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BBKing · 12-06-2008, 13:37

Leaving that lying there, unloved and forgotten, will the Tories put up a candidate against Davis? They're apparently not going to support him financially.

Last election:

Tories: 22,792
Lib Dem: 17,676
Labour: 6,104

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/290.stm

In other words, add the Lib Dem and Tory votes together and you'll get a thumping for Labour, which I suspect may be the point. Even if the Tories put up their own candidate I suspect there are enough Lib Dem voters who'd switch and enough Tories who'd vote for the man rather than the party to win comfortably, too.

12-06-2008, 13:37	#13
BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: David Davis to resign Leaving that lying there, unloved and forgotten, will the Tories put up a candidate against Davis? They're apparently not going to support him financially. Last election: Tories: 22,792 Lib Dem: 17,676 Labour: 6,104 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/290.stm In other words, add the Lib Dem and Tory votes together and you'll get a thumping for Labour, which I suspect may be the point. Even if the Tories put up their own candidate I suspect there are enough Lib Dem voters who'd switch and enough Tories who'd vote for the man rather than the party to win comfortably, too.