40,000 odd votes cast, the other 50% of the eligible constituents did not bother to vote. So UKIP got 16,000 of that potential 80,000 total - and will now claim a mandate to rule.
This nothing new and indeed is probably the case in the vast majority of constituencies. Far more people vote for other than the winner.
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I hope Ukip storm it.
ReplyDeleteNot as big a margin as I'd hoped, but the Lib Dem result was a pleasant addition.
ReplyDeleteThey did, Elecs!
ReplyDeleteGreat result too!
They really will lose everything next May, Mr H, but maybe Simon Hughes will be the one seat they keep...
ReplyDeleteAre things really changing? lets wait and see....and hope.
ReplyDelete40,000 odd votes cast, the other 50% of the eligible constituents did not bother to vote. So UKIP got 16,000 of that potential 80,000 total - and will now claim a mandate to rule.
ReplyDeleteThis nothing new and indeed is probably the case in the vast majority of constituencies. Far more people vote for other than the winner.
Isn't our democracy wonderful?
Agreed, Thud!
ReplyDeleteAt least UKIP did win with a reasonable margin, Reevers.
ReplyDeleteClegg must be eying another job in Brussels by now, maybe the same as the one in the picture above!