Poll of Polls Reveals Conservative Lead over Labour Has DroppedThe Conservative Party's lead over Labour in the opinion polls is shrinking, according to The lndependent's latest "poll of polls".Grice, Andrew
fearing voter complacency and the appearance of "having it in the bag" — a stance that could prompt voter apathy and a lower turnout of supporters at the polls, or a backlash from Conservative-inclined sections of the electorate.
"There's a huge message here, massive message here - the Labour and Conservative parties could learn a big lesson from tonight - though I don't suppose that they actually will." A Flourish data visualization In a message to the established parties, the freshly re-elected MEP for the South...
Kinnock led the party to abandon some of its traditional left-wing positions but proved unable to achieve victory at the polls. He resigned in 1992 after the Conservative victory in the general elections and was succeeded by John Smith. After Smith's untimely death in 1994, moderate Tony ...
Conservatives in Welwyn-Hatfield had a good election night on Thursday 5 May, losing only 2 of 28 council seats on the borough council despite being behind in the polls nationally, with a public angry about breaches of Covid laws by members of the Conservative Government. The Conservatives were...
The damage to the economy on Black Wednesday in September 1992 undermined the Conservative reputation for superior economic competence. By December, Labour had a comfortable lead in the opinion polls. The recession ended in early 1993 and was followed by a sharp fall in unemployment, together with...
However, due to the rise of smaller parties, Labour may have achieved a smaller share of the vote than in 2017 under leader Jeremy Corbyn, when the partyfailed to winbut narrowly prevented a Conservative majority. Exit polls give the ruling Conservative Party just 131 seats, a slump from...
Cameron already knew his way around government having worked as an aide in Conservative headquarters and for senior ministers. Starmer likes to boast that he had a successful career as a lawyer before entering parliament. He believes that running the ...
George Pascoe-Watsonwas the Political Editor of The Sun during the reign of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He is now Portland’s UK Chairman. Few consultants have had such intimate knowledge of the journey the Labour Party has been on – winning power, governing, and rebuilding through Opposition...
The Conservatives, who are trailing Labour by about 18 percentage points in polls, wereconspicuously absentfrom the campaign trail in Kingswood and Wellingborough, even though they had held both seats for two decades. Reform split the Conservative vote, securing 10 per cent in Kingswood and 13 per...