Labour has been defeated right in Gordon Brown's own backyard. The changes in the parties' share of the total vote since last year are:
Labour: down 35.43%What's especially heartening is to remember that Labour lost the religious hatred vote in the Commons because so many of its MPs were up campaigning in Dunfermline at the time.
Liberal Democrat: up 77.70%
SNP: up 10.92%
Conservative: down 24.30%
SSP: down 4.44%
UKIP: down 60.34%
And I wonder if the Tories now regret shafting the obvious local candidate.
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ReplyDeleteAndrew Duffin
I don't think the Tory vote means anything at all.
Who in their right mind would expect anyone to vote tory in Dunfermline?
I mean - even the local cats and dogs are Labour supporters.
No it's a poke in the eye for el Gordo all right, but the seat will of course return to Labour at the general election, with no publicity whatever.
12 February 2006, 13:47:13 GMT
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David Farrer
And if his surname had been "Richard"!
(Or "Small". Or "Slick".)
11 February 2006, 18:57:17 GMT
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Andrew Ian Dodge
Did anyone else find it funny his supporters were yelling "Willie...Willie..." on Newsnight last night?
11 February 2006, 12:20:32 GMT
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dearieme
Those of us who know many Fifers will be confident that they voted for the Sexual Licence and Perversion Party. I'd probably have done so too - anything to dump the Sanctimonious Lying Git and Dour Bastard Party.
11 February 2006, 04:49:35 GMT
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Neil Craig
They could only vote for the people standing.
Of these they chose the most credible non-Labour candidate, which, in a traditional Labour stronghold, is remarkable. This is the sort of place where you could historicly successfully put up a chimpanzee with a red rosette.
With the SNP adopting market growth orientated policies it can no longer be claimed that Scotland is openly socialist.
10 February 2006, 17:51:47 GMT
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Aaron Potts
Where is the victory here?
The Scots have voted for more government and more intrusion into their liberties.
Have I missed something??????
Is Scotland dead???????
Aussie Scot
10 February 2006, 16:14:08 GMT
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Andrew Ian Dodge
Doubt it. He will probably still get the blame for the loss because he didnt take his shafting in the correct manner.
10 February 2006, 13:57:00 GMT