Labour MP M. Meacher death : ByElection Thurs 3rd December

[arista]

I like him



By Election will soon happen.


Ref: SkyNewsHD Live

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01406/michael-meacher_1406249b.jpg

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/21/oldham-mp-michael-meacher-dies-after-short-illness-5453751/

[kirklancaster]

RIP. Old boy.

[JoshBB]

RIP.

Decent politician :(

[Kizzy]

What a shame :(

[hijaxers]

We do seem to have lost an awful lot of politicians so far this yr

[joeysteele]

R.I.P. sad to hear.

[arista]

The ByElection is in December the 3rd Thursday
I wonder if UKIP beat Labour

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/regional/by-election-caused-by-michael-meacher-s-death-to-be-held-on-december-3-1-7548564

[joeysteele]

The ByElection is in December the 3rd Thursday
I wonder if UKIP beat Labour

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/regional/by-election-caused-by-michael-meacher-s-death-to-be-held-on-december-3-1-7548564

Not a chance, however this will be 'the' real test of Corbyn's leadership as to what real voters feel about him.

A good win and it will be a further feather in his cap.
He 'has' to win this however, anything less than good win will go bad for him.

[arista]

The Election is this Thursday

Live on SkyNewsHD & BBC NewsHD from after 10PM

[bots]

not expecting any massive shocks there, shan't be watching

[joeysteele]

The Election is this Thursday

Live on SkyNewsHD & BBC NewsHD from after 10PM

Looking forward to it, the first sort of barometer since the general election, although by-elections now give no real insight as to what is the political temperature really now.

[DemolitionRed]

Its all dependant on the Asians vote or not. If they don't vote in Royton South then UKIP will probably slide in. I think Oldham will fall to UKIP because of its naive working class population who seem to think Farage is a working class sort of guy...probably because he drinks beer with the lads!!

[arista]

BBC1HD This Week is now extended to 2AM or later
to cover this event.



"Former Labour supporters are turning to Nigel Farage’s Ukip. "

[joeysteele]

I can't see the seat being lost but really if this is a narrow win, anything worse than half the majority in May, then tensions will rise in Labour.
I would be very concerned if the majority is anything less than around 6,000.

By-elections are now poor guides electorally due to poor turnout and tactical voting at times too, but this is a seat where Labour must do well, and as the Opposition, should be doing extraordinary well in a single by-election scenario of such a safe seat.

Bad day to hold this in my opinion too, it would have been better to have held this in the New Year.

[empire]

intruth, the labour party must admit that they can no longer depend on the white working class vote like before, and they can no longer hide the fact that their, is a big racial divide problem in oldham, labour will hold on to oldham, but what really has them worried is, that they will lose a large percentage to ukip, in council seats, inturn that means, the days of a one party ruling state in oldham are over, new marxist labour policies, just don't have any relevance to the working class, because many in the party want an open door policy, and also to flood the country with refugees, how can they get votes from white english working class, if they say that they are the peoples party, it puts a question into what reality do they understand, you can't get votes by making them nothing more than mugs to idiots, and to take them for granted, but that sort of thing is at a near end because people have caught on in how they trick you for a vote.

[smudgie]

A late night with Andrew is on the cards then, better get the Blue Nun ready.

Hard to say what will happen really, could be close with UKIP, unless the Asian community turn out.
Wild windy wet weather won't help. People would rather stay warm and cosy unless they are really interested.:shrug:

[MTVN]

A late night with Andrew is on the cards then, better get the Blue Nun ready.

Hard to say what will happen really, could be close with UKIP, unless the Asian community turn out.
Wild windy wet weather won't help. People would rather stay warm and cosy unless they are really interested.:shrug:

I shall be joining you in that Smudgie

Expect this will be a comfortable hold for Labour but will be interesting to see how much their majority is reduced

[joeysteele]

I shall be joining you in that Smudgie

Expect this will be a comfortable hold for Labour but will be interesting to see how much their majority is reduced



I am not sure it will be MTVN, it should be but there are anxious faces about as to it.
Mind you,there always is these days at present.:joker:

[bots]

I see LT is debating climate change on this week :joker:

[smudgie]

I see LT is debating climate change on this week :joker:

:joker::joker: You better start running.....:dog:

[MTVN]

Looks it is going to be a comfortable hold for Labour

[MTVN]

What the heck is Paul Nuttall on about right now, whinging about Labour picking up votes from the Asian community and mass postal voting :conf3: sure is making Ukip looking a complete joke once again

[bots]

What the heck is Paul Nuttall on about right now, whinging about Labour picking up votes from the Asian community and mass postal voting :conf3: sure is making Ukip looking a complete joke once again

he is implying vote fixing ... what a bad loser


The advert pretending to be labour produced by UKIP is well dodgy too

[smudgie]

Paul Nuttall is a sore loser.

People will vote for who they deem right for them, postal vote of not.:shrug:
It sounds like the local Labour fella is well liked and works hard for them, I would vote for him if I lived there.

[bots]

i like the guy with the hat!

[Kizzy]

Labour hold :D

[MTVN]

Well I don't think this lad is going to be setting things alight at Westminster by the sound of him

[MTVN]

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:omgno:

[smudgie]

A very good win for Labour.
Farage sounds like he has been eating sour grapes.

[Kizzy]

Well I don't think this lad is going to be setting things alight at Westminster by the sound of him

What a raincloud of doom you are :laugh:

[bots]

i would vote for him to become the next leader :dance:

[DemolitionRed]

672581568674848768

:omgno:

Oh and all those bloody Asians who know nothing came out and voted too. The audacity:nono:


Chuffed :hehe:

[bots]

Oh and all those bloody Asians who know nothing came out and voted too. The audacity:nono:


Chuffed :hehe:


I think that single statement sent UKIP back 10 years alone ... couldn't believe it

[joeysteele]

Actually Jim is a great guy and this was a well deserved and I have to say surprising result.
This is how the result had to go for Labour to have credibility electorally,it is a safe seat but in by elections safe seats terminology often has meant little.
This is a really good addition to the Labour party in Westminster and Jim is one of the friendliest and nicest people around.

As to UKIP, well this is a terrible result for them, it was a day where only one by election was being held,they should have if they are serious contenders in Labour seats,made much greater headway into Labour's majority,in fact vote wise,Labour increased the gap between them and UKIP from may this year.

Sour grapes from UKIP and yes, they were 2nd,they have supplanted the Lib Dems and Conservatives as to moving into 2nd place in a number of Labour seats but that is where their advance ends.
Second not likely to be first.

It is a while that there has been a by election that has gone how it usually should, the opposition party doing well,the govt party losing votes and really little or no challenge from any other party in the seat,that is how this one has gone.
Really well done to Jim,a great guy, a great result and hopefully a good and strong quick future advancement in the party now as a Labour MP

[Northern Monkey]

At first i thought the title said 'death by election':laugh: