#swing

#swing

The Wellingborough byelection saw the worst ever fall in Conservative vote share, with a swing of 28.5 percentage points from Conservative to Labour, the second-highest since the 1930s.

Labour has gained several seats in the past year with swings of over 20 points, indicating a big swing from Conservative to Labour in upcoming elections. [ more ]

The Tories suffered their ninth and tenth losses in recent by-elections, making it the most losses for a government in over 50 years.

There was a significant swing from Tory to Labour in the North Northamptonshire seat, the second biggest swing since WWII. [ more ]

Labour candidate Gen Kitchen wins Wellingborough by-election with second-largest swing from Tory to Labour since World War II.

Kitchen said the win shows people are fed up and want change. [ more ]

The Conservatives suffered two by-election defeats and two gains for Labour, indicating that they still have a long way to go to regain their standing.

The swings in the by-elections, particularly in Wellingborough, were significant and not a major surprise given the standing of the parties in the opinion polls. [ more ]

Labour will face a difficult task in winning a majority at the 2024 general election due to boundary changes.

Keir Starmer will need to achieve a larger swing than Tony Blair did in his landslide victory to become prime minister. [ more ]