Much was made of newly elected Conservative Mayor Ben Houchen not being able to find a blue rosette - but outside the Westminster bubble associations with party brands are often an obstacle to get work done
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Discrepancies between married names and maiden names on IDs caused problems for some voters, but not others on Thursday – suggesting the rules were not applied consistently
One ex-Army MP branded the situation "ludicrous" while even Conservatives seemed to despair
Voters in Newcastle said they planned to shun Labour for their treatment of Jamie Driscoll who is running as an independent and was hopeful of victory
Voters say they struggled to prove their identities as polling stations enforced England's draconian photo ID rules
The change to First Past the Post is expected to benefit Conservatives like Susan Hall, who might win fewer second preference votes than Labour
A 'Labour candidate suspension update’ was sent to residents – but not by Labour, and not just to the ward affected...
Byline Times has spotted four more instances of questionable data collection by parliamentary candidates. Can you help this newspaper find more?
Festus Akinbusoye is in hot water over potential ethics breaches as complaints mount
The Conservative campaign in London has been accused of more 'underhand’ campaign tactics