Sentences with phrase «poor general election result»

Senior Conservative sources have reportedly been looking into whether the logo should be replaced as part of an image overhaul after a poor general election result saw them lose seats.

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All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index — the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition and general elections between partisan candidates — showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle.

While our colleagues in Scotland have gone from one poor election result to the next, faced with a similar situation in 1997 the Welsh Conservatives have made significant progress, bouncing back to increase our share of the vote at each general election since and increasing our representation, taking 8 seats this year - two more than than in John Major's surprise election victory in 1992.

History shows one important fact: the results of competitive special elections from Hawaii to New York are poor indicators of broader trends or future general election outcomes.

Senior Conservative sources have been looking into whether the party's logo should be replaced as part of an image overhaul in response to the poor 2017 general election result, it is reported.

Following poor election results in the 2010 UK general election as well as the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, it was reported that the then - SDLP leader, Margaret Ritchie, faced a leadership challenge from deputy leader Patsy McGlone.

The 2001 General Election was postponed for one month owing to the national Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak but it was still held with hardly any change to the Labour Majority - a poor result for the Conservatives then led by William Hague.