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Ukip leader Nigel Farage confident after polls close in Rochester and Strood by-election http://t.co/xcFUuP1xrG pic.twitter.com/tt7wnpqOrW
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Meanwhile the news is swamped with Thornburys resignation.
Well you know... You just do.
Always come second
I thought that as only 7.5% of the electorate returned the primary, if turnout was 50% it would be very difficult for the Tories to beat 30%
Grrr
Come back Martin Day, all is forgiven!
https://mobile.twitter.com/suttonnick/status/535560457785196544/photo/1
I think they can get a few more than 40.
MPs?
Feels like wishful thinking at the moment.
Good news, the lower the turnout, the lower the Reckless/UKIP majority in the run up to the next GE... And therefore the more likely probability that Reckless will hopefully turnout to be the shortest serving UKIP politician, beating the current record held by Bob Spinks. Lord Ashcroft's Rochester by-election poll could end up being a very useful bell weather indicator for which way this seat and a few others might go at the next GE as the current UKIP performance in the polls starts to slide along with that of the Labour party.
The Conservative swing back really does seem to be finally under way, but as yet there is no sign of a similar move in the polls for the Libdems. Maybe time to start betting on that Conservative majority as both Labour and Ukip start sliding in the polls and Tory swing back gets underway.. Especially as Ed Miliband has yet again missed another key opportunity to hit back at either of his main opponents on the streets of Britain in an attempt to fight the corner of the Labour party and make the case for electing him and his party to govern the country.
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/523094299005956097/photo/1
See this video at 28 secs:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fQL9lJRYs
http://goo.gl/9RfFdf
You should read and take note of AndJS's last post as well before trying to play the poster rather than the ball again on this issue. If Labour or Libdem voters in this seat realise that the best way to get rid a Reckless/Ukip MP is voting Conservative at the next GE, then expect to see some tactical voting that might be replicated elsewhere as a result. Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg have both deliberately left a vacuum in this seat as the main opposition parties, they have done the same elsewhere leaving his own supporters no option but to go Conservative rather than Labour or Libdem to avoid electing a UKIP MP. That is going to be the most powerful narrative which comes out of this by-election.
Goodnight.
Hey ho others will be done for more !
http://news.sky.com/story/1377370/live-updates-rochester-by-election-results
I don't know why Betfair have suspended their market:
http://www.betfair.com/exchange/politics/market?id=1.115707446
Labour didn't turn up; Conservatives fought hard, certainly in the early part of the campaign. The election was all about Con/UKIP. We'll see soon who won that battle.
Those who say Ukip not delivering same lead as Clacton shd look at demography. Clacton no.1 most Ukip-friendly seat, Rochester & Strood 271"
https://mobile.twitter.com/GoodwinMJ
However, if it really is just a 6-7% lead, then the Conservatives - come next May - will be favourites to retain the seat.
And my bets with you and isam will look reasonably smart.
In fact it looks like UKIP have done about as well as the polls indicated in terms of vote share, but the gap is smaller because Labour are lower and the Tories are higher. The first survey put Labour as high as 25% IIRC.
MEDWAY Peninsula
UKIP gain from Conservative
Christopher Glenn Irvine (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) 2,850
Ronald Philip Sands (The Conservative Party Candidate) 1,965
Peter John Tungate (Labour Party) 716
Clive Bryn Malcolm Gregory (Green Party) 314
Christopher Sams (Liberal Democrat) 60
UKIP: 48.3% (+48.3)
Con: 33.3% (-20.9)
Lab: 12.1% (-8.6)
Grn: 5.3% (-2.1)
LD: 1.0% (-5.3)
However .........
it really does take some extra special talent for the LOTO ensure that all major news channels are covering a white van somewhere n wherever it is.
Ed is truly a dud, sorry ....he just is
ABL
I'm back.
Are you drunk?
Fittalass
Best you don't respond its the bigot woman line again
So, UKIP's views last about that long !
If that result is replicated elsewhere in Rochester with a turnout of 40000 that could be a UKIP majority of around 6000.
Sky news
Best you don't respond its the bigot woman line again
Result in around 10 mins
Keep in mind no results yet
There is a dearth of female posters on the site. Sorry I do remember Wee Timmy was one of the worse to force you away. It is an embarrassment to this day how he was allowed to abuse and bully yet remain a poster is one of this conundrums of life
Keep in mind of course he remains the only person that i know off to have received a cyber ASBO due to his treatment off Plato.
Hey Ho not my site etc etc ............ Exit is over there etc
Think you misheard
Taxi to Downing St at £50.80p
;-)
Michael Crick @MichaelLCrick 3m3 minutes ago
Nigel Farage hints that an MP "local" to Rochester and Strood may be the next defector they recruit
Britain Elects @britainelects 2m2 minutes ago
Counting in Rochester and Strood has stopped. 'Something' is happening.
Though Adam Holloway is right next to Rochester.
Keep in mind of course he remains the only person that i know off to have received a cyber ASBO due to his treatment off Plato.
Hey Ho not my site etc etc ............ Exit is over there etc
Con 13,947
Lab 6,713
Green 1,692
LD 349
Reckless toast in May.
Until May. Under 3,000 majority won't be enough to hang on, but he will suck up a lot of UKIP resources vainly trying to get back in.