Mayoral elections will be an important signal for the general election, but their significance will be felt long afterStatistical models and pollsters alike are fired up to give their predictions for June 8. This will be the first real test for the pollsters. Conclusions drawn from the many thousands of people they’ve surveyed will be tested by the millions of votes cast in local council elections across England, Scotland and Wales. No doubt these figures will be plugged diligently into various projection models. Many words will be spoken and much ink will be spilled telling…

Source: The Times April 28, 2017 00:45 UTC