Reasons not to extrapolate from Rochdale to the country
This poll result rather puts into context how much wider significance can be drawn from George Galloway’s win in the Rochdale by-election. … Read the full post »
Parliamentary by-elections
Here are my posts about Parliamentary by-elections in general. There’s a separate tag for each specific one I’ve written about – just hit search to find those posts.
Two Lib Dem wins in East Riding and held deposit in Rochdale
Five principal authority council by-elections this week, alongside a Parliamentary contest. … Read the full post »
Two more Conservative by-election defeats: what does it all mean?
The latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts is another by-election special with the Lib Dem Pod team, talking about what to make of the latest set of Parliamentary by-elections. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem gain from Labour in Hull by-election
As well as the two Parliamentary by-elections, we had five principal authority council by-elections too. Four out of five had Lib Dem candidates, which is one up on the last time these wards were up. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems select local councillor to fight Kingswood by-election
As campaigning kicks off in the Kingswood by-election, the Liberal Democrats have announced local councillor Andrew Brown as their candidate. … Read the full post »
Do Parliamentary by-election results foretell general election results?
Research from both Paul Whiteley and also Will Jennings shows how Parliamentary by-election and general election results match up. … Read the full post »
Lib Dems score another Shropshire by-election win with huge swing from Conservatives
Six by-elections this week, two Parliamentary and four principal authority local by-elections. … Read the full post »
Big swing from Labour to Lib Dems in London by-election
After Wednesday’s two by-elections, Thursday brought a Parliamentary by-election and two further principal authority council contests. … Read the full post »
Double Lib Dem selection news: Parliamentary by-election and London Mayor
The Liberal Democrats have selected candidates for Rutherglen and Hamilton West and Mayor of London. … Read the full post »
“The Liberal Democrats have been making the spectacular seem routine”
So wrote John Curtice after the latest record-breaking Parliamentary by-election by the Liberal Democrats. … Read the full post »