I am trying to remember in the SDP split and then the SDP-Liberal merger, did any Tories defect? I don't remember any but I could easily have forgotten.
I am trying to remember in the SDP split and then the SDP-Liberal merger, did any Tories defect? I don't remember any but I could easily have forgotten.
No, it was 4 Labour MPs only, which makes this much more interesting with both parties involved.
https://twitter.com/hzeffman/status/...766338560?s=21
My quick analysis of the seats. A mixed bag of seats from strongholds to marginals.
20.54% Streatham Urban Poor Labour Stronghold
35.26% Liverpool, Wavertree Urban Poor Labour Stronghold
38.49% South Cambridgeshire Rural Generally affluent Tory stronghold
42.88% Nottingham East Urban Poor Labour Stronghold
46.79% Stockport Urban Poor Labour Stronghold
49.22% Enfield North Suburban Moderate Labour majority
52.51% Broxtowe Suburban Mixed Swing Seat
53.89% Totnes Rural Generally affluent Tory stronghold
54.60% Luton South Urban Moderate Labour majority
60.65% Penistone and Stocksbridge Mixed Moderate Swing Seat
4 represent leave constituencies.
Excellent news Jeremy, thanks for the confirmation, so you’ll be totally fine with no by-elections then.
Another defection from Labour, but just to muddy the waters further, not joining the Independent Group
https://twitter.com/IanAustinMP/stat...70419598336000
https://twitter.com/thepileus/status...74066914680832