jm
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Post by jm on May 5, 2024 20:35:46 GMT
Results by district
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 5, 2024 20:38:19 GMT
Labour being only 1.2% behind in Central Bedfordshire would be astounding were it not influenced by the Mid Bedfordshire byelection.
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Post by ricmk on May 5, 2024 20:41:50 GMT
Not really - the largest settlements in Central Beds are Dunstable and Houghton Regis which are expanding and very much taking on the characteristics of Luton. Then Leighton Buzzard, new builds at Wixams/Wilhampsted, and Arlesey/Stotfold/Stondon area. So there's much more to Central Beds than Ampthill and environs.
I was surprised by the result - because I thought the Conservative campaign overall was much stronger than the Labour one. But firmly in line with national picture.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on May 6, 2024 6:53:07 GMT
It is still remarkable that Labour managed 40% in that district which is barely lower than in Bedfordshire as a whole and not much lower than in Luton. The by-election would have influenced the result but only a third of Central Bedfordshire's electorate is within that constituency
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Post by heslingtonian on May 6, 2024 7:51:29 GMT
It is still remarkable that Labour managed 40% in that district which is barely lower than in Bedfordshire as a whole and not much lower than in Luton. The by-election would have influenced the result but only a third of Central Bedfordshire's electorate is within that constituency Bodes well for Labour's chances in the new Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard seat.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on May 9, 2024 9:33:18 GMT
It is still remarkable that Labour managed 40% in that district which is barely lower than in Bedfordshire as a whole and not much lower than in Luton. The by-election would have influenced the result but only a third of Central Bedfordshire's electorate is within that constituency In comparison the result in Bedford is slightly underwhelming. I'll grant that a sizeable portion of that is NE Bedfordshire, but under present polling conditions I would still have expected a larger Labour lead out of Bedford than a Tory lead out of NE Beds at this contest. Presumably a consequence of little tactical squeeze on LD votes in Bedford proper?
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Post by heslingtonian on May 10, 2024 9:50:56 GMT
It is still remarkable that Labour managed 40% in that district which is barely lower than in Bedfordshire as a whole and not much lower than in Luton. The by-election would have influenced the result but only a third of Central Bedfordshire's electorate is within that constituency In comparison the result in Bedford is slightly underwhelming. I'll grant that a sizeable portion of that is NE Bedfordshire, but under present polling conditions I would still have expected a larger Labour lead out of Bedford than a Tory lead out of NE Beds at this contest. Presumably a consequence of little tactical squeeze on LD votes in Bedford proper? As we saw at the last General Election, Bedford appears a relatively low swing area.
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