Lib Dem landslide

[MrRobin]

It's only a council by-election but...

Madeley Ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme BC. LD gain from Lab. LD 617 (47.7%, +21.7), Lab 342 (26.4%, -7.9), Con 294 (22.7%, -8.9), UKIP 41 (3.2%, -4.8). Swing of 14.8% from Lab to LD.



I thought all the polls were saying the Lib Dems were dead in the water?? Or is there something fishy going on here?

[scooterscot]

Would have thought Newcastle way would have been Labour stronghold.

[Waldorf]

I would guess that there was some special circumstances here, perhaps the labour candidate was involved in a scandal? I would not make a prediction based on this.

[MrRobin]

True, true, I will be ineterested to see what it is...

Only 1,300 votes as well...

[DimPrawn]

Would have thought Newcastle way would have been Labour stronghold.

Newcastle-under-Lyme not Newcastle upon Tyne you sausage eating numpty!

[scooterscot]

Newcastle-under-Lyme not Newcastle upon Tyne you sausage eating numpty!

Eh, there's two Newcastle's?

I prefer Schnitzel.

[DimPrawn]

Eh, there's two Newcastle's?

I prefer Schnitzel.

Yep, one oop north the other not.

[wobbegong]

Yep, one oop north the other not.

They're both 'up north' to me.

[sasguru]

They're both 'up north' to me.

WHS. And both no doubt full of benefit sponging chavs who'd never vote Tory anyway.

[TheFaQQer]

I thought all the polls were saying the Lib Dems were dead in the water?? Or is there something fishy going on here?

Local and national are too different things. I think that the local LD council has been better than the Labour one was before that, so would vote LD at the next local elections.

I wouldn't do the same thing in a general election, though.