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In London, Tony Travers highlighted that London's boroughs are more fragmented than ever before in terms of party control Simultaneously, London is the last region or nation in the UK that resembles traditional British politics — Lab+Con+LD still won more than three quarters of the seats

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We are here at LSE for their 2026 Elections event organised in collaboration with POAL! 🗳️ Throughout the afternoon, top academics on elections and public opinion in the UK will be giving their analysis of what happened on 7 May, what this means for the country, and what happens next.

Roundtable on polls and the media They discussed the increased use of MRP polls in this campaign. There was some scepticism on their utility — that while they may indicate where party support is weak and strong, in an era of fragmentation they are prone to a lot of error.

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Roundtable on campaigning an tactical voting Strong local campaigns matter at the margins but can't stop major shift in attitudes A lot of tactical voting at the 2024 GE but less evidence of that in the locals. The top two candidates in a huge number of wards is changing — isn't simple for voters

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Public Opinion Analytics Lab (POAL)@poalab.bsky.social · 6mo ago

"Reform and the Greens are the electoral expression of that [Brexit] cleavage finally finding its natural home." New @politicallyinsane.bsky.social write-up about @sarahobolt.bsky.social and James Tilley's new book on Brexit's continuing political impact politicsinsane.substack.com/p/tribal-pol...

📣 Call to all passionate political Behaviour scholars ! Are you an academic in Political Behaviour ? Do you know people who you think would be great to discuss political behavior on our podcast? Then reply to this by (i)tagging them here and (ii)repost ! Looking forward to your suggestions!

🎙️ Who are political entrepreneurs & why are they breaking through? New episode with Prof. Hobolt (@sarahobolt.bsky.social ) from LSE explores how disruptors like Farage, or Trump are reshaping democracy through wedge issues & anti-establishment rhetoric. Available here: linktr.ee/Politically....

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