Mr. Byfield has been campaigning for more than a year and could make gains if he is able to tap into the base of social
conservative voters in this constituency.
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?
Not exact matches
Despite receiving the support of local
Conservative members and several leading Tory MPs, Goldsmith's decision to resign from the
Conservative party
in protest at the decision to build a new airport runway
in his
constituency meant he was barred from accessing the crucial local
voter data he required.
Conservative voters in competitive
constituencies should expect their candidates to act more like Lincoln.
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.
While UKIP has few / no MPs it is not unreasonable to say that they have taken votes away from the
Conservative party
in recent years and potential UKIP
voters are seen by many as key
in some marginal
constituencies especially
in «working class» areas where many
voters are socially to the right and economically to the left.
These national poll findings suggest that the first time vote may well prove to be particularly open and up for grabs
in LibDem -
Conservative marginals, but it may be a challenge for both sides to persuade first time
voters of the value of backing a candidate who has a chance
in the
constituency race.
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.
However, when
voters were asked to think about their specific
constituency, the Lib Dems retained a lead over the
Conservatives in half.
Most
voters in Labour - held
constituencies want the SNP to help Labour rather than the
Conservatives in the event of a hung parliament.
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.
In May 2015, with polls pointing to a hung Parliament in the run up to the 2015 general election, the Bow Group chairman, Ben Harris - Quinney, called on voters in marginal constituencies to support the values of conservatism by voting UK Independence Party (UKIP) where the Conservatives could not win, and the Conservatives where UKIP could not wi
In May 2015, with polls pointing to a hung Parliament
in the run up to the 2015 general election, the Bow Group chairman, Ben Harris - Quinney, called on voters in marginal constituencies to support the values of conservatism by voting UK Independence Party (UKIP) where the Conservatives could not win, and the Conservatives where UKIP could not wi
in the run up to the 2015 general election, the Bow Group chairman, Ben Harris - Quinney, called on
voters in marginal constituencies to support the values of conservatism by voting UK Independence Party (UKIP) where the Conservatives could not win, and the Conservatives where UKIP could not wi
in marginal
constituencies to support the values of conservatism by voting UK Independence Party (UKIP) where the
Conservatives could not win, and the
Conservatives where UKIP could not win.
If the
Conservatives put their candidates
in seats they are on track to lose from individual
constituencies at the head of their «top - up» lists, ordinary
voters will
in effect be denied their right to throw out an AM who for any reason they don't want to see re-elected.
Interestingly comparing the standard voting intention question and the
constituency question a quarter of
Conservative voters say they will actually vote Lib Dem
in Hallam, suggesting significant Tory tactical voting propping up Nick Clegg.
Most of the non-white population
in Harrow East are owner - occupier middle class Hindus, which are far more favourable to the
Conservatives than the council / social housed Black and Muslim
voters in this
constituency.
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.
Banksy offers free print to non-Tory
voters in Bristol Political graffiti artist Banksy has announced on his website the release of a free limited edition print, available to registered
voters in six Bristol - area
constituencies who vote against the
Conservatives in Thursday's General Election and send Banksy a photo of their completed ballot paper.