North Shropshire by-election

[Cooperman]

The results are in and it shows a massive two fingers up to Johnson and the Conservatives. A seat they have held for over 200 years and with a current majority of nearly 23,000, has just been taken by the Lib Dems. Labour came a very distant third.

 

[swan65split]

Bit of tactical voting i think, Dowden this morning in denial.

 

[PSumbler]

The results are in and it shows a massive two fingers up to Johnson and the Conservatives. A seat they have held for over 200 years and with a current majority of nearly 23,000, has just been taken by the Lib Dems. Labour came a very distant third.

Out of interest why was the total vote so down compared to 2019?

https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3648/election/397

 

[exiledclaseboy]

The results are in and it shows a massive two fingers up to Johnson and the Conservatives. A seat they have held for over 200 years and with a current majority of nearly 23,000, has just been taken by the Lib Dems. Labour came a very distant third.

Out of interest why was the total vote so down compared to 2019?

https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3648/election/397

Lower turnout. Always is at a by election compared to a general election

 

[Cooperman]

Out of interest why was the total vote so down compared to 2019?

The Rona.

 

[Pegojack]

It demonstrates clearly to me that with the undemocratic first past the post system, the only way to get rid of the Tories is for opposition parties to work together.
Labour's spokesman Reynolds on the news this morning trotted out the old line about fighting to win every seat, no deals behind closed doors, blah blah blah. But the electorate are already ahead of you Mr Reynolds, there was clearly huge tactical voting by Labour voters in this contest.
Time to acknowledge reality. Get back into power then change this deeply flawed system into one of proportional representation so that the country is no longer afflicted with extreme governments of whatever colour.
Maybe Labour doesn't want to be accused of backroom dealing. So be honest, come right out and say we are cooperating with other left of centre parties and we ask Labour voters to put their vote behind whichever candidate has the best chance of defeated the Tories. If they did that, Starmer would be swept into No. 10.

 

[Itchysphincter]

I’d love to see Bodger gone as much as the next sane, reasonably balanced, decent person and there’s no doubt that this harms him, but if this nation is to repair itself what is far more important than the criminal clown going is that the Gove, Rees-Smugg, Patel and the party as a whole must go.

All this result does is speed up the process of replacing Bozo from within with an oily snake like the billionaire banker Rishi Sunak.

But yay! Happy fish! Taking back control! Brexit! Whoop!

 

[Best_loser]

Better for the opposition if Boris hangs on but I don't see that , sunak will be PM to the delight of the nuts who claim Goldman Sachs are the illuminati

 

[Cooperman]

Better for the opposition if Boris hangs on but I don't see that , sunak will be PM to the delight of the nuts who claim Goldman Sachs are the illuminati

That will a case of two steps forward and two steps back.

 

[Itchysphincter]

Sunak is a liar and crook. He’ll be PM soon.

 

[Pegojack]

Sunak is a liar and crook. He’ll be PM soon.

Exactly, exactly, exactly. I refer you to my post earlier in this thread. Let's work together and get rid of the whole stinking pile of corrupt and incompetent Tory scum. Deal them a blow they'll never recover from.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Yeah but Labour, look over there, boosters, world beating...

 

[Jack2jack]

Boris you're f****d son, time to move on

 

[Muteswan]

Boris your f****d son, time to move on

Maybe an apostrophe should be edited in as what’s been written means something else entirely.

 

[Jack2jack]

Boris your f****d son, time to move on

Maybe an apostrophe should be edited in as what’s been written means something else entirely.

Fixed it