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Labour targets based on PA Notional results (new boundaries)


New constituencyNotionally held byNotional lead
BurnleyConservative 0.27
Leigh and Atherton Conservative 0.66
High Peak Conservative1.09
Bangor Aberconwy Conservative1.55
Wolverhampton WestConservative1.83
Bury SouthConservative1.88
Bury NorthConservative2.4
Bolton North EastConservative 2.56
WatfordConservative2.69
Chingford and Woodford GreenConservative2.94
Wycombe Conservative3.19
Birmingham Northfield Conservative3.38
Leeds North WestConservative3.59
Stroud Conservative4.09
Keighley and IlkleyConservative4.22
Stoke-on-Trent Central Conservative 4.22
Whitehaven and WorkingtonConservatives 4.34
Lothian EastSNP4.35
GedlingConservative4.45
Walsall and BloxwichConservative4.79
 
Labour targets based on PA Notional results (new boundaries)


New constituencyNotionally held byNotional lead
BurnleyConservative0.27
Leigh and AthertonConservative0.66
High PeakConservative1.09
Bangor AberconwyConservative1.55
Wolverhampton WestConservative1.83
Bury SouthConservative1.88
Bury NorthConservative2.4
Bolton North EastConservative2.56
WatfordConservative2.69
Chingford and Woodford GreenConservative2.94
WycombeConservative3.19
Birmingham NorthfieldConservative3.38
Leeds North WestConservative3.59
StroudConservative4.09
Keighley and IlkleyConservative4.22
Stoke-on-Trent CentralConservative4.22
Whitehaven and WorkingtonConservatives4.34
Lothian EastSNP4.35
GedlingConservative4.45
Walsall and BloxwichConservative4.79

With respect, that's a fairly pointless list. It's just a top 20. With the new boundary changes Labour needs a record 12.7% swing and a net gain of 125 seats.

All of which is unsurprisingly feasible, even with Starmer.
 
With respect, that's a fairly pointless list. It's just a top 20. With the new boundary changes Labour needs a record 12.7% swing and a net gain of 125 seats.

All of which is unsurprisingly feasible, even with Starmer.
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With respect, that's a fairly pointless list. It's just a top 20. With the new boundary changes Labour needs a record 12.7% swing and a net gain of 125 seats.

All of which is unsurprisingly feasible, even with Starmer.
The boundary changes only give the tories an extra 7 seats, according to John Curtis. They’re not that important
 
In the spirit of openness the 20 LibDem targets are, coloured by incumbent:

Carshalton and Wallington
North East Fife
Wimbledon
Sheffield Hallam
South Cambridgeshire
Cheltenham

Mid Dunbartonshire
Cheadle
Eastbourne

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Esher and Walton
Guildford
Lewes
Hazel Grove
Westmorland and Lonsdale
St Ives
Finchley and Golders Green
Cities of London and Westminster
Winchester
Taunton and Wellington
 
Reckon they'll get the first one. It was very tight last time, and the rookie Tory MP doesn't have the public face skills of the guy he replaced. It's not essential to be out and seen in a lot of seats, but when you get in by a gnat's crochet over someone who was known for it you have to put the effort in. At least he stopped the web polls that were just data mining exercises after enough people complained. (and I think he has a punchable face, but that's just me)

That said, a big enough swing to Labour from LD voters could save him.
 
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Just got a leaflet for Labour candidate (Finchley and Golders Green), Sarah Sackman. They have done a smart thing getting a Jewish candidate well known in the area, and they have quoted three locals, one of whom is an Israeli lady we know well and everyone locally, Jewish or not seems to know - and she is saying she voted Lib Dem last election but feels Labour have changed and she can trust them. Very well played, as this sends a message to Jewish voters and maybe to people who want to vote Labour but perhaps are hesitant about whether their Jewish neighbours are still unhappy with the Labour party.
 
Has Sarah run before? I definately know her but can't think where from and Google doesn't say much apart from her being a barrister at Matrix.
 
Just got a leaflet for Labour candidate (Finchley and Golders Green), Sarah Sackman. They have done a smart thing getting a Jewish candidate well known in the area, and they have quoted three locals, one of whom is an Israeli lady we know well and everyone locally, Jewish or not seems to know - and she is saying she voted Lib Dem last election but feels Labour have changed and she can trust them. Very well played, as this sends a message to Jewish voters and maybe to people who want to vote Labour but perhaps are hesitant about whether their Jewish neighbours are still unhappy with the Labour party.

N=2, but it’s worked on the inlaws, who will be voting Sackman.
 
Labour do mount a campaign there Frome time to time too.
They've been doing well at the council level, fingers crossed, but I've never seen one of them campaigning for Parliament. I doubt it's worth throwing much money into, and they only sometimes find someone local who can campaign in their spare time. They peaked at 18% for all time, if you discount 1997.
 
Labour targets based on PA Notional results (new boundaries)


New constituencyNotionally held byNotional lead
BurnleyConservative0.27
Leigh and AthertonConservative0.66
High PeakConservative1.09
Bangor AberconwyConservative1.55
Wolverhampton WestConservative1.83
Bury SouthConservative1.88
Bury NorthConservative2.4
Bolton North EastConservative2.56
WatfordConservative2.69
Chingford and Woodford GreenConservative2.94
WycombeConservative3.19
Birmingham NorthfieldConservative3.38
Leeds North WestConservative3.59
StroudConservative4.09
Keighley and IlkleyConservative4.22
Stoke-on-Trent CentralConservative4.22
Whitehaven and WorkingtonConservatives4.34
Lothian EastSNP4.35
GedlingConservative4.45
Walsall and BloxwichConservative4.79
I don’t think they need to ‘target’ those, they’re probably in the bag already. It’s the ones further down the list they need to hit.
 
In the spirit of openness the 20 LibDem targets are, coloured by incumbent:

Carshalton and Wallington
North East Fife
Wimbledon
Sheffield Hallam
South Cambridgeshire
Cheltenham

Mid Dunbartonshire
Cheadle
Eastbourne

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Esher and Walton
Guildford
Lewes
Hazel Grove
Westmorland and Lonsdale
St Ives
Finchley and Golders Green
Cities of London and Westminster
Winchester
Taunton and Wellington
I voted Lib Dem in 2010 in one of those, to keep the Tory out. It worked, and then came the coalition...
 
Will they prop up a minority Labour government, do you reckon?

If the alternative was to prop up a minority Conservative one, then of course they would. Maybe confidence and supply rather than another finger-burning coalition, and maybe they would push harder for STV this time round, but it’s clear that the LDs identify as part of the anti-Tory coalition.
 
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