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Post by andrewp on Aug 8, 2018 8:28:33 GMT
I did wonder whether it is ‘atypical’ of the constituency or more a case of 1/2 Conservative councillors working it very hard and being popular. Grundy has a very large personal vote however quite a bit of this also now votes for his ward colleagues. Is Lowton East demographically/ socially different from the rest of the constituency? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 8:48:48 GMT
St Mary's in Tynemouth is now standing out more than ever. Whilst all other wards are either safe for labour or marginal with at least 1 labour councillor elected, this ward has stayed very solidly conservative. It was probably the only ward where the conservatives were ahead in the general election as well. One of the three councillors in that ward is Judith Wallace (mother of Mark Wallace), who seems to have a bit of a personal vote in that ward. As is Harington in Sefton Central. The only wars the Tories are now able to win in that constituency. Even in 1995 they won Blundellsands as well as Harington. |
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 8, 2018 10:53:37 GMT
Harington was won once to date by Labour in 2012, with an almost perfect 3-way split.
(the sitting councillor had defected to UKIP, he later joined Labour and unsuccessfully fought it for them in 2016)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2018 12:13:17 GMT
Harington was won once to date by Labour in 2012, with an almost perfect 3-way split. (the sitting councillor had defected to UKIP, he later joined Labour and unsuccessfully fought it for them in 2016) Yes, though despite that shock win for red it’s still a generally blue area in a seat Labour won by 17k last year. |
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