Kentishman

It's always a pleasure to see the Liberal Democrats totally Humiliated

Dartford Council By Election


Labour 592 Votes 50%
Conservative 348 Votes 30%
English Democrats 198 Votes 17%


Liberal Demorats 22 Votes 1.5%

Ukip 19 Votes 1.5%

Total Votes 1179

The Council - Election results for Princes, 21 February 2008

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sotonmole

The English Democrats would no all about humiliation wouldnt you.

So I believe what you say here as you are an expert on the issue.

Britannist

Posted in error.

Britannist

Yes, I'm not complaining about it either .

Zak64

Let me see if I've understood this correctly.

If the Lib Dems get 1.5% of the vote it's a crushing humiliation for them.

But if UKIP get 1.5% of the vote then it's what, a stunning electoral victory perhaps?

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Britannist

I thought someone was going to ask this.

Let me put it this way: 'pro-rata' a 1.5% vote share for the Liberal 'Democrats' is much worse for them than is a 1% of 1.5% vote share for UKIP. Because the Liberal 'Democrats' would have dropped from a higher base to 1.5% of the vote than UKIP would have done.

The europhile Liberal 'Democrats' got a national vote share of 23% at the last General Election and they won 62 Parliamentary constituencies: for them to fall to 1.5% of the vote in a local ward election is for them a total (but well-deserved) humiliation at the polls.

UKIP got a national vote share at the last General Election of about 2.6% - to fall to 1.5% of the vote in a local ward contest is not good for UKIP but it is a far smaller drop from 2.6% to 1.5% (for UKIP) than is a fall from 23% to 1.5% (for the pro-EU Liberal 'Democrats').

By the way Zak64, no one ever said that UKIP getting 1.5% of the vote in a local ward contest "was perhaps a stunning electoral victory" (your words from the quote above).

1.5% of the vote for the Liberal 'Democrats' in the local ward By-Election in the key marginal target constituency of Dartford on 21.2.2008 is even worse for that party because they have just chosen a new leader - and the usual thing is a new leader of a political party has a 'political honeymoon' which attracts extra votes for his/her party. The exact reverse may have happened for the europhile Liberal 'Democrats' at Dartford last week .

mattyr2k8

i wonder what inspired them 22 people to vote libdem.

MAZZINI

ingrained habit!

kernow

Spot on! It is the biggest mountain in my opinion UKIP has to climb!

Danny

Kentishman and his EDP 8 votes humilation

London Borough of Lambeth,Vassall. Lib. Dem. 1209, Labour 856, Conservative 206, Green 109, English Democrat 8, Independent 7. Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, on a 12% swing. The Liberal Democrats performed badly in Lambeth in 2006,and so will be delighted by their performance in this ward. Quite possibly, the Lambeth/Southwark GLA constituency will now be vulnerable to them in May.