Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Political nerds guide to Marginals in U.K. General Election

On Thursday June 8th the people of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland are off to the ballot box, thanks to a snap election called by British Prime Minister Theresa May.

There is much confusion regarding the opinion polls, with some polls showing The Conservatives only 1% ahead of Labour, but another poll has the Conservatives 12% ahead.

This disparity gave me quite a bee in my bonnet, so I decided to draw up a list of the marginal seats - In this case seats where the winning margin is less than 5,000 votes.

It is very interesting to nite that in the vast bulk of constituencies. the UKIP vote was higher than the winning margin, in a number of cases it was vastly bigger.
Polls show the U,K,I,P, tumbling from the 13% in got in the 2015 General Election, to 4%.
With analysts declaring the vast bulk of this deserted U.K.I.P. support is going to Labour, and strong signs the youth vote will be noticeably up on 2015, I genuinely feel we could be in hung parliament territory come 8am Friday June 9th.

Below is the list of Marginals, where the margin is less than 5,000.
I have included the winning margin and the U.K.I.P. vote from 2015
Unfortunately it did not transfer neatly from ms word where i first wrote it up.


My email address is s_heffo@hotmail.com

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog,
Seán Heffernan.




CONSTITUENCY               MAJORITY                        WINNINER 2015                  UKIP  VOTE
1.       ABERCONWY                   4,999                                 CONSERVATIVE               3,467

2.       AYLN & DEESIDE             3,500                                 LABOUR                            7,260

3.       ARFON                              4,600                                   LABOUR                            2.277

4.       BARROW & FURNESS     795                                    LABOUR                            5.070

5.       BEDFORD                          800                                     CONSERVATIVE               4,434

6.       BIRMIN EDGBASTON     2,700                                 LABOUR                            4,154

7.       BIRMIN NORTHFIELD     2,500                                 LABOUR                            7.106

8.       BISHOP AUCKLAND        3,600                                 LABOUR                            7,015

9.       BLACKPOOL NORTH       3,350                                CONSERVATIVE               5,823

10.   BLACKPOOL SOUTH        2,400                                LABOUR                            5,613

11.   BOLTON NORTH EAST    4,400                                 LABOUR                            8,117

12.   BOLTON WEST                801                                     CONSERVATIVE               7,428

13.   BRIGEND                          1,900                                 LABOUR                            5,911

14.   BRIGHTON KEMPTOWN              710                    CONSERVSTIVE               4,446

15.   BRIGHT PAVILLION         2,500                               LABOUR                            2,724

16.   BRISTOL EAST                  3,980                                LABOUR                            7.152

17.   BRISTOL N/W                  4,900                                 CONSERVATIVE               4,889

18.   BROXTOWE                      4,300                                CONSERVATIVE               5,674

19.   BURY NORTH                   378                                     CONSERVATIVE               5,595

20.   BURY SOUTH                   4,922                                 LABOUR                            6,299

21.   CALDER VALLEY               4,427                              CONSERVATIVE               5,950

22.   CANNOCK CHASE            4,923                                 CONSERVATIVE                              8,224

23.   CARDIFF NORTH             2.137                                 CONSERVATIVE                              3,953

24.   CARLISLE                           2,744                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,277

25.   CAMARTHEN EAST         1,205                                 LABOUR                                           4,363

26.   CHESTER CITY                  93                                       LABOUR                                           4,148

27.   CLWYD SOUTH                2,402                                 LABOUR                                           5,480

28.   COPELAND                       2564                                  LABOUR                                           6,148

29.   CORBY                               2412                                  CONSERVATIVE                              7,708

30.   COVENTRY N/W              4,509                                 LABOUR                                           7,101

31.   COVENTRY SOUTH          3,143                                 LABOUR                                           5,709

32.   CREWE                              3,620                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,252

33.   CROYDEN CENTRAL        165                                     CONSERVATIVE                             4,810

34.   DARLINGTON                  3140                                  LABOUR                                           5.392

35.   DELYN                               2,930                                 LABOUR                                           6,150

36.   DERBY NORTH                 41                                       CONSERVATIVE                              6,523

37.   DEWSBURY                      1451                                  LABOUR                                           6,649

38.   DUDLEY NORTH                            4,181                                 LABOUR                                           9,113

39.   DUDLEY SOUTH               3,820                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,236

40.   EALING CENTRAL            274                                     LABOUR                                           1,926

41.   ELTHAM                            2,693                                 LABOUR                                           6,481

42.   ENFILD NORTH                1,086                                 LABOUR                                           4,133

