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Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : August 6th 2015

Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : August 6th 2015

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Anderston and City (SNP defence), Calton (SNP defence), Craigton (SNP defence) and Langside (Green defence) on City of Glasgow Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 44, Scottish National Party 27, Green 5, Liberal Democrats 1, Conservatives 1, Glasgow First 1 (Labour majority of 9) Anderston and City Result of ward at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,113, 1,561 (50%) SNP 516, 1,057 (30%) Green 558 (10%) Conservative 249 (5%) Liberal Democrats 89 (2%) Solidarity 89…

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The likely reaction from the blue team if they’re facing Opposition Leader Corbyn?

The likely reaction from the blue team if they’re facing Opposition Leader Corbyn?

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Picture: The first PMQs maybe? Antifrank looks at how CON might respond to a JC victory  When the Conservatives had finished celebrating their unexpected overall majority and started gazing across at the potential Labour leadership candidates they no doubt started thinking about the challenges of their next possible Labour opponent.  Newspapers and blogs speculated about which of the leadership candidates the Conservatives most feared, and then newspapers and blogs further speculated whether the Conservatives were laying false trails. This speculation…

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Tim Farron’s LDs the main gainers, leaderless LAB the main losers in the July Local By-Election + overnight results

Tim Farron’s LDs the main gainers, leaderless LAB the main losers in the July Local By-Election + overnight results

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The overnight results Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill (SNP defence) and Kincorth, Nigg and Cove (SNP defence) on City of Aberdeen Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill Result: Scottish National Party 1,690 (55% +19%), Labour 771 (25% -20%), Conservative 350 (11%, no candidate in 2012), Green Party 130 (4% +1%), Liberal Democrats 125 (4% unchanged) Scottish National Party HOLD on the first count with a majority of 919 (30%) on a swing of 19.5% from Labour to SNP Kincorth, Nigg and Cove Result:…

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A busy night of local by-elections previewed by Harry Hayfield

A busy night of local by-elections previewed by Harry Hayfield

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Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill (SNP defence) and Kincorth, Nigg and Cove (SNP defence) on City of Aberdeen Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 17, Scottish National Party 15, Liberal Democrats 5, Conservatives 3, Independents 3 (No Overall Control, Labour short by 5) Hilton, Woodside and Stockethill Result of ward at last election (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,421, 271 (45%) Scottish National Party 512, 823 (36%) Independents 87, 101, 55 (6%) Liberal Democrats 145 (4%) Green Party 99…

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Don Brind says he’s voting for party unity by putting Liz Kendall first

Don Brind says he’s voting for party unity by putting Liz Kendall first

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It was, if you like, my Liz Kendall moment Just as Kendall has been told she’s a Tory I was told “You should go and join the SDP”. It was wounding – the more so because it came from a friend. It was the 80s and we were on opposite sides of one of the many controversies inspired by or centred on Tony Benn. Happily she is still a friend and says now “The 80s were a mad time. We…

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Murder on the dancefloor?

Murder on the dancefloor?

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The 60-something candidate, initially priced at 100/1 by Ladbrokes, suddenly looks like he might actually win. The public seem to have had enough of the over-coached younger generation and his price tumbles to single figures, but the establishment judges warn that he is making a mockery of the contest. I speak, of course, of the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing. John Sergeant saw off the likes of Gary Rhodes and Cherie Lunghi but then bowed out, saying: “As time…

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Pick Corbyn now and do it all again in three years time?

Pick Corbyn now and do it all again in three years time?

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Don Brind on what could happen Always look on the bright side of life. That’s me. So, here’s my reason for saying Jeremy Corbyn is the best choice for Labour leader now. Because he’s the most easily dumpable in two or three years time. That fits in with my argument in a previous PB post that Labour will need to be ruthless in getting a new leader if they trail in the polls after the Tories elect their new leader…

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Local By-Election Results : July 23rd 2015

Local By-Election Results : July 23rd 2015

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Mill Hill on Blackburn with Darwen (Lab defence) Result: Labour 505 (59% -7%), United Kingdom Independence Party 179 (21%, no candidate in 2012), Conservatives 106 (12% -6%), Liberal Democrats 69 (8% -7%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 326 (38%) on a swing of 14% from Labour to United Kingdom Independence Party New Tredegar on Caerphilly (Lab defence) Result: Labour 648 (83% unchanged), United Kingdom Independence Party 90 (11%, no candidate in 2012), Conservatives 47 (6%, no candidate in 2012)…

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