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Originally Posted by the truth

new labour created an army of over 5 million people who would never work abd would always be on benefits who would always vote labour. they also moved some boundaries. its also important to note they had a huge majority going into those elections.....however this time around whilst they should be winning they will probably end up losing. today was a MAJOR disaster for milibland. whereas the tories have done nothing for the working classes too

I disagree with just about all that,plenty unemployed were created and lives wasted for decades from the Conservative govts of 1983 onwards.

Labour if it had such votes as you say, it didn't do them any good in the 1983,1987 and 1992 elections.

I also think you may actually be surprised at the number of people you call on benefits,who acually don't vote Labour at all.

AS for boundary changes, they rarely benefit Labour anyway.
Labour's 65+ overall majority in 2005, would have been reduced to around 55 after the boundary changes done in that parliament.
Also had the Lib Dems not blocked the boundary changes laid out in this parliament, that would have reduced the seats Labour had again as prospective holds.

Boundary changes as I said, rarely,if ever are to Labour's benefit at all.