Simon Henig

Chair @LabourCllrs 2013-23, former leader of Durham County Council and election analyst/author. Tweeting on UK politics (and sometimes football).

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Great to see today’s English Devolution white paper launched in Leeds - almost exactly two years after the Brown Commission on the UKs Future set out plans for greater devolution of powers across more areas. Hopefully a real catalyst for change across all of England.

[Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov @mhclg]

Don’t just take our word for it!

🎥 WATCH: Mayors @mayorofwy @mayorofgm @mayoroflondon @benhouchen @nikjohnsonca @lcrmayor explain why devolution is good for their regions.

#PowerAndPartnership

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Important publication out today from @FutureGovForum and @metrodynamics setting out 15 recommendations to drive local and regional growth. This is critical to ensuring national renewal across all areas of the UK

[The Future Governance Forum (FGF) @FutureGovForum]

📣 OUT NOW – Impactful Devolution: A new framework for inclusive local growth & national renewal

New report with @metrodynamics sets out the role of #devolution in delivering Labour's mission to restore growth across the UK

Read the report, or read on 🧵
https://t.co/wo7wxkUKns

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Very sad news - not only was Dave a long standing @UKLabour councillor in Derbyshire, he was a leading figure on both the LGIU and County Council Network for many years and always a good source of knowledge and advice. My thoughts are with Dave's family and friends.

[Anthony Mckeown @anthonymckeown]

Dave Wilcox – 9/1/47 to 20/7/24: I was sorry to hear about Dave Wilcox's passing away over the weekend.Dave was a Derbyshire County Councillor elected at first for the Glossop West division in 1981 before changing following boundary reviews to the… https://t.co/a6o5BJ4OSv

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

An excellent start!

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

Here’s everything announced in @Keir_Starmer's King’s Speech today 👇

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

This should be welcomed - the term had become utterly meaningless - while the previous gov’t erasing ‘local government’ from the department title spoke volumes https://t.co/bagKfMNCLe

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Fantastic to see Sam Carling, who grew up in County Durham, elected as the UK’s youngest MP. Having served with Sam on the @LGAcomms for the last year, I know he will do a brilliant job @LGA_Labour

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'No one has yet been able to explain to me why being older makes you better at the job'

22-year-old Sam Carling has been elected as a Labour MP for North West Cambridgeshire and spoke to #BBCBreakfast about being the youngest politician in the House of Commons

https://t.co/WxGCSQ7D1k

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Interesting analysis and table from @rosenbaum6 which confirms the view of many I met during the campaign who were following the YouGov forecasts above all others

[Martin Rosenbaum @rosenbaum6]

My analysis of how the election forecasting models fared at the individual constituency level - YouGov did best, making the fewest inaccurate predictions of who would win each seat

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

A brilliant and inspiring speech. #change is in the air!

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

Live from Downing Street: Watch my first speech as Prime Minister https://t.co/t2fQjytLBH

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Amazing achievement to top 400 Labour MPs and 200 gains given the very low 2019 start point and also adverse set of boundary changes

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

The work of change begins today.

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

30 results have now failed to go with their exit poll projections, Reform and SNP almost certain to fall short of projections and be in single figures

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Some striking results recently such as Welwyn Hatfield, East Renfrewshire and a first ever @UKLabour gain in Hexham but also a Lab loss in Leicester East - as a result the exit poll is starting to fight back!

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Big win for @UKLabour in Kilmarnock as the Scottish results start to trickle in - this was 27th on the target list and suggests 30 gains possible in Scotland

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Barnsley North the first @UKLabour seat won additional to the exit poll - which suggested a ‘99% likely Reform gain’

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Seismic swing in Nuneaton, not on the list of seats needed for a @UKLabour majority. Actual results now looking really bad for the Tories and significantly worse than suggested by the exit poll

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

I increasingly believe given all the results so far that @UKLabour will do better than the exit poll predicts and Cons worse

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Swindon South joins the list of famous first election night gains and very well deserved for @Heidi_Labour @jimrobbins and all. Impressive 16.5% swing is in line with 200+ gains for @UKLabour

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Cons slightly out-performing the exit poll in the first two results may not be good news for them - if the exit poll vote national totals are accurate this means Cons may have performed worse than the exit poll predicts in previously safer areas

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

As ever the first result is actually quite a good (if not exact) guide to what is to come with a substantial drop in the Con vote and double-figure swing to @UKLabour

[Simon Henig @SimonHenig]

Sunderland were always going to declare first - it’s what they do!