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That effect could be caused by Tory voters either abstaining or voting for other candidates - I see little evidence of that happening.I think the bookies may have underestimated how strongly people feel about the hospital and blame the Cons, even if it's not all their fault.
Good analysis but I don't think a Tory victory is nailed on because although UKIP has took votes from Labour recently, I suspect that those disaffected who voted Tory in 2010 have been UKIP supporters for a couple of years now therefore the Tories has already lost a large chunk of it's 2010 support long before the campaign started. Also I suspect that Labour will gain more Lib Dem deserters than the Tories will.Some Tory votes will go to UKIP from people who think they're more Tory.
Some Labour votes will go to UKIP from people who are more concerned about immigration than most other things.
Some Labour votes will go to NHS & Greens from people who would like more effort on the NHS and Green matters.
Lib Dem* votes likely to be generally scattered to the wind.
Most people are Tories round here anyway.
Likely result - Lefroy win with slightly reduced majority - from a lower turn-out.
Results from a general discussion with fair selection of people likely to actually vote, over the last few months.
*In fact, Lib Dems have never been mentioned,
Thirty quid on Labour - one hundred and eighty quid on Conservatives
Erm
Does that work?
Struggling to find information on Stafford's count. I take it that it will be held at the leisure centre? Does anyone know whether they are counting through the night or waiting until the morning?
I believe that you can hand-deliver a postal vote to a polling station.Stafford will probably announce the result at 8am on Thursday.
Seriously, though, how do you know if a postal vote ever arrived?
They should get a reasonable clue from the first hour's votes.Stafford will probably announce the result at 8am on Thursday.
Was there some kind of infighting over font sizes?
And shouty caps and underlining.
Old fashioned.
Betraying an out of touch attention to detail and lack of professionalism.
I picture the person typing this being dictated to by a silver haired Golfist wearing a lemon v neck and grey slipons
I've always thought of you as thisGreen polo neck, generally black leather lace-ups and I've played(?) golf once, about 1990 - on the pitch'n'putt at the Green Man.
..and they are platinum highlights that cost a fortune to keep tinted up..
Both Stafford and Stone votes will be taken to RAF Stafford and flown by Chinook over the Channel to be dropped into the briney FACT
They vill be landing at Teil VI.**It's now called MOD Stafford