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General Election 2015: Coalition proves costly as four-term Liberal Democrat Ed Davey loses seat

Ed Davey suggested his party’s deteriorating reputation cost him his seat in parliament as James Berry became the first Conservative

Battersea Liberal Democrat candidate confident his party will outperform pollsters’ predictions

The Liberal Democrat candidate for Battersea today predicted his party would win more seats than the polls suggest, and warned

Russell Brand-ed ‘prune’ by Tory Sutton & Cheam candidate after ‘advising people not to vote’

Russell Brand, recently voted the World’s fourth greatest thinker by Prospect magazine readers, has been labelled a ‘prune’ by the

‘It’s not ridiculous – there could be a Green PM’: Twickenham candidate explains Liberal Democrat defection

Disillusionment with the coalition government was the reason why Twickenham Green Party candidate Tanya Williams abandoned the Liberal Democrats. Ms Williams ran for

And so it begins…. General Election 2015 campaign officially launches in south west London

David Cameron will today be granted one final audience with the Queen ahead of the official launch of the General

Transgender Sutton and Cheam Labour candidate reveals passion for NHS and plans to save St Helier

The first openly transgender woman to run for parliament, Labour’s Emily Brothers, has revealed her passion for NHS reform and

South West London property prices predicted to rise by the end of summer

Summary: Confidence for property under £2 million is at a high. Image: By David Horsfall   South West London house

Richmond MP leads successful revolt against bigger house extensions

Summary: The proposed change in planning laws has come under criticism. Image: By David Horsfall   The Conservative MP for

On the Pulse: Do people pay attention to the Budget?

Summary: The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered his fourth Budget earlier this week. Image: By Christine Dorisamy-Pillai On

No sign of town regeneration as Croydon Council spends less than 5% of government grant

Summary: Croydon was one of 12 town chosen to take part in the Mary Portas pilot scheme. Image: By David

Should prisoners be free to vote?

Summary: The UK has to decide whether to give prisoners the vote or disobey law themselves. Image: By Lorcan Lovett

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