20-07-2023, 15:47
|
#1
|
laeva recumbens anguis
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 67
Services: Premiere Collection
Posts: 42,234
|
By-Elections Results.
Thoughts/comments on the three by-elections taking place on the 20th July.
Start it off with this modest offering.
__________________
There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 15:58
|
#2
|
Architect of Ideas
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,487
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
I’ve got the beers in and the party poppers ready for the announcements.
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 16:12
|
#3
|
laeva recumbens anguis
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 67
Services: Premiere Collection
Posts: 42,234
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Just noticed - the flag’s the wrong way up…
(Look at the white diagonal stripes on the side closest to the flagpole. The white stripes on the Union Jack are not all the same size. The wider white stripes on the side closest to the flagpole should sit on top of the diagonal red stripes.)
__________________
There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 16:18
|
#4
|
Trollsplatter
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: North of Watford
Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests
Posts: 37,052
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
If I lived in Uxbridge I’d be voting for Count Binface.
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 16:21
|
#5
|
Still alive and fighting
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: In the land of beyond and beyond.
Services: XL BB, 3 360 boxes , XL TV.
Posts: 56,359
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
l think the Government will lose 2 of the by-elections but will hold on to Selby & Ainsty.
__________________
“The only lesson you can learn from history is that it repeats itself”
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 16:40
|
#6
|
Architect of Ideas
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,487
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh
Just noticed - the flag’s the wrong way up…
(Look at the white diagonal stripes on the side closest to the flagpole. The white stripes on the Union Jack are not all the same size. The wider white stripes on the side closest to the flagpole should sit on top of the diagonal red stripes.)
|
Maybe whoever set up the props did so under duress?
|
|
|
20-07-2023, 16:51
|
#7
|
laeva recumbens anguis
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 67
Services: Premiere Collection
Posts: 42,234
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
__________________
There is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.
If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 06:37
|
#8
|
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,274
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
I was going to put money on Tories holding Uxbridge at 4/1 because of the ULEZ. Nuts.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 08:15
|
#9
|
cf.mega poster
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 14,306
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Something for all the main parties here.
Suspect Labour will be most disappointed as they did not gain Uxbridge.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 08:25
|
#10
|
Architect of Ideas
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,487
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
As Meat Loaf would say 2 outta 3 ain’t bad.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 08:48
|
#11
|
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,274
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1
Something for all the main parties here.
Suspect Labour will be most disappointed as they did not gain Uxbridge.
|
Tories will be the most disappointed.
Labour can point to ULEZ as the reason and that it was still quite a swing. It's a sign of how much things have changed that narrowly missing out on Uxbridge, a seat they didn't even win in 1997, is a disappointment.
But Selby is a safe Tory seat. Labour has won the biggest swing in its history.
The Lib Dems got a 29% swing in Somerton as well. Looks like tactical voting went on as well.
The Tories are getting flack from all sides. Lib Dems surging in some areas and Labour in others.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 09:37
|
#12
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,100
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Lib Dem’s won’t win an election they are too Anti-Democratic, & Ed Davey is the most boring political figure alive.
P.S why the need for such a long thread title?
Changed accordingly.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 09:40
|
#13
|
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,274
|
Re: Uxbridge/Selby&Ainsty/Somerton&Frome by-elections
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick
Lib Dem’s won’t win an election they are too Anti-Democratic, & Ed Davey is the most boring political figure alive.
|
No they won't but they'll take seats from the Tories making it harder for them to win. Especially in places like the South West.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 09:52
|
#14
|
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,100
|
Re: By-Elections Results.
Not necessarily. Turn out is lower in by-elections than a General Election.
Labour’s results were dire, they were convinced they’d pick up all three. Never gonna happen under woke policies & his flip flopping nature.
Sunak still needs to go, along with Hunt, if the Tories ever have a chance. I deffo think we’re in Hung Parliament territory at the next GE.
---------- Post added at 09:52 ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 ----------
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hugh
Just noticed - the flag’s the wrong way up…
(Look at the white diagonal stripes on the side closest to the flagpole. The white stripes on the Union Jack are not all the same size. The wider white stripes on the side closest to the flagpole should sit on top of the diagonal red stripes.)
|
It’s not a real image. The image was created using AI.
|
|
|
21-07-2023, 10:03
|
#15
|
Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,274
|
Re: By-Elections Results.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mick
Not necessarily. Turn out is lower in by-elections than a General Election.
Labour’s results were dire, they were convinced they’d pick up all three. Never gonna happen under woke policies & his flip flopping nature.
|
Hardly dire. The worst result is still a big swing to them. The other one was a huge swing, the best in their history. John Curtice pointed out the results support the national polling where Labour is roughly 15-19% ahead.
Also Labour weren't convinced at all about Somerton. They didn't campaign there and it was always about the lib dems. Labour were 100/1 to win the seat, Libs 1/50.
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:31.
|