Voters still choose Labour despite 'unpopular' Miliband
A poll by former Conservative party deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft has found Labour could win "a comfortable majority" in the 2015 general election.
Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman re-elected
Lutfur Rahman has been re-elected for a second term as Mayor of the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
The closely-fought contest saw Rahman, formerly a member of the Labour Party but now under the banner of new party Tower Hamlets First, beat Labour's John Biggs by 37,395 votes to 34,143.
Rahman's campaign was marred by allegations that he had increased grants for certain charities in return for electoral support, which the Mayor strongly denied.
An police investigation into the allegations, ordered by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, found "no credible evidence of criminality".
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Ukip will need to choose Westminster seats carefully
UKIP's successes in the local elections have raised the possibility of them winning a Westminster seat at the general election.
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Labour in biggest danger of disappointment
A year ahead of the general election, Ed Miliband's party is seeing only patchy support in areas it should expect to gain ground.
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Rotherham now Westminster target for UKIP
UKIP are likely to make Rotherham a key target for 2015 after a storming result in the local elections.