Lord Ashcroft has become a powerful figure at Conservative HQ, where he is credited with devising the party's marginal seat strategy, pouring resources into constituencies where Labour MPs are
defending small majority.
The now powerful party figure is credited with devising its marginal seat strategy, pouring resources into constituencies where Labour MPs are
defending small majorities.
Not exact matches
Her replacement will be
defending a relatively
small majority of 1,421.
The anti-reform medics plan to target at least fifty senior Liberal Democrats and Conservatives with
small majorities, running on what Dr Clive Peedell, co-chair of the NHS Consultants» Association, describes as «the non-party, independent ticket of
defending the NHS».
Kelli Cummings, chief spokeswoman for Senate
Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - LI),
defended the raises, some as
small as 3 percent, saying they were the first in four years.
In the last few weeks I have polled nearly 13,000 voters in the 40 Conservative seats with the
smallest majorities: 32 of which the party is
defending against Labour, and eight where the Liberal Democrats came second in 2010.
Of course, that is not a platform for
majority government, but amplifying and
defending the views of a sizeable minority is a legitimate goal for a
small party.
With unemployment hovering just below double digits, the Democrats will try to
defend their large
majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and their
smaller advantage in controlling the governorships.
Unlike many of her colleagues with very
small majorities, Labour MP and ex-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is intending
defending her constituency at the election.