Today I was asked ‘if you could vote, who would you vote for?’ As a Spanish student living and studying in Sunderland, I said labour. To be honest I’m not the most knowledgeable about politics, and furthermore I’ve been here for only around three months so I’m still trying to […]
Politics
Johnson’s election campaign set to pay off
Boris Johnson’s gamble on a snap election looks set to have paid off as the Conservative party win one seat from Labour. One of the first wins to come through for the Conservatives was Blyth Valley. They also gained Workington from Labour – the party was previously a […]
Exit poll predicts landslide Conservative majority
The national Ipsos MORI exit poll gave Boris Johnson a clear majority to continue as Prime Minister – signalling a likely drubbing for Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. The poll predicted that the Tories would hold 368 seats – well over the 325 seats needed for a Commons majority. The prediction gave […]
Top 6.5 #dogsatpollingstations 2019
Even if you’re not into pawlitics, who can resist the dogsatpollingstations hashtag on Twitter? Especially at the most woofderful time of the year! Here is a selection of our favourites from throughout the day. This good doggo… https://twitter.com/paul_steele/status/1205072220386664449 Springing into action… Squid didn't vote today because he he is only […]
Where is your polling station?
Check the map below to find out where you can vote. For further information please contact Sunderland City Council electoral services on 0191 520 5550 for more information about emergency proxy applications. If you would like further information, contact Electoral Services on 0191 520 5550 or email elections@sunderland.gov.uk. Students can vote using either their university […]
General Election 2019: Voters head to the polls (LIVE UPDATES)
Boris Johnson claims “Brexit deal will be done before you have your turkey and sprouts” in visit to Washington
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Ferguson transport factory in Washington on Monday to appeal to voters to support him in Thursday’s general election. The Prime Minister was also joined on the stump by former Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston Gisela Stuart, who said: “To vote Labour is a family […]
Young people are the future and our issues matter” Young voter registration rises ahead of 2019 general election
According to Gov.uk, more than 800,000 young voters registered ahead of the upcoming December 2019 General Election. For the period November 1st – 23rd2019, there were 825,042 voter registration applications for those aged 18-24. This represents a 7 per cent increase over registration applications for this age group for a similar […]
General Election candidates discuss food bank crisis as Sunderland public raise thousands
The region’s MP candidates have spoken out ahead of this week’s General Election after a local fundraiser saw over £16k raised for two Sunderland foodbanks. This week Roker Report, an online site dedicated to Sunderland AFC, raised a phenomenal £16k for Sunderland Community Soup Kitchen and Sunderland Foodbank after fans […]
BBC and Spark team up for University General Election debate
The University of Sunderland was visited by BBC Newcastle’s Alfie and Anna at Breakfast Show for a timely ‘simulcast’ with the campus-based radio station Spark. In the run up to next week’s election, the presenters hosted a live radio debate with North East candidates and spoke to first time voters […]