I would have thought that better turn out would have been quite high if I need to get rid of the useless incumbents.
No one wants another Tory in the seat, especially if they’re going to lose the next election. If you’re smart you want to be a represented by a member of the winning party, regardless of your national political views.
I wouldn’t read that much into it. By-election turnouts are almost always dreadful for many reasons and apathy is only one of them.
I would have thought that better turn out would have been quite high if I need to get rid of the useless incumbents.
No one wants another Tory in the seat, especially if they’re going to lose the next election. If you’re smart you want to be a represented by a member of the winning party, regardless of your national political views.