Comments on: Barking

By: Oliver

Oliver — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:18:33 +0000

Crucial Chris Dowling will stand for the Monster Raving Loony party.

Also, there is talk of former Labour councillors standing as independents in Barking and for the council elections in both Barking & Dagenham.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:07:36 +0000

Thanks

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:55:55 +0000

Knowsley North – vote was split with a Liberal

By: Andrea

Andrea — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:53:52 +0000

Labour’s lost deposit in 1992 is Eastbourne. Which is the English seat where the LD lost it that year?

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:10:56 +0000

1987 the Liberal Alliance candidate in Dundee East lost their deposit – the only major party lost deposit that year

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:13:13 +0000

“Hardly any of Con, Lab, LD have lost deposits since rules were changed – I think there are a handful in Scotland or sometimes where whoever is third has been squeezed after a by-election perhaps, but it’s very rare now.”

Yes, more or less so….
In 2005 Con lost 2 deposits (Blaenau Gwent and Western Isles) and LD lost 1 deposit (Blaenau Gwent).
In 2001Con lost the deposit in Rhondda and Cumbernauld & Kilsyth; the LDs in the Rhondda
In 1997 Con lost it in the Rhondda and LDs in Caernarfon and Ynys Mon
1992 LD lost 2 deposits (1 in England and 1 in Wales..the Welsh one is Ynys Mon) and Lab 1 in England.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:43:34 +0000

12.5%

Labour lost about 20 deposits in 1979 (fewer than in February 1974),
the Tories lost 3.

Hardly any of Con, Lab, LD have lost deposits since rules were changed – I think there are a handful in Scotland or sometimes where whoever is third has been squeezed after a by-election perhaps, but it’s very rare now.

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:35:01 +0000

1979 I would think, when of course the threshold was higher. They got below 5% in Paddington North in 1970.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:29:30 +0000

I think there was one somewhere in 1992 or 1997, but not in those regions.
Of course under the old rules, they lost about 303 deposits in 1979.

Griffin I think could get about 25-27% but a ceiling on it I think because people would back off from it in a General Election.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:23:10 +0000

The LDs haven’t lost a deposit in London or the SE in a general election for a long time AFAIK. Anyone know the last time it happened?