Corby by election

[The Bishop]

Anybody else been listening to Shapps ravings??

[solihullratepayer]

ukip votes pass 5000! Should be their best by election result so far

[East Anglian Lefty]

Nov 16, 2012 14:10:29 GMT The Bishop said:

Anybody else been listening to Shapps ravings??

Totally failed to answer the question about union ballots. Disappointed he wasn't pressed on that, because the answer would be interesting.

His claim that the local by-elections saw a 1% swing to Labour on average also deserves scrutiny. I suspect that takes no account of when the last election was, so it belongs in Amazing Stupidity and Ignorance.

[Andrew_S]

Maybe the gap between UKIP and Tory will be smaller than that between Tory and Labour.

[Tony Otim]

Apparrently there's a limited recount to see if the LDs will keep their deposit.

[Andrew_S]

Nov 16, 2012 14:44:01 GMT Tony Otim said:

Apparrently there's a limited recount to see if the LDs will keep their deposit.

That probably means they have lost it...

Some rumours saying they're 9 votes below the 5% threshold.

[East Anglian Lefty]

I know they're not exactly rolling in cash, but calling for two recounts to save a deposit is just pathetic on every level.

[The Bishop]

Reminds me somewhat of their behaviour at the Hodge Hill count in 2004 - though at least that one was for the actual winner.......

[greatkingrat]

The next time the LDs get 5.1% in an election, the returning officer should order two recounts just to make absolutely sure they have saved their deposit!

[anthony]

Nov 16, 2012 15:08:47 GMT greatkingrat said:

The next time the LDs get 5.1% in an election, the returning officer should order two recounts just to make absolutely sure they have saved their deposit!

;D

[The Bishop]

Declaration (finally) imminent........

[iainbhx]

Nov 16, 2012 15:15:35 GMT @trident said:

Nov 16, 2012 15:01:34 GMT East Anglian Lefty said:

I know they're not exactly rolling in cash, but calling for two recounts to save a deposit is just pathetic on every level.

I wonder if the candidate had to pay her own deposit? That might explain why they were so desperate to hold on to it.

Unlikely for a by-election, I would have thought. But Corby isn't the richest of local parties.

[Andrew_S]

Lab 17,267
Con 9,476
UKIP 5,108
LD 1,770
BNP 614
ED 432
Green 378

Lab maj 7,791

[Pete Whitehead]

Lab 17267 48.4%
Con 9476 26.6%
UKIP 5108 14.3%
LD 1770 5.0%
BNP 614 1.7%
ED 432 1.2%
Grn 378 1.1%
Ind G 212 0.6%
Can 137 0.4%
Elv 99 0.3%
Ind M 73 0.2%
YPP 39 0.1%
Dem 35 0.1%
UPP 25 0.1%

[keithn]

Nov 16, 2012 15:01:34 GMT East Anglian Lefty said:

I know they're not exactly rolling in cash, but calling for two recounts to save a deposit is just pathetic on every level.

£500 might only be an average evening's drinking for a local Tory party (or Labour's celebration tonight) but's it's a hell of a lot of money for any local Lib Dem party - it will take two or three quiz nights to raise that - so an effort to save it has to be made.

Having said that, it must be rare to have two recounts for a deposit.

[Richard Gadsden]

Nov 16, 2012 15:23:04 GMT Andrew_S said:

Lab 17,267
Con 9,476
UKIP 5,108
LD 1,770
BNP 614
ED 432
Green 378

Lab maj 7,791

LD: 5.05% - needed 1753 to save our deposit, so made it with 17 votes to spare.

[Pete Whitehead]

no they had 4.96% - you arent couting the others

[keithn]

Nov 16, 2012 15:15:35 GMT @trident said:

Nov 16, 2012 15:01:34 GMT East Anglian Lefty said:

I know they're not exactly rolling in cash, but calling for two recounts to save a deposit is just pathetic on every level.

I wonder if the candidate had to pay her own deposit? That might explain why they were so desperate to hold on to it.

Could be. Candidates are often asked to pay their own deposit in non-target seats.

[Andrew_S]

LDs lost their deposit with 4.96%. Total valid votes were 35,665 so 1,784 votes were needed to save a deposit, so they were 14 votes short.

[The Bishop]

Even the new MP is using the "Corby and East Northamptonshire" formulation, I see ;D