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…
July 24, 2014
Why the ‘silly season’ might be anything but
With MPs away from the Commons until the start of September, we’ve a few weeks of pseudo-electioneering to look forward to. The photo opportunities have already begun: on Tuesday David…
July 23, 2014
Tory-Labour marginals: a battleground that is still Labour’s to lose
Lord Ashcroft has published his latest survey of marginal seats, this time concentrating on Tory-Labour battlegrounds. A lot of media attention has focused on the fact Ukip topped the poll…
July 22, 2014
Warwickshire North: the Tories’ wafer-thin woe
The Conservative party’s most vulnerable seat in the country has just got even more vulnerable. Dan Byles has announced he will not be seeking re-election as MP for Warwickshire North….
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