Sentences with phrase «marginal constituency»

The departure of Willott, following the decision of her fellow whip Mark Hunter to stand down to concentrate on the fight in his marginal constituency of Cheadle, highlights the nerves among Liberal Democrat MPs over the looming general election.

I genuinely can't believe that this is a marginal constituency in a tight general election.

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

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

The Conservative Party have increased their majority of the vote in the marginal constituency of Nuneaton.

Owen Smith is the Labour MP for the marginal constituency of Pontypridd.

«That's another one who should be defending his marginal constituency,» Cameron barked.

However to get the 300k or so that actually do (perhaps less), Labour needs to drag another 3 million or so voters along — voters similar to the one profiled by Kevin Meagher, who do not live in a marginal constituency.

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

«I'd be pretty sure that if you and I stood on the High Street of any marginal constituency this weekend and asked people to pick between the LD proposal and the Labour / Tory headline proposals (whatever they are), the LD one would win comfortably.»

As for the popularity / vote winning potential, without specific polling I guess there's no way of knowing, but I'd be pretty sure that if you and I stood on the High Street of any marginal constituency this weekend and asked people to pick between the LD proposal and the Labour / Tory headline proposals (whatever they are), the LD one would win comfortably.

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

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.

«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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Welcome to Hot Seats, a series in which local academics report from the UK's marginal constituencies.

In fact, ERS research shows the Conservatives could have won an overall majority with just 533 extra votes in the nine most marginal constituencies — a reflection of a broken and volatile voting system, but also a hint that this debate may have had an effect on the overall outcome.

Yet this view remains almost irrelevant according to the latest polling in marginal constituencies.

Backbenchers will request a meeting with Mandelson, hoping to persuade him of the political arguments against a third runway, and remind him of the number of Labour MPs in marginal constituencies in its vicinity who would suffer at the ballot box.

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

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

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.

Another problem is that the outcome of the election, the Government majority, can be determined by campaigns in a few marginal constituencies.

Areas where the share of Ukip - leaning groups is well above average are marked in shades of purple, with the black outlines showing the marginal constituencies where this will have the most impact.

For me, thinking about AV and electoral reform made me realise properly, for the first time, how much the voting system dictates how we go about our democratic politics — especially in relation to marginal constituencies or marginal wards.

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.

But, the report continues, «coaches of activists were transported to marginal constituencies to campaign alongside or in close proximity to local campaigners,» and «it is apparent that candidate campaigning did take place during the BattleBus2015 campaign».

Shapps had begun sending out recruitment emails to the party's mailing list in the summer of 2013, hoping to build a centrally controlled base of activists who could be deployed to marginal constituencies.

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

That is not actually how things work, meaning Tory concentration on the marginal constituencies could make all the difference.

In particular, it acquired the support of swing voters in the marginal constituencies that, thanks to our electoral system, decide elections in the UK.

With 194 marginal constituencies (those with majorities of 10 % or less) that can be won by an opposing party with just a 5 % swing, the youth vote could be the deciding factor in which party makes it into power on May 7th 2015.

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

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).

With Ed Miliband as the leader of the opposition party, the adoption of an expansionist visit strategy has the potential to boost Labour's local vote share — a factor that may be key in marginal constituencies.

The figures have revealed organisations like the United and Cecil Club, Strangers Gallery and the Chelwood Club are focusing their funding on the marginal constituencies the Conservatives believe are vital to securing an overall majority in 2015.

Voters opposed to the Iraq war are being urged to think tactically - particularly in marginal constituencies.

The idea had worried environmentalists and local residents alike - many of whom live in marginal constituencies.

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.

In May 2015, with polls pointing to a hung Parliament in the run up to the 2015 general election, the Bow Group chairman, Ben Harris - Quinney, called on voters in marginal constituencies to support the values of conservatism by voting UK Independence Party (UKIP) where the Conservatives could not win, and the Conservatives where UKIP could not win.