Sentences with phrase «further seat gains»

In all, a small swing to Labour (of 2 %, or less) from other parties could see further seat gains fall into the party's hands in a number constituencies (highlighted by the yellow shaded constituencies on the map), with a particular cluster of these target constituencies being located in the Munster region.

Despite this, further small swings to the party in a number of Dail constituencies could see further seat gains being made by Labour, as the map above suggests.

Not exact matches

Not that I'm looking ahead to Democratic gains in the Fall, since we're defending far too many marginal seats picked up in the wave of 2008, but I do see a more typical incumbent - party loss in the range of 20 - 30 seats in the House and a handful in the Senate.

And all the while, the seats Labour must gain if it is ever to return to power spin further and further away.

As far as the national picture is concerned, vote share matters more than seats gained and lost (Comments: 26)

I have no doubt that the Conservative Party will make major gains in votes and seats in the next 10 years that will build to their return to power ultimately, but they are a long way off actually winning a majority and it has to be said that a Hung Parliament now looks more improbable than at any time since 2001, demographic factors are working against the Conservative Party as well - Labour seats mostly are held with far lower turnouts which is partly why Labour can get fewer votes than the Conservatives and end up with an overall majority and far more seats than the Conservative Party.

So far, the Conservatives have made a net gain of 885 seats, Labour a net loss of 492, the Liberal Democrats a net loss 243, and Others and Independents, a net loss of 152.

Democratic gains were also visible farther north, including in the counties that make up the competitive congressional seat currently held by Republican John J. Faso.

If you take an overall view of Labour's performance they seem to be holding their own, but not making any significant advance — of the 164 local by - elections so far this year (up to August 11th) Labour have made a net gain of 2 seats.

With some votes still being counted, Natalie Bennett's party have two MEPs so far, gaining one seat in the South West at the expense of the Lib Dems.

But after the Clegg surge, those potential gains from the Lib Dems look far less likely, meaning that the Conservatives probably need to make 120 gains from Labour and fight the Lib Dems to a draw, thereby still securing enough seats for an overall majority.

Ukip have gained almost 100 seats so far - already exceeding one prediction made by election experts - and they seem to have gained almost a quarter of the projected national share of the vote.

The last time any government won a by - election was in 1983, and with Labour considerably behind in the nationwide polls and Corbyn's popularity low, a gain in either seat would be a remarkable victory for the Conservatives and further evidence that they are dominating the post-Brexit political landscape (though, as Matt Singh points out on NumberCruncherPolitics, it would be even more remarkable than this).

Local election results so far show the Conservatives have made a net gain of 27 seats across the West Midlands region, with Labour losing control of Nuneaton and Bedworth Council.

Overall the Conservatives have made a net gain of 27 seats in the region so far with Labour making a net loss of seven seats.

Far short of the gains of 400 council seats that the likes of Chris Leslie put down as a benchmark.

This retirement is probably of more direct help to Labour than any announced so far, given the marginality of the seat; it's a strong chance of a gain, but not an overwhelmingly odds - on one as is the case with seats such as N Warwickshire & some others.

It is far from impossible that the Tories, or perhaps UKIP, could take this seat even while Labour is making yet more gains in London.

The consolation for the Liberal Democrats is that relatively few people in these seats realise they are in a Lab / LD marginal — if the party can successfully position themselves as THE party to beat Labour in those seats, something they have great experience in doing, they could do far better in those seats and start gaining Labour seats to balance losses to the Tories.

Further versatility is gained by rear seats that slide forward and back — either side of the 60/40 setup will slide independently with a 7 - inch range of adjustment.

Well, the latest version of the Optima continues to gain inspiration from far more expensive European - built models and furthers that idea by offering sport leather seating in some trims.

While many families with more than four or five members may believe they have to drive around in a bulky minivan in order to gain the benefits of a third row seat, but this is far from the case.

The standard 8 - way power driver's seat gains a memory function for 2007, and the interior is further differentiated from the Legacy 2.5 GT Limited model by aluminum - alloy pedal covers, a 3 - spoke MOMO (R) leather - wrapped steering wheel with integrated audio controls and «spec.B» floor mats.

The standard 8 - way power driver's seat gains a memory function for 2007, and the interior is further differentiated from the Legacy 2.5 GT Limited model by aluminum - alloy pedal covers, a 3 - spoke MOMOÂ ® leather - wrapped steering wheel with integrated audio controls and «spec.B» floor mats.

* The British National Party (BNP) is a far - right, whites only, political party that gained 0.7 % of the popular vote in the 2005 election and has no seats in the British parliament.