The results of 7 by-elections in different states indicate that the seat tally of the NDA and INDIA groups has remained the same, but there is an underlying trend towards contests becoming bi-polar
Campaigning began weeks ago. nadine dorries last won here by nearly 25,000 votes, but opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i ve had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we re absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they re best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we ve won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. the exit of mid bedfordshire s mp has been dramatic and noisy.
But opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i ve had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we re absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they re best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we ve won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on. the exit of mid bedfordshire s mp has been dramatic and noisy. choosing her replacement might be no more peaceful. helen catt, bbc news.
But no information at all, i and she should have gone before. campaigning began weeks ago. nadine dorries last won here by nearly 25,000 votes, but opposition parties sense an opportunity. injuly, labour overturned a similarly large tory majority to win selby and ainsty. its party chair was out in flitwick today, aiming for a repeat. from my conversations that i ve had with people, they can see that labour with keir starmer offering something very, very different. we re absolutely determined to change our country for the better. the lib dems argue they re best placed after explosive wins in places like summerton and frome. this is a seat, a rural blue wall seat, the sorts of seats that liberal democrats have been winning. and if you look at recent byelections in this type of seat, we ve won from third place. while the tories will hope that, as in borisjohnson s old seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, they can hold on.