Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35835995)

Gutted that our local Labour guy lost his seat to the Scottish Numpty Party.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35836014)

it's been nothing but bad news for the Government, internal arguments tearing the Tory Party apart, seemingly endless bad press and bad feelings towards government initiatives (Doctors strike, EU Referendum, Universal Credits, Disability Living Allowance changes, etc. etc.)

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35836014)

btw, winning the by-election in Sheffield Brightside & Hillsborough was a bit a foregone conclusion, wasn't it, what with it being a very safe seat, and the widow of the previous incumbent standing for Labour?

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35836034)

and you still support them :confused:



An increased majority in Sheffield, and increased Labour vote nationally (btw, the widow mention is a bit low for you Hugh..).

Not pretending it's a fantastic night for Labour, just not the meltdown some were predicting/hoping for. I get the feeling Jezza might be a bit of a slow burner - some on the right seem to be obsessed daily with him, suggesting he's more of a threat than they let on.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35836048)

An increased majority?

2015 election, Labour majority of 13,807
2016 election, Labour majority of 9,590

You obviously subscribe to the Ed Balls school of counting...;)

Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35836047)

There's nothing low about pointing out Sheffield Brightside's new MP is the widow of the old one. The BBC did likewise in the 1 o'clock news.

Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35836005)

Labour hasn't done well in Scotland but that's thanks to the SNP, and this was happening before JC became leader. Elsewhere they haven't had the major losses predicted, won a by election in Sheffield with an increased majority, and look likely to have the next Mayor of London (despite a disgraceful racist Tory campaign). There will be certain Labour mps devastated that they haven't done more badly. However fair enough to give JC another year I think (during which time the Tories will have gone into post-referendum meltdown).

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35836056)

How was it disgracefully racist ? or is that just another one of your over emotive remarks like the other one about the widow

Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35836056)

How was it disgracefully racist ? or is that just another one of your over emotive remarks like the other one about the widow

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35836050)

He could mean majority in terms of share of the vote. I have seen majority used in both contexts.

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35836089)

It just seems strange that someone who got less votes than the previous election, and a smaller amount of votes more than the next candidate than in the previous election, could be described as having a larger majority...