
The Election Battlegrounds 3) North West
Our series continues with a look at another key region, which offers a decent clutch of targets to either Labour or the Conservatives on a good night.
Our series continues with a look at another key region, which offers a decent clutch of targets to either Labour or the Conservatives on a good night.
Amidst the gathering leadership election debate, there is a lack of focus on who such voters are and where they live.
Updated, plus: the results of four recent contests in target seats – Bishop Auckland, Bristol North West, Crewe and Nantwich, and Ipswich.
Robert Largan and Dr Kieran Mullan will contest the final in the ultra-marginal seat tomorrow. And: Cllr Jack Rankin selected in Warwick and Leamington
Applications are now open for Stroud, Warwick & Leamington, Oxford West & Abingdon, and Crewe & Nantwich.
The Opposition have lots of well-motivated infantry and the digital tools to coordinate them effectively. They could put Corbyn into Downing Street.
It’s still winnable, but there are warning signs for the wider Party and its leadership.
In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.
Two are ties, and Labour are ahead in three, though well within the margin of error.
In the first of our series looking at May’s electoral battlegrounds, we explore the fierce fights which are taking place across the North West.