American history is littered with third-party bids that flared brightly only to fizzle out, he explained. George Wallace ...

Terry Rooney has been elected for the Lib Dems in Benfieldside but Reform UK remain in control of Durham County Council ...

A newly-elected Lib Dem councillor admitted he was 'in shock' after beating Reform UK and Labour to a by-election victory in Consett, County Durham.