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paulzolo
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29549414So, basically, Clacton has the same MP as before, but representing UKIP. Rotherham next. Noting that the LibDems are now behind the Greens.
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| Fri Oct 10, 2014 11:39 am |
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l3v1ck
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UKIP are the reason Labour might win the next election.
Some Tory voters switch to UKIP in marginal seats, giving Labour victories that they probably otherwise wouldn't have had.
If UKIP want real power they should consest seats only in Labour held areas with the intention of forcing a coalition with the Tories after the election.
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hifidelity2
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Given the result in Manchester Labour are in trouble to
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MrStevenRogers
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its going to be a very interesting general election ...
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jonbwfc
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The reporting of that one has been quite.. interesting. The fact widely stated is that labour's vote dropped by several thousand. This is true. The fact that apparently isn't being stated is that the turnout was lower by an almost exactly similar proportion, so in terms of the views of the people who bothered to vote, labour's share hardly changed at all. I was told this last night in the pub by someone who was quite a prominent member of the campaigning group of one of the other parties, so it's unlikely to be just spin. So was this actually bad for labour? Or not? The press seemed uniformly of the opinion that it was but you could equally say that it was a case of showing that faith in our electoral system is at an all time low among supporters of all parties. In terms of turnout, does anyone know what the state in Clacton was?
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MrStevenRogers
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Clacton turn out 51% a high turn out for a by election
Manchester 36% turn out about average for a by election ...
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pcernie
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http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... act-toriesHe can say and do anything he wants right now since nothing's certain.
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