/08/2026New UK Ipsos Poll confirms that Reform U.K. are losing support, just ahead of Nigel Farage’s comical Clacton by-election stunt: It’s glorious to behold. 🌹 LAB: 30% (+6%) ➡️REF: 23% (-3%) 🌳CON: 18% (nc) 🌍GRN: 12% (-1%) 🔶LDM: 9% (-2%) 🦁RES: 4% (+4%) 💛SNP: 3% (nc) 🐉PC: 1% (-1%) ⚪️OTH: 1% (+1%) 34113
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10/08/202610 August 1930 | A French Jewish boy, Willy Bajroch, was born in Paris. In August 1942 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber. 17516135
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/08/2026ZELENSKYY: Today marks yet another achievement by Ukrainian Defense Forces – another facility in Russia’s oil refining industry was hit, and distance was significant – more than 2,500 km. This was in Tobolsk, in Siberia. This region is now within reach of Ukrainian deep strikes. 10489102
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026People of Clacton! Show your support for me by putting a bin outside your house, one day this week, of a colour of Tendring Council's choice. This will be unequivocal proof of the success of my campaign. 10752481136
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 09/08/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 28% (+4) RFM: 25% (-1) CON: 18% (=) GRN: 12% (-1) LDM: 9% (-2) Via @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social, 30 Jul - 4 Aug. Changes w/ 25-30 Jun. 810723
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 09/08/2026Andy Burnham ends his 3rd week as Prime Minister with a 1.3% lead in the polling average: 🌹 LAB: 25.6% - 18 month high ➡️ RFM: 24.3% - 19 month low 🌳 CON: 19.6% 🌍 GRN: 11.3% - 10 month low 🔶 LDM: 10.7% - post GE low ◼️ RES: 2.9% electionmaps.uk/polling/vi 59122
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 03/08/2026UK (GB), BMG Research poll: EU membership referendum Join/Remain: 57% Stay out/Leave: 43% +/- vs. 23-24 June 2026 Fieldwork: 28-29 July 2026 Sample size: 1,559 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0185
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 05/08/2026UK (GB), JL Partners poll: LAB-S&D: 27% (+6) REFORM~NI: 25% (-2) CON~ECR: 20% (-1) LDEM-RE: 12% GREENS-G/EFA: 10% (-1) +/- vs. 16-19 June 2026 Fieldwork: 01-03 August 2026 Sample size: 2,048 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0134
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 04/08/2026Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (+6) RFM: 25% (-2) CON: 20% (-1) LDM: 12% (=) GRN: 10% (-1) Via JL Partners, 1-3 Aug. Changes w/ 16-19 Jun. 511931
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 01/08/2026UK, Opinium poll: LAB-S&D: 27% (+5) REFORM~NI: 23% CON~ECR: 17% (-3) LDEM-RE: 12% (+1) GREENS-G/EFA: 12% (-2) SNP-G/EFA: 3% PC-G/EFA: 1% +/- vs. 15-17 July 2026 Fieldwork: 29-31 July 2026 Sample size: 2,050 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0203
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 03/08/2026UK (GB), BMG Research poll: LAB-S&D: 28% (+5) REFORM~NI: 23% (-4) CON~ECR: 20% LDEM-RE: 10% (-1) GREENS-G/EFA: 10% (-3) SNP-G/EFA: 3% PC-G/EFA: 1% +/- vs. 23-24 June 2026 Fieldwork: 28-30 July 2026 Sample size: 1,559 ➤ europeelects.eu/uk 0152
Reposted by Cllr Martin RawsonElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 31/07/2026If replicated in a General Election, this poll would see Labour fall just 18 seats short of an overall majority. 138222