Sentences with phrase «party in a byelection»

Gillian Troughton, the Labour candidate, was defeated by the Conservatives» Trudy Harrison, marking the first time a governing party has taken a seat from another party in a byelection in 35 years.

Not exact matches

Clark may be challenged by the embarrassment of being defeated by the upstart human rights lawyer and having to lead her party from the visitor's gallery until some Liberal stalwart steps down to create a byelection opportunity for her in a safe seat.

Ukip's ability to threaten Labour seats in the north appeared to have been over-hyped this morning, after the party polled a distant second in the Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection.

Copeland also represents the largest increase in a byelection vote for the governing party since Labour gained Hull North in 1966.

The Cumbrian semi-rural seat of Copeland was seized by the Conservatives — the first time the main opposition party has lost a seat it was defending in a byelection since 1982.

Governing parties do not gain seats in byelections.

In the face of all available evidence — in council elections, byelections and opinion polls — there was collective self - delusion, and the party was going to press ahead to disaster.&raquIn the face of all available evidence — in council elections, byelections and opinion polls — there was collective self - delusion, and the party was going to press ahead to disaster.&raquin council elections, byelections and opinion polls — there was collective self - delusion, and the party was going to press ahead to disaster.»

In Copeland Tory support increased by no less than 8.5 points — the biggest increase in support for a government party since Harold Wilson's Labour government won the Hull North byelection in January 1966 (at the cost, incidentally, of a promise to build the Humber BridgeIn Copeland Tory support increased by no less than 8.5 points — the biggest increase in support for a government party since Harold Wilson's Labour government won the Hull North byelection in January 1966 (at the cost, incidentally, of a promise to build the Humber Bridgein support for a government party since Harold Wilson's Labour government won the Hull North byelection in January 1966 (at the cost, incidentally, of a promise to build the Humber Bridgein January 1966 (at the cost, incidentally, of a promise to build the Humber Bridge).

Meanwhile Ukip did see its own vote badly squeezed in Copeland, suffering a drop of nine points, the party's worst byelection performance yet in this parliament.

In an email explaining the procedures to his fellow Liberal Democrat peers, the party's chief whip in the Lords, Lord Newby, explains: «There is nothing to stop anybody standing in these byelections and indeed two Liberal Democrats are doing so.&raquIn an email explaining the procedures to his fellow Liberal Democrat peers, the party's chief whip in the Lords, Lord Newby, explains: «There is nothing to stop anybody standing in these byelections and indeed two Liberal Democrats are doing so.&raquin the Lords, Lord Newby, explains: «There is nothing to stop anybody standing in these byelections and indeed two Liberal Democrats are doing so.&raquin these byelections and indeed two Liberal Democrats are doing so.»

Senior party figures tell leader that he must take some responsibility after historic byelection loss in Copeland

«I think the important part of the article is to show the party and the country that, while Labour has taken a beating, for example in a byelection, we are not down and out,» Miliband said.

Alexander was forced to clarify Rennard's role after Cable suggested that the peer, who orchestrated a series of Lib Dem byelection wins in the 1990s, could advise the party on an informal basis.

In response to questions about by - election hotel expenses, the party responded that «all byelection spending has been correctly recorded in accordance with the law»In response to questions about by - election hotel expenses, the party responded that «all byelection spending has been correctly recorded in accordance with the law»in accordance with the law».)

Nick Clegg was facing a row on Tuesday night after the Liberal Democrats decided to re-admit Lord Rennard — the man who masterminded the party's byelection victories in the 1990s — as it dropped disciplinary proceedings relating to allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women.

Yet, this one caveat aside, the result is negative for Ed Miliband's party, as the byelection showed how Ukip's likely impact in 2015 will be go beyond its overall nationwide score or concentration of support, but be about where the party has the opportunity to change a specific race's outcome.

Tessa Jowell was picked as the Labour candidate in Ilford North to defend the party's very narrow majority in what proved to be a key byelection in 1978, caused by the death of the sitting MP.

Now, I can reveal, there is likely to be a third byelection, in Leicester South, because Labour MP Sir Peter Soulsby is tipped to become his party's candidate for Mayor of Leicester in an election in May and is expected to quit the Commons if he is successful.

May and her ministers — buoyant after their byelection victory in Copeland, Cumbria, where they seized the former Labour stronghold from Jeremy Corbyn's party — are determined to continue broadening their appeal beyond Tory heartlands, not least by helping those struggling with the costs of housing and rent.

If anything substantial emerges from this episode, apart from a byelection defeat, it may be a change in the party's culture that has been far too slow in happening.

«Although the content is deliberately not party political, she is effectively pressing voter flesh online, as she did in person at the Glenrothes byelection to great effect,» Furlong said.

The Liberal Democrats are ready to overcome recent scandals and should be optimistic following the party's Eastleigh byelection victory, a former leader said, as the party faithful gathered in Brighton on Friday for its spring conference.

Although there was a winner on the Eastleigh platform in the small hours of Friday, the numbers suggests a byelection in which all of Britain's mistrusted parties managed to fail.

