He was just a phoney careerist and Labour are well rid of him. (View Post)

Corbyn had two - as did Kinnock, Heath and - had he lived to fight it - Gaitskell. The same was true of both Attlee and Churchill. (View Post)

Gaitskell had been leader for four years in 1959 when the Tories won a majority of 100. Had he lived, it is likely he would have become PM in 1964 at the age of 58. (View Post)

The predecessor seat - East Flint - nearly fell to the Tories in 1959. Eirenie White survived by just 75 votes. (View Post)

The figure was 49.7%. There ought to have been a recount - a mere 6000 votes separated the Yes and No votes. (View Post)