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Mayoral elections are so much more about the popularity of individual candidates than their parties

Mayoral elections are so much more about the popularity of individual candidates than their parties

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The big news today was that Zac Goldsmith was selected as the Conservative candidate to contest the London Mayoral election next May. This was a postal ballot of members of the Conservative Party in London plus others who had been prepared to stump up £1 for a vote. The turnout of 9.277 was a disappointment and compares unfavourably with the votes that Sadiq Khan chalked up in the LAB selection three weeks ago. In fact Zac’s CON mayoral vote of…

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Next year’s London Mayoral election next will be the big test for the Corbyn leadership.

Next year’s London Mayoral election next will be the big test for the Corbyn leadership.

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Don Brind on the day the CON Mayoral candidate will be announced “Sadiq. Wow” said the text message that came in as I was walking down an Italian hillside. It alerted me to the fact that Sadiq Khan had won the Labour London Mayoral selection by a decisive margin. The friend who sent it knew I was heavily invested in Khan stocks. Not only is he my local MP – and a brilliant one too – but no less than…

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Why Sadiq could be quite hard for Zac or any other Tory to beat

Why Sadiq could be quite hard for Zac or any other Tory to beat

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I am deeply humbled that so many Londoners have put their faith in me today. Together, we can change London. pic.twitter.com/COQpcJrU55 — Sadiq Khan MP (@SadiqKhan) September 11, 2015 Just ask Lynton Crosby. Winning the London mayoralty is all about getting your own supporters out to vote in an an election that has struggled in the past to attract turnout levels of more than 40%. In early August there was some interesting pulling from Survation which got very little attention….

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After yesterday’s dramatic Scottish polls LAB braces itself for the South Yorks PCC result

After yesterday’s dramatic Scottish polls LAB braces itself for the South Yorks PCC result

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UKIP poster S Yorks PCC election pic.twitter.com/KJCY4epfQw — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 31, 2014 Is this another victory for the purples? The big news this morning should come from South Yorkshire where counting takes place in the Police and Crime Commissioner by-election – only the second to be held since these new elected positions were created two years ago. This has been set against the background of the Rotherham scandal which UKIP (see above) has been featuring strongly in its…

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YouGov has Tessa Jowell leading the way in London as next LAB candidate for mayor

YouGov has Tessa Jowell leading the way in London as next LAB candidate for mayor

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YouGov London poll has Tessa Jowell as most favoured LAB candidate for London Mayor. My money's on Sadiq Khan pic.twitter.com/nPofYMyxvW — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 23, 2014 One of the great political betting events is the fight every four years for Mayor of London and the next contest is just 22 months away. Coming up in the next few months will be Labour’s selection process for their nominee who, given the party’s huge success in the capital on May 22nd,…

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Last Thursday’s local elections: Andy JS’s annual compilation of the actual vote totals from every ward that was fought

Last Thursday’s local elections: Andy JS’s annual compilation of the actual vote totals from every ward that was fought

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UKIP winning almost one in six of all voters Thanks to Andy JS who has done a brilliant job collecting and recording the data from each of the thousands of individual seats that were fought on May 22nd. This is the second year he has done this and provides a vital resource. Generally he has had to go into every local authority website and transpose the detailed results from each individual ward onto his spreadsheet. These figures differ considerably from…

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As the results start to come in it’s a great night for UKIP

As the results start to come in it’s a great night for UKIP

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For the Lib Dems, it could be their worst nightmare, as Tim Farron talks about them having zero MEPs, whilst Doncaster is won by UKIP, David Herdson suggestion from last week isn’t so outlandish now is it? North East results: LAB 2 (+1) UKIP 1 (+1) CON 0 (-1) LD 0 (-1) Turnout 31% #Vote2014 — Sun Politics (@Sun_Politics) May 25, 2014 Eastern results: UKIP 3 (+1) CON 3 (NC) LAB 1 (NC) LD 0 (-1) Turnout: 35% #Vote2014 —…

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