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If Boris is serious about helping his party he’d seek to be the CON candidate in Clacton

If Boris is serious about helping his party he’d seek to be the CON candidate in Clacton

The mayor’s the only one who could stop UKIP in its tracks One of the big political decisions that the Tories will have to make in the next few weeks is who should be the candidate to fight UKIP defector, Douglas Carswell, in Clacton. The consequences for Cameron’s party of a UKIP victory in the seat are enormous and they have to do everything they can to stop him. Boris Johnson has decided he wants to return to the commons…

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Local By-Election Preview: August 21st 2014

Local By-Election Preview: August 21st 2014

Wroxham on Broadland (Lib Dem defence) Result of last election to council (2011): Conservatives 34, Liberal Democrats 11, Labour 1 (Conservative majority of 21) Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Liberal Democrats 985, 829 Conservatives 741, 537 Labour 227 Greens 197 Candidates duly nominated: Malcolm Kemp (Lab), Malcolm Springall (Lib Dem), Fran Whymark (Con) Broadland, the council that seperates the urbanness of Norwich from the coastal Norfolk North, has been a right old Conservative heartland from…

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Local By-Election Preview : August 14th 2014

Local By-Election Preview : August 14th 2014

South Normanton East on Bolsover (Lab Defence) Result of last election to council (2011): Labour 32, Independents 4, Green 1 (Labour majority of 27) Result of last election in ward (2011): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 647, 597 Conservative 248, 228 British National Party 176 Candidates duly nominated: Tracey Cannon (Lab), Robert Sainsbury (Con) Bolsover is one of those places that if it wasn’t for characters like Dennis Skinner MP (the so called “Beast of Bolsover”) wouldn’t really generate any interest…

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Full round up of this week’s local by-elections with news of 2 LAB gains

Full round up of this week’s local by-elections with news of 2 LAB gains

Thurmaston on Charnwood (Con Defence) Result: Labour 783 (43%), UKIP 496 (27%), Conservatives 404 (22%), BNP 95 (5%), British Democrats 58 (3%) Labour GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 287 (16%) Mostyn on Flintshire (Ind Defence) Result: Independent 205 (40%), Labour 191 (37% +4%), UKIP 90 (18%), Conservatives 27 (5%) Independent HOLD with a majority of 14 (3%), no swing calculable Penydarren on Merthyr Tydfil (UKIP defence) Result: Labour 257 (31% -7%), Independent (Thomas) 235 (29%), Independent (Barsi) 228…

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Local By-Election Results : July 17th 2014

Local By-Election Results : July 17th 2014

Oban North and Lorn on Argyll and Bute (SNP defence) Result: Scottish Nationalists 595 (25% -6%), Independent (MacGregor) 548 (23%), Labour 526 (22%), Conservatives 445 (18% +9%), Independent (Malloy) 301 (12%) Independent (MacGregor) GAIN from Scottish Nationalist on the fifth count on a swing of 7% from Ind to SNP Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias on Cornwall (UKIP defence) Result: Conservatives 406 (33% +5%), Liberal Democrats 405 (32% +9%), UKIP 271 (22% -7%), Labour 107 (9% unchanged), Mebynon Kernow 58…

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Good IndyRef poll for YES, LAB moves to 7% YouGov lead whilst UKIP has a dreadful night in latest by-elections

Good IndyRef poll for YES, LAB moves to 7% YouGov lead whilst UKIP has a dreadful night in latest by-elections

YES edges forward with TNS #IndyRef YES moves to best position yet in a TNS-BMRB poll pic.twitter.com/9CUJZz3Vby — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) July 18, 2014 For whatever reason TNS and YouGov IndyRef polls have generally had the worst numbers for YES while Survation, ICM and PanelBase have had the best. Polling though is all about trends which is why the YES campaign is delighted by the latest from TNS-BMRB. After three other polls from other firms suggested that YES had stalled…

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Local By-Election Preview: July 3rd 2014

Local By-Election Preview: July 3rd 2014

Wivenhoe Quay on Colchester (Lab defence) Last election to council (2014): Liberal Democrat 25, Conservative 23, Labour 8, Independent 3 (No Overall Control, Liberal Democrats short by 5) Last election in ward (2011): Labour 1,279 (57%), Conservative 573 (26%), Greens 217 (10%), Liberal Democrats 172 (8%) Candidates duly nominated: Shaun Boughton (Lib Dem), Tim Glover (Green), Peter Hill (Con), Dave Osborn (Patrotic Socialist), John Pitts (UKIP), Rosalind Scott (Lab) St. James on Northampton (Lab Defence) Last election to council (2011):…

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Newark: A massive win for CON, a setback for UKIP and terrible outcome for LAB and the LDs

Newark: A massive win for CON, a setback for UKIP and terrible outcome for LAB and the LDs

Newark by election result thread. http://t.co/wVsmlNHbGx pic.twitter.com/Tv3QFOwdeQ — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) June 6, 2014 The Tories will be relieved at the hold and 8.9% down on their General Election score, and better than was expected but an impressive increase for UKIP but still no win, given the momentum they had from the Euros, and polling less in percentage terms than they did in the Eastleigh by-election, there will be an element of disappointment for the Purples. For the Lib…

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