Tag: seats

Pro-Gaza candidates defeat Labour in several seats in UK election

While the British Labour Party’s position on Gaza has not dented its landslide UK General Election win, several of its candidates lost to independent challengers campaigning on a pro-Palestine platform. Sir Keir Starmer was also heckled with shouts of “Free Palestine” both at the polling station in his Holborn and St Pancras constituency and at […]

Exit poll shows Labour landslide with 410 seats

The exit poll suggests Labour is on course for 410 seats, with the Conservatives reduced to 131. Liberal Democrats will secure 61, while the Reform Party will get 13, the SNP falls back to 10, Plaid Cymru in Wales secures four seat in the UK parliament. Others, including the North’s parties secure 38, according to […]

I would place bets on seats if election betting was allowed

A UK Cabinet minister has said he would place bets on “individual seats” as he has done in the past if he were “allowed to bet on the election”. It comes as the Conservative party is embroiled in controversy involving allegations of insider betting on the date of the UK general election before it was […]

Tories Pivot to Once-Safe Seats in Bid to Stop Election Wipeout

(Bloomberg) — Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party is moving election campaign resources out of some districts it currently holds after concluding they’re no longer winnable, people familiar with the matter said, in a defensive move to shore up support in areas that would normally be considered a Tory stronghold. Most Read from Bloomberg The dramatic move […]

Leaders in both parties racing the clock to fill seats

Jun. 17—CONCORD — The leaders of both political parties have a frantic few days to recruit candidates that can fill vacancies on the general election ballot for the New Hampshire Legislature and county offices. Since the candidate filing period ended Friday, Democratic Chairman Raymond Buckley of Manchester and Republican Chairman Chris Ager of Amherst have […]