> A sample carried out by the party, based on tens of thousands of voter contacts, suggested that of people intending to vote on the day of the byelection, the **Conservatives had 46% support and the Lib Dems 44%.**
> **The party said it had a four-point deficit at the same point before December’s byelection in North Shropshire, which it won.**
> Victory for the Lib Dems in Tiverton and Honiton requires overturning a Conservative majority of 24,239, which the party says would be the biggest such margin ever overcome in a byelection, although other races have seen bigger swings in percentage terms.
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I still remember Lib Dem leaflets lying about being next closest in my constituency last election when they weren’t even half the vote count of second place let alone competitive with the Tories. Mine wasn’t the only constituency they did it. Because of that I immediately assumed this was a lie and that’s the damage their last leader caused due to their dishonest campaign that empowered Tories.
But it actually seems true and hopefully they win. Tories need to feel the consequences of their actions if democracy is to survive.
It should be the safest of seats, one which I think they have held for almost 100 years if Wikipedia is to be trusted. If they lose this s lot of tory MPs are going to be very nervous about an election.
Wouldn’t it be so fucking lovely if in 2024 we get a nice Lib-Lab coalition?
There appears to be a tacit agreement between Labour and LD for Labour to not strongly contest Tiverton and Honiton and for the LD not to strongly contest Wakefield. If it works, so be it.
Well they would say that. It’s just publishing a campaign claim.
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> A sample carried out by the party, based on tens of thousands of voter contacts, suggested that of people intending to vote on the day of the byelection, the **Conservatives had 46% support and the Lib Dems 44%.**
> **The party said it had a four-point deficit at the same point before December’s byelection in North Shropshire, which it won.**
> Victory for the Lib Dems in Tiverton and Honiton requires overturning a Conservative majority of 24,239, which the party says would be the biggest such margin ever overcome in a byelection, although other races have seen bigger swings in percentage terms.
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I still remember Lib Dem leaflets lying about being next closest in my constituency last election when they weren’t even half the vote count of second place let alone competitive with the Tories. Mine wasn’t the only constituency they did it. Because of that I immediately assumed this was a lie and that’s the damage their last leader caused due to their dishonest campaign that empowered Tories.
But it actually seems true and hopefully they win. Tories need to feel the consequences of their actions if democracy is to survive.
It should be the safest of seats, one which I think they have held for almost 100 years if Wikipedia is to be trusted. If they lose this s lot of tory MPs are going to be very nervous about an election.
Wouldn’t it be so fucking lovely if in 2024 we get a nice Lib-Lab coalition?
There appears to be a tacit agreement between Labour and LD for Labour to not strongly contest Tiverton and Honiton and for the LD not to strongly contest Wakefield. If it works, so be it.
Well they would say that. It’s just publishing a campaign claim.