GE2015 could mark the end of peerage pensions for the Lib Dems If the Commons was once considered “The best Club in London†then the Lords must these days be the best retirement home. The nature of the role is such that working peerages tend to be awarded to those whose first career has either ended entirely or is at least winding down – so allowing them the time to work in the Upper House, as well as having provided…
Blackwood on Caerphilly (Labour Defence) Result: Lab 620 (41% -10%), Ind 477 (32% +6%), Plaid 349 (23% +9%), Con 68 (4% -4%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 143 (9%) on a swing of 8% from Labour to Independent Turnout: 24.3% Sutton on East Cambridgeshire (Conservative Defence) Result: Lib Dem 523 (51%), Con 280 (27%), UKIP 162 (16%), Lab 63 (6%) Liberal Democrat GAIN from Conservative with a majority of 243 (24%) Turnout: 33% Horncastle on East Lindsey (Conservative defence)…
Blackwood on Caerphilly (Labour Defence) Result of last election to council (2012): Labour 50, Plaid Cymru 20, Independents 3 (Labour majority of 27) Result of last election in ward (2012): Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,116, 966, 946 (51%) Independents 833, 719 (26%) Plaid Cymru 352, 253, 235 (14%) Conservatives 182, 148, 144 (8%) Candidates duly nominated: Andrew Farina-Childs (Plaid Cymru), Cameron Muir-Jones (Con), Allan Rees (Lab), Keith Smallman (Ind) When Caerphilly was created it seems to be another example of…
The latest information 68 councils intend to count overnight and 93 to start counting on Friday. So all the fun will come on the Friday. The Euro election count is on the Sunday right across the EU.
CORRECTION and APOLOGY The screenshot of UKIP PEB I Tweeted earlier was of a 2013 election broadcast. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 23, 2014
The ComRes/Channel 4 focus group of 2010 LD>LAB switchers The first post-holiday weekend Populus poll has very little change though the LAB lead moves from 1% to 3% – all within the margin of error. LAB 36 +1, CON 33 -1, LD 10 +1, UKIP 13 -1. The poll also shows that 33% of 2010 LDs who voiced a voting intention said they had switched to LAB. Amongst all 2010 LDs, including don’t knows and wont’t votes, the proportion was…
In the next couple of weeks postal vote packs for the May 22 Euro Election will be going out to those electors who have registered to cast their votes in this way. The chart shows how significant this form of voting has become. Back at the 2004 Euro Elections an experiment took place in four regions of England of all postal voting. These were the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the East Midlands. This certainly encouraged overall turnout. In…
How UKIP is handling the immigration issue it its campaign posters. pic.twitter.com/YKYQ7UfJBB — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 21, 2014 Another of UKIP's Euro 2014 campaign election posters. pic.twitter.com/83mtwiLb39 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 21, 2014 And the parodies have already started The UKIP ads – now the inevitable parodies start pic.twitter.com/DEklLwe57F — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) April 21, 2014 So far, at least betting interest has been minimal Four and a half weeks to go now till the national election that could…