Actually they lost almost 80% of their votes!


The trouble with taking this as a pointer for any general election trends is that UK by-elections often produce exaggerated results. Personally I think the greater availability of polling information for a single constituency make it better possible for voters to think tactically and overcome the massively flawed UK electoral system. In a general election this is less easy to achieve plus people are maybe less ready to do so.


But we can always hope....