Comments on: Redditch

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:10:19 +0000

Jacqui Smith seems to be Andrew Neil’s regular guest on This Week.

She’s pretty good.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:31:26 +0000

I was over-stating it.
The Tory share is around 5% below 1992, so it’s a slightly better than average performance.
But it wasn’t outstandingly good.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:47:36 +0000

Can’t help noticing that the Green candidate did very badly indeed with only 393 votes.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:52:33 +0000

But the swing wasnt low?

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:05:08 +0000

I actually thought this was a slightly poor Tory result.
It seemed Jacqui Smith lost a number of extra votes, but they got spread around,
and turnout was only slightly up, suggesting people thought she had little chance of making it into a contest.

But Redditch has produced these rather low swings for the last 4 elections, so maybe it’s a longer standing thing.

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:00:26 +0000

This wasn’t a surprise.
They were saying it looked close at the count, although it had gone Tory.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:51:40 +0000

CON GAIN

By: Dale

Dale — Tue, 04 May 2010 01:57:12 +0000

Jacqui had lost this sometime ago, which is unfortunate as I believe the Conservative candidate is particularly weak this time around.

Lib Dems could have made real inroads had they chosen a candidate earlier… As it is Tory gain majority of around 4 000, I won’t be happy, but I wouldn’t have been happy with Jacqui either due to her civil liberties record as Home Sec.

By: Brett Lee

Brett Lee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:20:26 +0000

Jacqui Smith has been a huge supporter within Redditch for disabled people and their rights. What a lot of people dont see is the hard work she has put in to the region that is not in the media or in the public eye. I wish Mrs Smith the greatest of luck with the up and coming elections, she is a true fighter for real people.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:02:21 +0000

So often politicians jump ship when the tide is against them but I’m pleased Ms Smith has decided to fight on in Redditch.I feel she will be dissapointed at the end but admire her determination to achieve.Feel she will keep a loyal vote but the undecideds wont for her because change is on the agenda.Expect Redditch to be Tory on May 7th but maj to be 2000ish.