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Denzil_DC

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5. Somewhat related

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Dec 3, 2015, 09:14 PM

Dec 2015

Oldham West & Royton by-election (Michael Meacher's old seat):

Labour: 17,298 62.2% (+7.5)
UKIP: 6,487 23.3% (+2.7)
Conservatives: 2,596 9.3% (-9.6)
Liberal Democrats: 1,024 3.7% (+0.0)
Green: 249 0.9% (-1.0)
Monster Raving Loony Party: 141 0.5% (+0.5)

Turnout: 40%

A disappointing night for UKIP. And a few other people.

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Here is the website for the new organization deriving from the Corbyn leadership campaign: [View all] Ken Burch Oct 2015 OP

Jeremy Corbyn denounces activists accused of threatening Labour MPs T_i_B Dec 2015 #1

a member are we Ken? Ironing Man Dec 2015 #2

Not a member...an admirer... Ken Burch Dec 2015 #3

They should call themselves "The campaign to ensure permanent Conservative government in the UK". Donald Ian Rankin Dec 2015 #4

It's not as though the only options are permanent Blairism or defeat. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #7

Of course, a more cynical man than I might suggest that that was precisely the aim of Blair non sociopath skin Dec 2015 #10

Somewhat related Denzil_DC Dec 2015 #5

Some of the disappointed are right-wing Labour MPs. Ken Burch Dec 2015 #6

Biggest disappointment is for UKIP, I think; they were hoping to do well LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #8

Hardly a ringing endorsement of the "New People's Party" non sociopath skin Dec 2015 #11

Wrong T_i_B Dec 2015 #9