July 31, 2014
The Tories will be safe in Bury St Edmunds, even in a by-election
David Ruffley’s announcement that he is to stand down as MP for Bury St Edmunds has prompted a few calls for a snap by-election in the constituency. Ruffley has said…
Month: July 2014
July 30, 2014
Hampstead & Kilburn: Labour’s star turn
Befitting a former leading lady of stage and screen, Glenda Jackson’s victory in the seat of Hampstead & Kilburn at the 2010 general election was one of the most dramatic…
July 29, 2014
West Midlands police and crime commissioner: a by-election nobody wanted
On Thursday 21 August, just under two million people will get the chance to vote at their local polling station. It’s the largest single by-election ever held in the United…
July 28, 2014
North-east England: Labour’s enduring heartland
After taking a look at one of Labour’s sparsest regions, I thought I’d jump from one corner of England to the other and examine one of its safest. North-east England…
July 27, 2014
The decline of two-party politics: might it be reversed on polling day?
Over one third of the people who voted in the 2010 general election did not vote for either the Conservatives or Labour. The two parties together managed a combined vote…
July 26, 2014
Latest by-election results: a tonic for Ukip, a double for the Lib Dems
Ukip hasn’t being doing that well in local by-elections of late, so Thursday’s win in Doncaster will have brought the party some cheer. They took a seat from Labour in…
July 25, 2014
Thurrock: Ukip will miss out – but so will Labour
A poll published this week by Lord Ashcroft suggested that, were the general election held tomorrow, Ukip would win the Tory-held constituency of Thurrock in Essex. This caused a bit…
