tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post114320508511074879..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Labour's Spectacular Council Poll FailureIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143329541735721812006-03-25T23:32:00.000+00:002006-03-25T23:32:00.000+00:00hughes views - Keighley West has special circumsta...hughes views - Keighley West has special circumstances, being a BNP held seat, although the figures I've got are slightly different (I think the last contest was for three seats with some parties fielding less than full slates, confusing things) - Bradford MBC, Keighley West<BR/>Lab 1819 (47.0;+22.2), BNP 1216 (31.4;+2.3), Con 627 (16.2;-3.8),<BR/>LD 208 (5.4;-4.8)<BR/>[Ind 0 (0.0;-15.8)]<BR/>Majority 603. Turnout 35.14. Lab gain BNP. Last fought 2004<BR/><BR/>Everyone - Even in 1997 Labour in South West Surrey polled less than 10% of the vote. Elsewhere in Surrey Labour polled 12 votes in an Epsom & Ewell by-election back in October (down 4.2% to 1.4%) - which we thought was a new low then!Tim Roll-Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589024696145675963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143326617263825972006-03-25T22:43:00.000+00:002006-03-25T22:43:00.000+00:00Well I was the Labour candidate in 2001 in SW Surr...Well I was the Labour candidate in 2001 in SW Surrey and it is a very challenging area for Labour! It is a bit like being a Tory in the Rhonnda, Liverpool or GlasgowMartin Wheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819534223383418591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143291979435492632006-03-25T13:06:00.000+00:002006-03-25T13:06:00.000+00:00The Labour vote in Surrey is very soft. I suspect ...The Labour vote in Surrey is very soft. I suspect that it directed to be so from "on high" to aid the Liberal Democrats unermine the Conservatives in their own backyard. Given the background of the by-election, it is not surprising that the Conservative candidate did not "pull it off". However,I am very surprised that the Lib Dems' attempts to make capital of the situation and win, failed.ContraToryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479054357874249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143221163962912122006-03-24T17:26:00.000+00:002006-03-24T17:26:00.000+00:00Richard, given the reason for the by-election (the...Richard, given the reason for the by-election (the sitting Conservative councillor stood down following his conviction for fraud) that is really funny! The Labour vote switched to the Independent to beat the Tories... which is hardly a vote of confidence in Comical Cami's Tories.Bob Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792439016502695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143215794913185332006-03-24T15:56:00.000+00:002006-03-24T15:56:00.000+00:00The Keighley West by-election is even more interes...The Keighley West by-election is even more interesting: Labour 47% (up from about 34% in 2004), Tory 16% (down from about 28%), LibDem 5% (down from about 12%).....Hughes Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192390547169979749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143212725237908202006-03-24T15:05:00.000+00:002006-03-24T15:05:00.000+00:00That's mighty good spin you're putting on a Tory e...That's mighty good spin you're putting on a Tory election defeat in deepest Surrey!ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13462118851964861754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1143208221224373292006-03-24T13:50:00.000+00:002006-03-24T13:50:00.000+00:00He clearly didn't make them a good enough offer!He clearly didn't make them a good enough offer!Richard Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849882698277474267noreply@blogger.com