This first became evident from the 2014 council elections when Lab won more
seats than the Cons in Chipping Barnet, and the Cons only held the council by the narrowest of margins thanks to stronger performances elsewhere.
Not exact matches
More
than that, R1 predicts at a national level that the
CON - LAB lead will be unchanged but the regional redistribution of votes means that the Conservatives will make a net gain of 8
seats.
Across the ten LD ultra-marginals the average swing from LD to
Con was 3.4, so the Lib Dems continue to do far better in their own
seats than in the country as a whole.
One possibility is the creation of a Worthing
seat coterminous with the council boundaries and which would be a much more marginal
Con / LD
seat than either Worthing East or Worthing West.
Only 15 % Net 2010 LD vote gain for Lab over
Cons per
seat would be lower
than has been typical and that Labour I expect would have been anticipating.
Only four parties have been able to secure more
than 5 % of the
seats in each of the past four elections: the Labour Party (Lab), the Conservative Party (
Con), Plaid Cymru (PC), and the Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems).
Only three parties have been able to secure more
than 5 % of the
seats in each of the past four elections: the Scottish Labour Party (Lab), the Scottish National Party (SNP), and the Conservative Party (
Con).
Here is the lead by constituency on the local votes from the 10 most marginal Conservative held
seats in 2015 and Reading East / West (
seats with ward boundary changes, no local elections in 2015 or either
Con or Lab not running in more
than one ward have been omitted), the actual majority is in brackets:
On this basis it can be argued that the BNP cost Labour at least 9
seats in 2010: the
seats where Labour lost the
seat, and the winning margin was less
than the margin of the BNP (votes taken from Labour) over UKiP (votes taken from
Con / LD): Amber Valley, Bradford East, Burnley, Corby, Dewsbury, Nuneaton, Sherwood, Thurrock, Warwickshire North (7 Conservative gains, 2 Lib Dem).
This is because almost two in three Labour voters would have given their second preferences to the Lib Dems in Conservative - Lib Dem contests, while Lib Dem supporters preferred Labour rather
than the Tories by a margin of three - to - two in Lab -
Con seats.
That makes it more reliable
than my old Golf which came out of the factory with the air -
con broken and the
seat trim missing
Cons: Fuel economy; some visibility issues; front -
seat legroom is less
than generous for the class; high step - in height makes entry and exit challenging for some occupants
Cons: Swoopy styling takes precedence over ergonomics; pricier
than similarly equipped Golfs and Jettas; cramped back
seat
The other criticism of the Gran Coupe is that it's priced at # 3,020 more
than the equivalent 3 Series, spec for spec, but adds more kit as standard including leather
seats (heated up front), front and rear parking sensors, dual - zone air -
con, a digital radio and a 6.5 - inch colour screen as standard.
Cons: Some complicated touchscreen controls; Stow «n Go
seats are a bit less comfortable
than conventional second - row
seats
MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV PROS AND
CONS As a father of two young kids, who has to often switch and strap down car
seats, I probably get more acquainted with the back -
seat area
than the average journalist.
Cons: The
seat feels much narrower
than the 777 or even 763.
Their program as a whole has many more pros
than cons, with the ability to earn the Companion Pass and the anytime award
seats being the major benefits.