SNP lose seat to LDs who lose to CON – all the latest local by election results

SNP lose seat to LDs who lose to CON – all the latest local by election results

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How one of Scotland's leading political sites reported the SNP loss of a by-election in the Highlands pic.twitter.com/9VNpteamEL — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 9, 2015 Bolsover South on Bolsover (Lab defence) Result: Labour 232 (43%), United Kingdom Independence Party 127 (23%), Conservative 109 (20%), Trade Unionist and Socialist 78 (14%) Labour HOLD with a majority of 105 (20%) Aird and Loch Ness on Highland (SNP defence) Result: Liberal Democrat 1,029 (33% +21%), Scottish National Party 1,000 (33% +5%), Conservatives 467…

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A Labour man in a Labour job. What’s not to like about Andrew Adonis?

A Labour man in a Labour job. What’s not to like about Andrew Adonis?

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Don Brind on Friday The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell likes to get away from politics by sailing his little Skipper 17 trailer sailer on the Norfolk Broads, he told the Eastern Daily Press.  McDonnell was brought up in Great Yarmouth where the three Broads rivers enter the sea. Like all lovers of Broads sailing he will know that the worst part of the experience has been getting there. Bottlenecks in the A11 have long been a nightmare. The then Transport…

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Local By-Election Preview : October 8th 2015

Local By-Election Preview : October 8th 2015

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Bolsover South on Bolsover (Lab defence) Result of council at last election (2015): Labour 32, Independents 5 (Labour majority of 27) Result of ward at last election (2015): Two Labour HOLDS elected unopposed Candidates duly nominated: Juliet Armstrong (Con), John Bagshaw (UKIP), Pat Cooper (Lab), Jon Dale (TUSC) Dennis Skinner, the Labour member for Bolsover since 1970, has often been referred to as “the Beast of Bolsover” due to the comments he has made on several occasions during Black Rod’s…

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The 2016 White House race: The battles to secure the Republican and Democratic party nominations

The 2016 White House race: The battles to secure the Republican and Democratic party nominations

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Real Clear Politics Another Clinton vs Bush contest looks less certain The above polling from the respected Quinnipiac University is of matchups between Democratic and Republican Party contenders in two of the key swing States that will decide next year’s White House Race – Ohio and Florida. It comes at a critical time as the party establishments, donors and others who can influence the race get closer to deciding which of the contenders will get their support. Even though the…

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What we don’t know is whether the CON leadership contest will take place before or after the general election

What we don’t know is whether the CON leadership contest will take place before or after the general election

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The leadership uncertainty remains One thing that David Cameron made very clear in his speech is that he is going to continue as leader right up to the general election. That, of course, assumes that there will be no dramatic event that would cause a move before then. The intention, of course, was to take some of the wind out of the sails of the inevitable leadership speculation that has continued throughout the conference. To an extent he probably succeeded….

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Local By-Election Preview : October 7th 2015

Local By-Election Preview : October 7th 2015

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Riverside on Cardiff (Lab defence) Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 46, Liberal Democrats 16, Conservatives 7, Independents 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Heath Independent 1 (Labour majority of 17) Result of ward at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,731, 1,555, 1,431(48%) Plaid Cymru 1,153, 944, 940 (31%) Conservatives 286, 276, 263 (8%) Green Party 294, 272, 189 (8%) Liberal Democrats 142, 129, 122 (4%) Trade Unionist and Socialist 99 (1%) Candidates duly nominated: Steffan Bateman…

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Almost all of LAB’s current problems stem from eight years ago today when Gordon Brown recorded this interview

Almost all of LAB’s current problems stem from eight years ago today when Gordon Brown recorded this interview

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The day an autumn 2007 vote was bottled Eight years today an event took place from which, I’d argue, all Labour’s trouble stem – the decision by the then PM to call off what were very advanced plans to have an early general election. Everything had been geared up for this to be called in the days after the Tory conference. Even a fleet of limousines to carry ministers about on had been booked and paid for. Three months earlier…

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