November 20, 2014
Rochester & Strood: five things to watch for
Voters go to the polls today to choose a new MP for the constituency of Rochester & Strood in Kent. For anyone planning on staying up, the result is expected…
Month: November 2014
November 19, 2014
Scotland revisited
When I reviewed the state of play in Scotland just three months ago, I stated: “There is only one party likely to make gains here at the general election, and…
November 18, 2014
All the main parties are still searching for candidates
A total of 75 MPs have so far announced their intention to stand down at the 2015 general election. With a little over four months to go until the formal…
November 17, 2014
Northern Ireland: coalition kingmaker
The 18 parliamentary seats in Northern Ireland are normally treated as a bit of an afterthought at a general election. They are not contested by any of the main British…
November 16, 2014
1964 revisited
BBC Parliament this week repeated the BBC’s marvellous 1964 election coverage. It prompted me to look at what kind of opinion polls were around 50 years ago. Were they as…
November 15, 2014
How the size of the Commons has changed since the first world war
Had David Cameron and Nick Clegg not fallen out over reform of the House of Lords, the 2015 general election would have seen the number of MPs in the House…
November 14, 2014
Latest by-election results: another nugget of pain for Labour
Cambridge is one of Labour’s more ambitious targets at the general election. The Liberal Democrats’ Julian Huppert won the seat in 2010 with a majority of 6,792 over the Tories,…
November 13, 2014
London: a capital concern for the Conservatives
The Tories gave the impression of being taken by surprise at how well Labour did in London in May’s local elections. They seemed particularly caught out by Labour taking control…
November 12, 2014
The only way is downwards for the Tories’ tally of MPs
A total of 307 Conservative MPs won seats at the 2010 general election*. The party came in 19 short of the 326 needed for an absolute majority in the House…
November 11, 2014
Just what is going on in Bradford West?
Most of us know by now whether our MP is standing at the general election. If not, we can pretty easily find out. We also know the identity of his…
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