Bath

[froome]

Jul 19, 2024 11:02:29 GMT batman said:

And I am surprised to learn that Labour put in "a huge effort" in Bath. It wasn't a designated target seat, and nobody (probably not even graham!) seriously thought a Labour gain possible. Are you quite sure about that?

When I said "drop in vote" I should have added "share", so apologies for that.

Certainly in my part of Bath, Labour did put a lot of effort in, and got a due reward with many posters up and much increased visibility. Obviously nobody, including them (I assume), expected a win, but it was well-known locally what they wanted to achieve, and they were successful in that. They have a large membership here, so presumably could afford to have activity here as well as more properly targeting better prospects close by, like NE Somerset and Hanham.

[East Anglian Lefty]

But again, there was no drop in Labour vote share. That's simply not correct.