Starmer is not only toxic, he’s politically useless, deeply dangerous – and thoroughly exposed Labour has collapsed to lose a seat it held by miles in Dudley. The party’s vote sha…
Lumping the Tories and Reform together as far right is certainly a choice but whatever. Wild swings are always going to be more likely with individual ward results because the total number is electors is quite small (~1500 votes in this case). There aren’t many details online but it looks like some local scandal combined with low turnout has lead to a collapse of the vote for Labour. Reform didn’t even stand in the previous campaign and it looks like they have split the Tory vote fairly evenly.
So yes it’s a loss for a ward that was strongly Labour before but it looks driven by local issues and it’s hardly a harbinger referendum on national politics that the article paints it as.
The drop in vote share or squawkbox’s rather hysterical analysis?
Fucking far right taking 65% in total.
Lumping the Tories and Reform together as far right is certainly a choice but whatever. Wild swings are always going to be more likely with individual ward results because the total number is electors is quite small (~1500 votes in this case). There aren’t many details online but it looks like some local scandal combined with low turnout has lead to a collapse of the vote for Labour. Reform didn’t even stand in the previous campaign and it looks like they have split the Tory vote fairly evenly.
So yes it’s a loss for a ward that was strongly Labour before but it looks driven by local issues and it’s hardly a harbinger referendum on national politics that the article paints it as.
I haven’t noticed much difference since around 2016.
Reform will always be a little more far right, because they get to say the racist things the Tories wanted to say, but need the waters tested first.
Not by much, but always about 3-4 steps in that direction.