43.   ENFIELD SOUTHGATE     4,753                                 CONSERVATIVE                              2.109

44.   EREWASH                         3,584                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,792

45.   GEDLING                           2986                                  LABOUR                                           6,930

46.   GOWER                             27                                       CONSERVATIVE                              4,773

47.   GREAT GRIMSBY             4,540                                 LABOUR                                           8,417

48.   HALESOWEN                    3.082                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,280

49.   HALIFAX                            482                                    LABOUR                                           5,621

50.   HAMPSTEAD                    1,138                                 LABOUR                                           1,532

51.   HARROW EAST                4,777                                 CONSERVATIVE                              2,333

52.   HARROW WEST              2,205                                 LABOUR                                           2,047

53.   HASTINGS                         4,796                                 CONSERVATIVE                              6,786

54.   HENDON                          3,724                                 CONSERVATIVE                              2,595

55.   HIGH PEAK                       4,894                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,811

56.   HOVE                                 1.236                                 LABOUR                                           3,265

57.   HYNDBURN                      4,400                                 LABOUR                                           9.154

58.   ILLFORD NORTH              589                                     LABOUR                                           4,355

59.   IPSWICH                           3,643                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,703

60.   KNIGHLEY                         3,073                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,662

61.   LANCASTER & FWOOD  1.256                                 LABOUR                                           4.060

62.   LEEDS NORTH WEST      4.958                                 LABOUR                                           7,256

63.   LINCOLN                           1.433                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,271

64.   MIDDLESBROUGH S       2,268                                 LABOUR                                           6,935

65.   MORECAMBE                  4,590                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,358

66.   MORELY & OUTWOOD  442                                     CONSERVATIVE                              7,951

67.   NEWCASTLE UND L         659                                     LABOUR                                           7,252

68.   NEWPORT WEST             3,540                                 LABOUR                                           6,134

69.   NEWPORT EAST                             4,705                                 LABOUR                                           6,466

70.   NORTH EAST DERBY       1,883                                 LABOUR                                           7,631

71.   N WARWICKSHIRE          2,973                                 CONSERVATIVE                              8,256

72.   NORTHAMPTON N         3,245                                 CONSERVATIVE                              6,354

73.   NORTHAMPTON S          3,793                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,114

74.   NORWICH N                     4,463                                 CONSERVATIVE                              5,986

75.   NUNEATON                     4,882                                 CONSERVATIVE                              6,582

76.   PETERBOROUGH             1,925                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,485

77.   PLYMOUTH MOOR V     1,026                                 CONSERVATIVE                              9,152

78.   PLYMOUTH S&D             523                                     CONSERVATIVE                              6,371

79.   PEMBROKESHIRE            4,969                                 CONSERVATIVE                              4,257

80.   PUDSEY                                           4,501                                 CONSERVATIVE                             4,689

81.   SCUNTHORPE                  3,134                                 LABOUR                                           6,329

82.   SHERWOOD                     4,647                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,399

83.   SOUTHAMPTON IT         2,316                                 CONSERVATIVE                              6,010

84.   SOUTHPORT                    3,862                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,429

85.   STEVENAGE                     4,995                                 CONSERVATIVE                              6,684

86.   STOKE NORTH                 4,736                                 LABOUR                                           9,542

87.   STROUD                            4,866                                 CONSERVATIVE                              4,848

88.   TELFORD                           730                                     CONSERVATIVE                              7,330

89.   THURROCK                       536                                     CONSERVATIVE                              15,718

90.   TOOTING                          2,842                                 LABOUR                                           1,537

91.   VALE OF CLYWD              237                                     CONSERVATIVE                              4,577

92.   WAKEFIELD                      2,613                                 LABOUR                                           7,862

93.   WALLSALL N                    1,937                                 LABOUR                                           8,122

94.   WARRINGTON S              2,750                                 CONSERVATIVE                              4,909

95.   WAVENEY                        2,408                                 CONSERVATIVE                              7,580

96.   WEAVER VALE                 806                                     CONSERVATIVE                              4,547

97.   WESTMINSTER N            1,977                                 LABOUR                                           1,489

98.   WIRRAL SOUTH               4,599                                 LABOUR                                           3,737

99.   WIRRALWEST                  51                                       LABOUR                                           2,772

100.                       WOLVERHAMP S.W.801                                LABOUR                                       4,310

101.                       WORKINGTON                4,686                       LABOUR                                      7,538

102.                       WREXHAM                       1,831                         LABOUR                             5.072

103.                       YNS MÓN                         3,478                            LABOUR                             5,1,52







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