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.

The Australian Liberals know who their target voters are. The Conservatives don’t seem to have a clue.

Amidst the gathering leadership election debate, there is a lack of focus on who such voters are and where they live.

Battlegrounds Revisited 1) The North West

In the aftermath of the election, we revisit our regional profiles to see how the parties fared compared to expectations.

Christopher Pincher MP: The Conservative chance to seal the deal with voters in the Midland and North

Immigration control, more jobs, new homes – and the “big, open and comprehensive offer” that this Government can make to voters in its first hundred days.

Lord Ashcroft: Only one seat changes hands in my latest Con/Lab marginals polling. Labour pulls ahead in Harrow East

It’s very tight indeed in these constituencies, but Ed Miliband’s party has the edge in these local campaigns on the basis of this evidence.

The Election Battleground 1) The North West

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.

Could Muslim votes really decide the Conservatives’ fate?

Some figures, courtesy of Ian Warren of Election Data.