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"Whoo - hoo" ....Tories lose two By-elections, and hang on to the third by the skin of their teeth . Britain is waking up to the fact that they need a change and it's time to kick the the Tories out using both feet. Get Rid.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.By-elections are notoriously used as a barometer of the way the electorate would vote in a General Election.
History shows that they rarely predict GE results accurately, since the two are markedly different.
I see the election being similar to that last to American elections - the voters sadly do not have a choice about who they would like - which is none of the candidates, and they end up with the one they actually dislike the least.
History shows that they rarely predict GE results accurately, since the two are markedly different.
I see the election being similar to that last to American elections - the voters sadly do not have a choice about who they would like - which is none of the candidates, and they end up with the one they actually dislike the least.
They were expected to lose. It's a protest vote as much as anything, protest against a party determined to do everything seemingly wrong. To have held one seat is more of a indication of things than losing just the two. Clearly Frome couldn't stomach voting Labour, and Yorkshire didn't fancy the anti-democracy woke non-libs.
“Why didnt your beloved Labour romp home with all three?”
I’ll answer that, as someone ought to: Somerton and Frome was a Lib Dem seat for 18 years up to 2018. Labour have no real base there.
It seems Uxbridge was rescued because of an unpopular green tax. I’m
Not sure how much comfort the Tories can take from that but it makes for a slightly better headline
I’ll answer that, as someone ought to: Somerton and Frome was a Lib Dem seat for 18 years up to 2018. Labour have no real base there.
It seems Uxbridge was rescued because of an unpopular green tax. I’m
Not sure how much comfort the Tories can take from that but it makes for a slightly better headline