GreyShuck to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish • 8 months agoLabour overturns 18,000 majority to win Wellingborough byelectionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down14
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkLabour overturns 18,000 majority to win Wellingborough byelectionwww.theguardian.comGreyShuck to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 months ago They only gained 107 votes. They won because of tories switching to reform or not showing up Deleted comment, but valid if true. I wonder if that’s anything to do with the new ID requirement? Tories have apparently shot themselves in the foot with that one.
minus-square@fifisaac@lemmy.mllinkfedilink3•8 months agoI changed my mind when I looked at the turnout difference. It’s hard to draw any conclusions because of that
minus-squareTWeaKlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoI think you may be right though. I saw on Channel 4 News that turnout was down overall yet stable with Labour - implying Tories didn’t show up.
minus-square@frankPodmore@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-28 months agoIt’s possible. Turnout was fairly low, but not conspicuously low for a by-election. EDIT: Also, it’s worth pointing out that holding on to your entire vote share while turnout falls by 26% is actually really good!
Deleted comment, but valid if true.
I wonder if that’s anything to do with the new ID requirement? Tories have apparently shot themselves in the foot with that one.
I changed my mind when I looked at the turnout difference. It’s hard to draw any conclusions because of that
I think you may be right though. I saw on Channel 4 News that turnout was down overall yet stable with Labour - implying Tories didn’t show up.
It’s possible. Turnout was fairly low, but not conspicuously low for a by-election.
EDIT: Also, it’s worth pointing out that holding on to your entire vote share while turnout falls by 26% is actually really good!