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'Safe Seat'

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  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    Thanks for all the replies. It does not seem very democratic that if a person is in a safe seat things are already decided....
  • purch
    purch Posts: 9,865 Forumite
    At least it's not a Rotten Borough
    'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'
  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    Voter power in Telford

    0.863

    Constituency marginality

    Very marginal

    chart?chdlp=b|l&chs=300x200&chd=t:38.7,36.3,15.5,5.9,3.7&cht=p&chl=38.7%%20|36.3%%20|15.5%%20|5.9%%20|3.7%&chdl=Lab|Con|LibDem|UKIP|BNP&chco=d52b1e,25a2d8,fbb649,97227d,0000ff&chf=bg,s,f1f1f1

    Last election percentages
    Seems I better not waste my vote ..
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    globalds wrote: »

    Last election percentages
    Seems I better not waste my vote ..

    Ashcroft had it down as a Labour sure thing in May last year.

    ElectionForecast have it down as a 97% chance of a Labour hold.
  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    antrobus wrote: »
    Ashcroft had it down as a Labour sure thing in May last year.

    ElectionForecast have it down as a 97% chance of a Labour hold.


    I think UKIP will be the result maker for this seat ..not winning, just how many of the old Labour or Tory voters switch sides depends on the votes they lose.

    The town is evolving ..slowly, and is becoming more white collar and therefore more Tory ..Still not a big number ..But far more than a few years ago ..will be an interesting one to watch.
  • BobQ
    BobQ Posts: 11,181 Forumite
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    I voted Lib Dem at the last election because they were committed to proportional representation and I thought that this the fairest option. When it came to the referendum I voted against.

    I did so because I felt that Clegg was in a great position to demand a proper vote on a proper system of PR but he bottled it. Instead he joined a coalition and got involved in a tawdry deal over other matters.
    Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.
  • paparossco
    paparossco Posts: 294 Forumite
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    I'm supposed to be in an 'ultra safe' but Lord Ashcroft disagrees. The joys of being a voter in Scotland. Interesting times......
    The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about.
    Wayne Dyer
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