Sentences with phrase «defending key marginal seats»

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We find that Conservative support is holding up better in its key marginal seats than the rest of the country, and also that the Liberal Democrats are recovering strongly, albeit from a low base, in the seats they are defending.

Conservative backbenchers were expressing fears on Saturday that Ukip — which leapfrogged the Conservatives into second place in Thursday's Eastleigh byelection — represents a serious threat to their support not just in the south of England but also in the north, where the Tories face a struggle to defend a number of key marginal seats at the 2015 general election.