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October 05, 2014

British politics has rediscovered its love for (and obsession with) by-elections

Thursday’s by-elections in Clacton and Heywood & Middleton, plus the forthcoming as-yet-unscheduled contest in Rochester & Strood, will bring the total number of by-elections in this parliament to 21. It’s…

October 03, 2014

In Clacton and Heywood & Middleton, second place will matter more than first when the results are read out

Last week I wondered why there had been no polls conducted in Heywood & Middleton ahead of the by-election on 9 October. Well, now one has been carried out by…

September 27, 2014

Five reasons Mark Reckless will struggle to win Rochester & Strood for Ukip

1. This is not going to be a duplicate of Clacton. For one thing, as Mark Wallace says on the ConservativeHome website, “Reckless is no Carswell”. He does not have…

September 25, 2014

Clacton and Heywood & Middleton: two weeks to go

A fortnight today, voters go to the polls in the Clacton and Heywood & Middleton by-elections. Both contests have fallen out of the national headlines during the past few weeks,…

September 11, 2014

Two by-elections set for 9 October

Douglas Carswell’s quest in Clacton to become Ukip’s first elected MP won’t now be the only by-election taking place on Thursday 9 October. Voters in the constituency of Heywood &…

September 04, 2014

Clacton by-election: an end-of-the-pier show that still has weeks to run

The Clacton by-election is over a month away, but titbits of news and gossip are keeping the story in the headlines (much to Ukip’s delight, I suspect). So far this…

June 11, 2014

Don’t pack those ballot boxes away too soon

If David Cameron decides to send an MP to Brussels to become the UK’s new European commissioner, we’ll have another by-election on our hands. Andrew Lansley’s name has been mentioned…

June 09, 2014

The Lib Dems and by-elections: diminishing returns, disappearing deposits

There have been 18 by-elections so far in this parliament – more than any parliament since 1992-97. The Liberal Democrats have contested 16 of the 18, and have won only one:…

June 06, 2014

Newark by-election result: five conclusions

As expected, the Conservatives held on to Newark in yesterday’s by-election. The party’s ultra-safe majority was reduced, but it remains a safe Tory seat: Here are my five thoughts on the…

June 03, 2014

The real battle in Newark will be for second place, not first

Another opinion poll has suggested the Tories are going to hold on to Newark in Thursday’s by-election. Here are the figures, compiled by Survation for Lord Ashcroft:

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