15% swing from Conservatives to Lib Dem in last by-election before May 3rd

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15% swing from Conservatives to Lib Dem in last by-election before May 3rd

By Mark Pack | Fri 27th April 2007 - 4:17 pm

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The Chingford Green by-election (London Borough of Waltham Forest) took place last night:

Conservative 1694 (55.2; -14.8)
Lib Dem Graham Woolnough 1022 (33.3; +14.3)
Labour 208 (6.8; -4.2)
UKIP 143 (4.7; +4.7).
Majority 672
Turnout 38.5%
Conservative hold
Swing: 15% Conservative to Liberal Democrat

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4 Comments

It's a one-horse race 27th Apr '07 - 10:49pm

Still, a healthy majority for the Conservatives. Given the ammount of work the Lib Dems put into the campaign, it should have been closer.
ColinW 28th Apr '07 - 12:14am

You sad little Tory.
It's a one-horse race 28th Apr '07 - 8:41am

Sour grapes, Colin W ?
Paul Griffiths 29th Apr '07 - 7:52pm

I think One-Horse is trying to pay us a compliment. He’s saying that given the amount of work we put in, we deserved more than a 15% swing. Thanks, One-Horse!

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