Sentences with phrase «election performance since»

Despite fears that Labour could be on course for its worst general election performance since 1935, Gwynne insisted the party was not simply fighting a defensive campaign, but was determined to gain seats.

Moreover, in terms of nationwide share of the vote, it was one of the worst local election performances since the party's formation.

Not exact matches

Speculation about which of the two main parties could attract Nick Clegg into a coalition has dominated the last week of the general election campaign, since his TV debate performance sent Lib Dem support through the roof.

While failing to enter parliament, this has been the best performance of a party running for the first time in a German federal election since 1957.

Eeyores reckon that the party's 2010 election performance was a disaster, given the promise held out by its poll surge following the first televised leaders» debate, and they argue that Nick Clegg's credibility since backing the coalition's line on tuition fees has been very costly.

The SNP were the second largest party with 35 seats, which still represented their best performance since the October 1974 UK general election.

This is Labour's best performance in terms of seat share since 2005 and extends their electoral dominance in Wales to 26 general elections in a row.

ALBANY — The «blue wave» that Democrats have touted since their victories in last Tuesday's elections accounted for a nearly 7 - point uptick in the party's performance throughout most of the state.

That would be the party's worst performance in a general election since the 1930s.

Balls used his concession speech to signal his deep disappointment at Labour's national performance, with the party enduring its worst election night since 1987:

Clegg resigned after the party's worst performance in a general election since it was formed from the merger of the Liberal party and the Social Democratic party in 1988.

«President Mahama since he was sworn into office after the 2012 election, 2013, the year of the election petition, represents his best economic performance,» he added.

On past performance and the changes made since then, I would expect the polls to be pretty close to the actual result at the next election or even, in some cases, to overestimate Conservative support.

Nick Clegg resigned as Lib Dem leader after the party's worst performance in a general election since its formation.

There is some good news for Menzies Campbell — throughout June his job approval ratings flatlined at about minus 22, but since the Liberal Democrats» performance in the Bromley and Chislehurst by - election his ratings have perked up considerably.

With the Assembly Elections in May representing Labour's worst performance at the polls in Wales since the First World War there was a realistic opportunity for the Welsh Conservatives to consider entering a coalition Government.

He has since published many pieces including an article on the likely impact of individual electoral registration in Parliamentary Affairs and a book chapter on the challenges that electoral administrators face in the UK in Advancing Electoral Integrity (Oxford University Press) and on the impact of the UK Electoral Commission's performance standards scheme, which is designed to improve election administration.

Since then, they have won one parliamentary by - election, in Richmond Park, and have posted a string of impressive performances in local council contests after taking a robustly pro-EU position after the Brexit referendum.

Since the election there's been a lot of jawing in Manhattan cable news studios about Trump's surprising performance in once solid - blue counties of the old industrial Midwest, and plenty of fretting about how «coastal elites» have lost touch with the American core.

On the other hand, this might be the most perfect role for Witherspoon since her Tracy Flick from Election: a little spunk, a little intelligence, and a lot of gorgeous life — some of the strength of this performance no doubt due the fact that, personally, no archetypal images swim to mind upon mention of June Carter Cash's name.