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Post by Delighted Of Tunbridge Wells on Jul 21, 2023 2:05:21 GMT
I'm not watching, was the speech the usual by election boilerplate of 'this is a message to the government blah blah'? No, more about all the people suffering in Warburton's absence. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 2:06:10 GMT
Never mind, EL. In Uxbridge at least your second preference managed to edge it. Excuse me? You're going to have to explain that one to me I'm afraid..... |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 2:06:45 GMT
I'm not watching, was the speech the usual by election boilerplate of 'this is a message to the government blah blah'? No, more about all the people suffering in Warburton's absence. But delivered in an awful dull and dreary monotone with a total absence of anything resembling an emotion |
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Post by grahammurray on Jul 21, 2023 2:07:58 GMT
Never mind, EL. In Uxbridge at least your second preference managed to edge it. Excuse me? You're going to have to explain that one to me I'm afraid..... Your second preference - the Tories. I know it's late but do try to pay attention. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 2:08:27 GMT
Excuse me? You're going to have to explain that one to me I'm afraid..... Your second preference - the Tories. I know it's late but do try to pay attention. Ah, as I suspected. You're being a tiresome little prick. |
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Post by johnloony on Jul 21, 2023 2:08:46 GMT
10.2% is the biggest ever share of the vote for the Green Party in any parliamentary by-election.
The previous highest was 9.7% in Norwich North in 2008, where even then they were only in 5th place behind UKIP.
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Post by peterl on Jul 21, 2023 2:10:51 GMT
Very selective reporting from the BBC Politics feed
"The Lib Dems have won the Somerton and Frome seat, it has just been announced.
The final count was:
21,187 for Sarah Dyke of the Lib Dems
10,179 for Faye Purbrick of the Conservative Party
1,009 for Labour's Neil Guild"
Including fourth place but not third.
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Post by iang on Jul 21, 2023 2:12:54 GMT
5th place in fact
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Post by tucson on Jul 21, 2023 2:14:01 GMT
Very selective reporting from the BBC Politics feed "The Lib Dems have won the Somerton and Frome seat, it has just been announced. The final count was: 21,187 for Sarah Dyke of the Lib Dems 10,179 for Faye Purbrick of the Conservative Party 1,009 for Labour's Neil Guild" Including fourth place but not third. Labour were fifth |
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Post by grahammurray on Jul 21, 2023 2:14:22 GMT
Your second preference - the Tories. I know it's late but do try to pay attention. Ah, as I suspected. You're being a tiresome little prick. I'll take that as approval. Unwarranted and nasty but still approval. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 2:16:19 GMT
Ah, as I suspected. You're being a tiresome little prick. I'll take that as approval. Unwarranted and nasty but still approval. It was entirely warranted as a result of your previous comment. As for nasty, well it was a lot nicer than you deserved. But if I said what I actually meant, I'd be banned in pretty short order, so.... |
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Post by iang on Jul 21, 2023 2:22:53 GMT
5th biggest swing from Con to LD since 1945 according to Professor Curtis
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Post by grahammurray on Jul 21, 2023 2:23:00 GMT
I'll take that as approval. Unwarranted and nasty but still approval. It was entirely warranted as a result of your previous comment. As for nasty, well it was a lot nicer than you deserved. But if I said what I actually meant, I'd be banned in pretty short order, so.... I was trying to console you by saying that at least you got your stated second preference. There really is no pleasing some people. Time for bed. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 2:29:51 GMT
No, more about all the people suffering in Warburton's absence. But delivered in an awful dull and dreary monotone with a total absence of anything resembling an emotion You mean in Keir Starmer style? |
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Post by johnloony on Jul 21, 2023 2:33:55 GMT
Sir John Curtice was asking himself to check if Labour has ever come 5th before in a parliamentary by-election. Yes, in Henley 2008. I can’t find him on Twitter to tell him.
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Post by swindonlad on Jul 21, 2023 4:47:29 GMT
11k margin - that makes holding it at the general election a decent prospect. Well done all involved. Sean Dromgoole resigned from Labour for avoiding that thrashing - a poisoned chalice. There are major changes in Somerset & this constituency is pretty much split into 2, Sarah will need to decide which to apply to stand in. |
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Post by andrewp on Jul 21, 2023 5:03:21 GMT
11k margin - that makes holding it at the general election a decent prospect. Well done all involved. Sean Dromgoole resigned from Labour for avoiding that thrashing - a poisoned chalice. There are major changes in Somerset & this constituency is pretty much split into 2, Sarah will need to decide which to apply to stand in. I’m pretty sure she’ll go for Glastonbury and Somerton. She lives there and no Labour or Green problems in that one. |
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Post by andrewp on Jul 21, 2023 5:12:13 GMT
I thought the turnout would be a bit higher here. The percentages were roughly what I expected, but I thought that would equate to a Lib Dem majority nearer 15,000
The Lib Dem’s got less actual votes than they did in Tiverton and Honiton last year. ( as of course did the Tories)
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Post by evergreenadam on Jul 21, 2023 5:19:18 GMT
No, more about all the people suffering in Warburton's absence. But delivered in an awful dull and dreary monotone with a total absence of anything resembling an emotion I have to agree with you, not the best public speaker even if she was totally exhausted. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2023 5:33:34 GMT
Conservative to Liberal Democrat swings
North Shropshire 2021: 34.2%
Tiverton & Honiton 2022: 29.9%
Somerton & Frome 2023: 29%
Chesham & Amersham 2021: 25.2%
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