Sentences with phrase «expected general election result»

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With this in mind, the results of today's elections, expected on Friday, could provide big clues as to how the parties will perform at the general election on June 8.

The result of the 2010 general election was closer than many people expected.

We generally expect our Westminster general elections to result in clear outcomes: think of Margaret Thatcher's speedy arrival in Downing Street after Callaghan's departure in 1979, or Tony Blair strolling into Number 10 just as the removal lorries left the back with John Major's belongings inside them.

I don't put much store in opinion polls, but if true it would only indicate roughly what you would expect to happen at this point in the parliament - 32 % isn't that much lower than Labour got in the 2005 General Election and all it would suggest is that the Liberal Democrats are having a reversal - tactical voting could see them holding onto many of their current seats, indeed it is even possible that if they got 17 % of the vote that if it focused in an area that they could actually end up with more seats, where the switches in support are occuring is crucial - if they are focused then if the Conservative Party were to get 39 % then it might still result in them getting fewer seats than Labour or in extremis winning a 150 seat majority or so?

The huge No2AV operation merant Conservative HQ was fighting at a close - to - general - election pace and that energisation of the Tory vote explains much better than expected local council results.

The Tories say the current system results in stable governments and keeps out extremists - if they win the general election, expected to be held in May - they are expected to scrap any plans for a referendum.

Seventy - five per cent said they did not expect schools to improve as a result of the general election.