Sentences with phrase «marginal constituencies»

No doubt to their delight, voters in marginal constituencies receive a great deal more attention from political parties than anyone else.

How many they lose will depend on how their existing MPs hold on to votes in key marginal constituencies.

Religious campaigners will try to make gay marriage a major issue in marginal constituencies during the next election, according to a statement released today.

Those who live in marginal constituencies are in a very good position to help.

Three years ago, Joanne Cash was picked for the plum marginal constituency of Westminster North from the Conservative candidate A-list, set up by the leadership to fast - track ethnic, gay and women candidates into winnable parliamentary seats.

ComRes interviewed a representative sample of 1,000 adults living in the 40 most marginal constituencies where the Conservatives and Labour shared first and second place between them at the last General Election in 2010.

The «blobs» hate of Gove has an effect on Tories in marginal constituency where teachers can be a decisive voting bloc.

Redditch is a very marginal constituency which Conservative candidate Karen Lumley (pictured) will be fighting for the third election in a row.

Labour's appalling performance in Scotland and its inability to win more than a few marginal constituencies in England certainly needs explanation.

Well if Dave brings back this man I will stop working for the party in my target marginal constituency with immediate effect.

In July I published research conducted in marginal constituencies showing that 30 of the Lib Dems» 57 seats were vulnerable to the Conservatives.

Inside Politics podcast (Irish Times radio): «There will be blood»: Discussing the political landscape in certain marginal constituencies with a view to next general election (19th August 2015).

The pragmatic caveat concerns the danger that, under the existing electoral system, switching to the Liberal Democrats in Labour - Conservative marginal constituencies might let in an anti-reform Tory party.

There is no doubt that Labour's failure to win over enough voters in Middle England marginal constituencies cost it the election, and it is equally true that Tony Blair's New Labour project was successful in this regard in the 1990s and 2000s.

Just one in ten voters in marginal constituencies say religious liberty has improved under David Cameron.

As the general election loomed, he resolved that we should woo the modest number of Chinese voters in our highly marginal constituency.

Each election, they invent names such as «Essex man» or «Worcester woman'to describe archetypal voters representative of marginal constituencies necessary to win a parliamentary majority.

Marginal constituencies decide the outcome of elections.

Both the Scottish Parliament constituency of Edinburgh Southern and the Westminster cousin Edinburgh South are renowned as marginal constituencies.

Tristram Hunt argued that Labour couldn't afford to oppose the 11 + because it might forfeit marginal constituencies in Kent on that basis!

Many argue that Tory funding of marginal constituencies means a universal calculation of the poll results provides inaccurate conclusions.

Speaking to the BBC's Politics Show he asked: «Why ten Labour and Liberal Democrat marginal constituencies?

Conservative leafleting is «bombarding» marginal constituencies up and down the country, with two months to go before the likely date of the general election.

Voters in marginal constituencies like Glenda Jackson's Hampstead and Kilburn know more about parties» policy positions than those in safe seats like Gordon Brown's Kirkaldy and Cowdenbeath, according to research carried out by the University of Nottingham's Caitlin Milazzo.

For example, it may simply be that monitors in less marginal constituencies (which generally had lower turnout figures) noticed advertising more because they were subjected less to other forms of political campaigning.

Targeting the swing voters in marginal constituencies makes sense for politicians running a campaign, but it leaves voters in safe seats out in the cold.

A similar result this time around would make it much harder for Labour to prevail in the critical marginal constituencies which will decide the next general election.

In September, Ashcroft conducted a poll of 12,809 people in 40 Conservative - held marginal constituencies.

In Harlow - as in other marginal constituencies - leaflets / letters were sent out suggesting that Tories would cut cancer treatment, close down Sure Start Centres, and take away free bus passes and the winter fuel allowances for pensioners.

It would also risk alienating swing voters in Labour - Conservative English marginal constituencies who dislike the strident separatism of the SNP.

Gordon Brown's «bailout bounce» is still unlikely to translate into victory in the next general election, according to an exclusive Channel 4 News / YouGov poll of key marginal constituencies released today.

Hot Seats is a series in which academics report from the UK's most interesting marginal constituencies.

Edinburgh South went from being the most marginal constituency in Scotland in 2010 with a Labour majority of 316 (0.7 %) to 15,514 (32.4 %).

«With a few days still to go I expect that more change could still occur, but it is likely to be minor and the national level and more concentrated on the ground in the key marginal constituencies where the Hold Your Nose or Cut It Off to Spite Your Face ™ message pushes home.

While FPTP encourages politicians to focus on a few voters in a few marginal constituencies, with PR their focus must broaden to everyone.

Our research was based on the 60 key marginal constituencies the Tories have to win to form the next government.

Between 2010 and 2015, in the top fifty marginal constituencies which Labour is seeking to win from the Tories, the taxpayer will have provided in excess of # 35 million to help the Tories defend their majorities.

As Hawkins mentioned, the more marginal a constituency, the bigger the turnout.

«Spuc and its colleagues in many pro-family, Christian and Muslim groups will ensure same - sex marriage becomes a big general election issue, especially in marginal constituencies,» chief executive John Smeaton said.

«Our conclusion is that there are symptoms of a deliberate plan... action to massively move voters to impact elections in marginal constituencies,» Bersih official Chan Tsu Chong told a news conference.

Labour man Frank Cook said he received a text from a constituent, the only one to support the plan, asking him to support the government or else he would put his marginal constituency at risk.

While UKIP has few / no MPs it is not unreasonable to say that they have taken votes away from the Conservative party in recent years and potential UKIP voters are seen by many as key in some marginal constituencies especially in «working class» areas where many voters are socially to the right and economically to the left.

But it is a sensible idea to target the marginal constituencies first, where the thoughtful hold the balance of power.

Targeted advertising in marginal constituencies - # 5,000,000.

Labour's focus on campaigning on rail fares, then, is essentially a policy offer based around political popularity which would benefit better - off voters, possibly in marginal constituencies.

When you factor in that the people most affected by the rise in commuting fares (especially season tickets) are middle - class and often located in marginal constituencies, rail fares get a lot of political attention.

Not only does the electoral system work against us, making the whole election contingent on a handful of swing voters in marginal constituencies, but the rightwing media get to call all the shots.

The key to recovery lies in the marginal constituencies of the south and the midlands.