Stoke & Copeland Elections

[chopper]

Word on the street is Lab will come 3rd in Copeland, but your Stoke bet should cover the loss.

Traditionally Labour voters don't bother to vote in inclement weather. Planning the by-election for a massive storm is blatant gerrymandering from the Tories.

[jamesbrown]

Word on the street is Lab will come 3rd in Copeland, but your Stoke bet should cover the loss.

IIRC, Labour were in the low 40s and the Tories were in the mid 30s in 2015, so 3rd would be an unprecedented collapse in the Labour vote...

[jamesbrown]

Traditionally Labour voters don't bother to vote in inclement weather. Planning the by-election for a massive storm is blatant gerrymandering from the Tories.

That's a fair point, actually....weather will definitely reduce turnout and that won't help Labour. But Corbyn has the drag of an end-of-days storm...

[xoggoth]

Is anyone staying up for the results? Can't be arsed myself.

[clearedforlanding]

Where exactly is it?

[jamesbrown]

Is anyone staying up for the results? Can't be arsed myself.

Nah. I assume Andrew Neil is on, but I can't be fecked TBH. Labour hold in Stoke, Tory gain in Copeland, I reckon.

[SueEllen]

Turnout Stoke 38% Turnout Copeland 51%

Results impossible to predict and Corbyn not going.

[WTFH]

Nah. I assume Andrew Neil is on, but I can't be fecked TBH. Labour hold in Stoke, Tory gain in Copeland, I reckon.

Good call.

[PurpleGorilla]

Word on the street is Lab will come 3rd in Copeland, but your Stoke bet should cover the loss.

Not today Hwell worth a punt

[saptastic]

First time I ever remember a Govt turning over an opposition in a by election. Normally the other way around.