Sentences with phrase «labour voters in the constituency»

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Rather than have 200 hardcore Tories in a constituency select a hard - right Tory MP, Conservative candidates would have to moderate their views and platform in order to appeal to non-partisan and even Labour voters if they want to pass the primary.

Labour lost because they: a) broke manifold electoral promises b) lied shamelessly to the people and parliament c) engaged in industrial - scale corruption and lame cover - up d) wilfully enraged their newest supporters e) eschewed democracy at every opportunity f) treated the electorate like idiots g) alienated a vast constituency of voters with strong personal interest in the well - being of our servicemen h) inherited the most benign of economies and recklessly maxed out the public debt i) devoted inordinate time and effort to policies based on immature class war antics j) engaged in open internal dissent while being too cowardly to take any definitive action k) offered a wholly negative electoral campaign Unless confidence is restored in these areas, Labour will continue to be despised.

Labour's focus on campaigning on rail fares, then, is essentially a policy offer based around political popularity which would benefit better - off voters, possibly in marginal constituencies.

The Survation poll commissioned by Unite union found the Lib Dems are on just 23 % behind Labour on 33 % in the seat, when voters were asked about their constituency vote.

How many Conservative voters in these constituencies will consider lending their votes to UKIP having seen that Labour can be beaten locally for the first time in decades?

Voters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband - led government, and Labour is contacting more voters in local constitueVoters are warming to the idea of an Ed Miliband - led government, and Labour is contacting more voters in local constituevoters in local constituencies.

I mentioned Jeremy in this interview only once, when I respectfully suggested that he had a challenge to reach out beyond his comfort zone and his own constituency to traditional Labour voters across the country.

There is no doubt that Labour's failure to win over enough voters in Middle England marginal constituencies cost it the election, and it is equally true that Tony Blair's New Labour project was successful in this regard in the 1990s and 2000s.

UKIP have picked up support disproportionately from former Labour voters in Labour constituencies.

Electorally, Labour also stands to lose most from pursuing such a xenophobic line as it will alienate ethnic minority voters who are a major component of the most deprived sections of the working class, and are a core constituency of its support in most metropolitan areas.

They are by far the most damning of any voters when it comes to the coalition's performance: just 9 per cent of them say the government is doing well, compared to 16 per cent of Labour voters generally and 39 per cent of all voters in the constituency.

Despite Labour's huge overall lead, only a minority of voters in the constituency (43 %) say they would rather have Ed Miliband as Prime Minister than David Cameron.

By mid-November, in its key seats, Labour had contacted over 15,000 voters per constituency, 21 % on average.

Crosby's realisation that Lib Dem seats could be taken and that voters in those constituencies were persuadable, especially when the polls indicated a Labour majority supported by the SNP, to vote Conservative.

New study of public attitudes to poverty shows that more than in any other constituency, solidarity among Labour voters with poor is diminishing

In the 2010 general election, the Labour vote generally held up better in constituencies with a large proportion of Muslim voterIn the 2010 general election, the Labour vote generally held up better in constituencies with a large proportion of Muslim voterin constituencies with a large proportion of Muslim voters.

Most voters in Labour - held constituencies want the SNP to help Labour rather than the Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.

However to get the 300k or so that actually do (perhaps less), Labour needs to drag another 3 million or so voters along — voters similar to the one profiled by Kevin Meagher, who do not live in a marginal constituency.

Rising affluence drove some voters towards the Tories, even in the industrial hub of the constituency, but the erosion of the Labour vote was also the result of Tony Blair's deteriorating popularity.

They warned a packed audience that Labour is in danger of turning its back on its traditional voters and the party has to do more to connect with white working class voters in historically Labour constituencies if it is to have any chance of winning power.

On the other hand, centrist voters in those constituencies would believe — and the Conservatives would ram home the message — that a vote for the Lib Dems was a vote for a Labour - led government.

Labour MPs have said Mr Corbyn's leadership was an issue that came up repeatedly on the doorstep with voters in the Cumbrian constituency.

That is the mentality of the average voter in that constituency that vote for Labour.

«In constituencies like mine, as in many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.&raquIn constituencies like mine, as in many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.&raquin many parts of the south and south east of England, Labour must appeal to a broad spectrum of voters and I think David has the breadth of vision for our country and my party to attract their support.»

«I actually think the Labour Party trod a very clever fine line in the election that appealed to both Remain and Leave constituencies and Remain and Leave voters.

Where Labour is in third place or below, and perhaps also where it is in a sufficiently distant second place, then it should dispense with any requirement that its prospective nominees be party members (although they would of course have to join if they were selected), provided that they had been registered voters within the constituency's then boundaries for at least 15 years, and provided that they were recommended to the Constituency Labour Party by the public signatures of at least five per cent ofconstituency's then boundaries for at least 15 years, and provided that they were recommended to the Constituency Labour Party by the public signatures of at least five per cent ofConstituency Labour Party by the public signatures of at least five per cent of the voters.

«And I actually think the Labour Party trod a very clever fine line in the election that appealed to both Remain and Leave constituencies and Remain and Leave voters.

John Mann, a Labour MP who has led calls for her resignation, will attend a meeting in the culture secretary's constituency of Basingstoke to hear the concerns of local voters.

By Thursday, the Lib Dems will ensure that every voter in the constituency knows that the best way to defeat Labour will be to vote Lib Dem.

Both constituencies have been Labour seats since their inception, and in both over 60 per cent of voters wanted to leave the EU.

You must have misunderstood what I put, labour didn't keep the same sort of voters in 2015 as 2010 ′ see some constituencies that had a huge libDem collapse, like Kent Sussex But in south West England, labours vote went to Ukip, it wasn't the amount of votes it was we got different voters, voting for us in 2015,

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he will woo Labour voters in northern constituencies as he tours north - east England.

Rail reform could be the key to winning over swing voters in the marginal commuter constituencies that Labour will need to win to form a majority in 2015.

When we have referendum meetings in our constituencies, it's a cause for celebration if there's one Labour Remain voter.»

Just a thought — to reduce the disconnect between the Labour Party and the voters, and to maximise the Labour vote at general elections, would it not be wise to match candidates to constituencies in the selection process, wherever possible?

He wants open primaries, in which all voters in a constituency get to choose the candidates that will stand for Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems and the rest rather than party selection committees.