Comments on: Brecon and Radnorshire

By: Mark Beech

Mark Beech — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:08:15 +0000

I have been informed that the Monster Raving Loony Party have selected Lord Offa of the Dykes, to stand in this constituency.

By: Knighton Voter

Knighton Voter — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:57:18 +0000

Chris Lloyd is 24 years old and was selected as the Labour Candidate for Brecon and Radnorshire in July 2008 when he was 22.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:52:02 +0000

Unexpected news – just been announced that Brecon & Radnorshire will count on the night of the election.

Quite often it’s one of only a tiny number of seats which count on Friday.

The only problem is if a seat like this can manage to count on the night, why can’t the seats in places like Northampton, Milton Keynes and Reading?

By: Peter Election Follower

Peter Election Follower — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:02:58 +0000

As stated above, Labour used to be strong here but of course the Liberals have held it since the 1985 byelection when Tories came third.
Interesting how the Labour vote has been pushed well down in the last 2 GEs.
Tories have recovered dramatically in Wales but I cannot see them taking this one.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:55:52 +0000

I wonder if, like Tony Benn’s granddaughter, he is a beneficiary of the reduction of the age at which candidates can stand from 21 to 18.

By: H.Hemmelig

H.Hemmelig — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:48:24 +0000

Judging by his picture, the Labour candidate here can’t be older than about 15.

I sense that by-election defeats are not taken so seriously nowadays.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:35:27 +0000

Regarding the 1985 by-election, it would have been a more serious reverse for the Tories if it had gone to Labour instead of the Alliance (there was a recount).

Norman Fowler predicted a Tory victory just before it, and some in the media kept saying it was the worst Tory by-election since either Warrington or 1962.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:05:34 +0000

Sorry – Roger Williams

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:18 +0000

I think it’s an unpredictable one.
Robert Williams seems quite effective in the Commons, and it would be more likely to go Conservative if he stood down – but he’s standing again as far as I know.

By: Harry Hayfield

Harry Hayfield — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:12:45 +0000

When Richard Livesey stood down in 2001, this seat became a Lib Dem / Con marginal with normal service resuming in 2005, therefore I would think that this could be one of those seats that should go down to the Conservatives, but stays gold on the battlegrounds (and that’s not just because I am a Lib Dem)