Sentences with phrase «fighting marginal seats»

The Tories may do well in the south of England, where they're fighting marginal seats against the Liberal Democrats — fleeing Lib Dem voters will go to Labour, which should translate into safer Tory seats — but it's in the north of England and the East Midlands where there are many Conservative MPs hanging onto their seats against Labour challengers.

In October 2008, the Electoral Commission cleared the Conservative Party of breaking electoral law by using an MIC - funded company, Coleshill Campaigning Services (aka Constituency Campaigning Services), as a front to provide millions of pounds of services to Tories fighting marginal seats.

Tony Blair wants to give 106 Labour candidates fighting marginal seats a thousand quid.

Somewhat easier for a London MP close to Parliament — think of the logistics for a candidate fighting a marginal seat in Devon or Lancashire?

Fighting any marginal seat is difficult but Jim's elevation to the Cabinet provides a new set of challenges, not least of which is the amount of money the Labour Party are pumping into his campaign for re-election.

Not exact matches

The Labour party faces a challenging three - way fight for a marginal northern seat after the shock...

At the 2005 election the seat was Liberal Democrat target number 18, and Conservative target number 50; it had been frequently described in the media as a «three - way marginal», and all parties fought hard for the constituency.

How can it be right that the electoral battleground is fought in 100 key marginal seats which swing at each election and decide the colour of the government?

In any analysis of the 2015 general election defeat it would follow logically that the best accounts could be given by those that fought and lost marginal seats.

However, his seat of Carshalton and Wallington is always a tough marginal to fight at elections, hardly desirable for a party leader.

In practice of course we can't actually be that confident that voters in a tight LD - Lab marginal will behave the same way as in a seat where the Lib Dems have a 20 % majority, so it's a bit of a shame Ashcroft didn't include some more challenging LD - Lab fights like Cambridge, Hornsey & Wood Green or Bermondsey.

It is a three - way fight in a marginal seat caused by the ousting of the former Labour MP Phil Woolas, who was found guilty by an election court of lying about his Liberal Democrat opponent in campaign literature.

The core challenge for the Lib Dems at the next election will be in marginal seats where they are fighting the Conservatives.

Mandy Richards was chosen by local activists to fight the key marginal seat of Worcester in the next election - but Labour moderates condemned her selection.

The function of MPs is to fight for marginal seats.

They are fighting a ruthless campaign with an unprecedented # 8m funding in the marginal seats alone.

You have implied that you are only interested in fighting safe Conservative seats, rather than marginal seats.

Mandy Richards was chosen by local activists to fight the key marginal seat of Worcester in the next election.