No political party can have gone into the final week of a byelection campaign in less propitious circumstances than the Liberal Democrats.

The recent elections in Tasmania, South Australia and the byelection in Batman have left an impression that the advance of the minor parties has stalled, maybe permanently.

Asked about David Davis» decision to fight a by - election on civil liberties: «Because I am quite a logical person, I couldn't get the logical connection between the loss of a vote in the Commons and a decision on something the whole Conservative Party was united about and the decision to resign and fight a byelection.

The Labour leader admitted he was disappointed by the result in the Cumbrian constituency, which has been held by Labour since 1935 and represents the first byelection gain by a governing party in 35 years.

Douglas Carswell, the newly elected Ukip MP, has said that he expects his new party to win the Rochester and Strood byelection, adding it was possible that Ukip could win as many as 24 seats at the general election in light of polls showing it could take 25 % of the vote next May.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks after his party lost the once - safe seat of Copeland to the Conservatives in a shock byelection defeat.

One Labour MP says it risks becoming the «party of the 0 %» after falling to fourth place in Sleaford and North Hykeham byelection

David Cameron is acting in a «hurtful» way towards traditional Tory voters by imposing social change through «diktat», a former Conservative frontbencher warned as the party embarked on an inquest into its poor showing in the Eastleigh byelection.

As Tory MEP Daniel Hannan called on the party leadership to reach an agreement on «common ground» with Ukip, the party that forced the Tories into third place in the byelection, Eleanor Laing called on the prime minister to lead a «truly Conservative government».

Cameron said in Downing Street: «It is a disappointing result for the Conservative party, but it is clear that in mid-term byelections people want to register a protest.

Interviewing the Tory MP Mark Pritchard, secretary of the 1922 backbenchers» committee, for Radio 4's Week in Westminster, I was startled to hear him acknowledging the logic of it: he may hate the so - called «purple plotters» who would like to fuse the Tory and Lib Dem parties, but he'd like to see «closer co-operation» between Tories and Lib Dems in every byelection.

Poor showing in Eastleigh byelection prompts former frontbencher Eleanor Laing to damn party leadership for alienating traditional Tories

The former Tory MP, who became the anti-European party's first MP after winning the Clacton byelection this month, said politicians in both main parties were reflecting on their positions ahead of the May poll.

In January the party will move to its byelection procedure.

Ukip's win in Clacton and massive boost in support in the Heywood and Middleton byelection is «a wake up call» to the Tories, Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps said.

Labour celebrated an emphatic victory in the Glasgow North East byelection early this morning, boosting Gordon Brown's attempts to rally his weary party as it prepares for the general election.

David Cameron is under pressure from his backbenchers to break up the coalition and harden his message on immigration after Ukip took its first seat from the party in the Clacton byelection.

The hardening of the Tory position on Europe came amid fears at the highest levels of the party that the prime minister could be heading for a second successive byelection defeat at the hands of Ukip in next month's byelection in Rochester and Strood that was triggered by the defection of Mark Reckless.

Last week's byelection in Henley was predictable and surprising in equal measure: predictable because it showed that David Cameron, riding high in the polls as the government falls from grace, can win a safe seat on his home turf; but surprising because the Conservative vote didn't go up by much compared with the 2005 general election, even though the party is a full 14 % higher in the national polls.

Overall, the Electoral Commission found the party failed to declare or accurately report more than # 275,000 of campaign spending at three byelections in 2014 and at the 2015 general election.

Jeremy Corbyn has come under intense pressure to take some personal responsibility for Labour's historic byelection defeat in Copeland from senior party figures, including trade union leaders and even members of his own shadow cabinet.

In an interview with the Guardian, the party leader also said a report on the byelection defeat would be delivered to the shadow cabinet and the national executive committee meetings on Tuesday as the row over the causes drew in the party's deputy leader and leader of UnitIn an interview with the Guardian, the party leader also said a report on the byelection defeat would be delivered to the shadow cabinet and the national executive committee meetings on Tuesday as the row over the causes drew in the party's deputy leader and leader of Unitin the party's deputy leader and leader of Unite.

Given its record in byelections, it was perhaps dangerously easy to overlook the disadvantages the Lib Dem candidate faces: his predecessor disgraced, his party's national poll standing at a historic low, and the difficulty of attracting an already - squeezed local Labour vote — while preventing the Labour support borrowed last time from returning home.

The Conservative party will select their candidate to take on defector Douglas Carswell in the Clacton byelection on Thursday evening, as Ukip seek to capitalise on a backlash against a former Tory MP who urged his party to turn its back on the town.

Labour said it hoped to contact 6,000 constituents in person today while the Scottish National party, with its hopes of stealing a second famous byelection victory in Glasgow now fading, said its candidate David Kerr planned to meet 1,000 voters today.

Alex Salmond is braced for a second successive byelection defeat by Labour despite claiming a late surge in support for the Scottish National party in Glasgow North East.