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Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election

This result really does put a few things in perspective. Suburban London isn't fully converted yet..
 
Steve Tuckwell (C) 13,965 (45.16%)
Danny Beales (Lab) 13,470 (43.56%)
Sarah Green (Green) 893 (2.89%)
Laurence Fox (Reclaim) 714 (2.31%)
Blaise Baquiche (LD) 526 (1.70%)
Steve Gardner (Soc Dem) 248 (0.80%)
Kingsley Anti Ulez (Ind) 208 (0.67%)
Count Binface (Binface) 190 (0.61%)
No Ulez Leo Phaure (Ind) 186 (0.60%)
Richard Hewison (Rejoin) 105 (0.34%)
Piers Corbyn (LLL) 101 (0.33%)
Cameron Bell (Ind) 91 (0.29%)
Enomfon Ntefon (CPA) 78 (0.25%)
Rebecca Jane (UKIP) 61 (0.20%)
Ed Gemmell (Climate) 49 (0.16%)
Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 32 (0.10%)
Seventy-seven Joseph (Ind) 8 (0.03%)

Conservative majority: 495 (1.60%)
Electorate 67,067; Turnout 30,925 (46.11%, -22.37%)
 
So, anger at ULEZ, not only originally a tory policy, but implemented by the previous tory incumbent of the seat, is what won it for the tories?

Strange days, indeed.
 
Yeah, adding up Fox, Corbyn and the anti-ULEZ person gives more than both the Greens and LibDems. The end of days.
 
If it is because of ULEZ then that’s really depressing. The mildest of green measures.

£90 a week isn't the mildest of measures...

You can easily argue that ULEZ is a deeply needed measure, but you can't honk about massive increases in mortgage payments, inflation at 20% for food as attacks on normal people, and then think that in addition sticking them with a bill of £350 a month is going to have no impact on their willingness to vote for you.
 
80% of workers in outer London oppose it according to TfL, so it's no surprise Labour lost. It wouldn't have taken much imagination to modify the scheme to gain more support, but they didn't listen to their voters.
 
£90 a week isn't the mildest of measures...

You can easily argue that ULEZ is a deeply needed measure, but you can't honk about massive increases in mortgage payments, inflation at 20% for food as attacks on normal people, and then think that in addition sticking them with a bill of £350 a month is going to have no impact on their willingness to vote for you.

Yeah, but £12.50 a day is the mildest of measures for the middle class supporters of the scheme.

I don’t own a car but since its introduction in Birmingham it’s become the biggest and most divisive issue where we live. The problem is that the tax isn’t doing what it’s meant to: getting cars off the street. It’s merely moving them to different places and the congestion, fumes and dangerous roads remain.

Anyway, Sadiq Khan can now add saving the Tory scum in Uxbridge to his impressive political cv
 
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The problem is that when city hall consults on things like ULEZ it focuses too much on the inner bits of London where such measures are far more popular.

Depressing that people will always put their personal interests ahead of the climate and health impacts on others, but not surprising.
 
The problem is that when city hall consults on things like ULEZ it focuses too much on the inner bits of London where such measures are far more popular.

Depressing that people will always put their personal interests ahead of the climate and health impacts on others, but not surprising.

On point 1, the expansion of the ULEZ was a Tory demand eagerly agreed by Khan as part of a funding settlement.

On 2. It’s not the measure people object to it’s the need to find an extra £350 a month to use their car.
 
Depressing that people will always put their personal interests ahead of the climate and health impacts on others, but not surprising.

That's a weird way of viewing it, because every single person has climate and health impacts on others and could be said to put their personal interests first as long as they continue to exist.
 
The problem is that when city hall consults on things like ULEZ it focuses too much on the inner bits of London where such measures are far more popular.

Depressing that people will always put their personal interests ahead of the climate and health impacts on others, but not surprising.

The ULEZ was imposed by Westminster dictating terms to fund tfl and at any point they could have overridden the mayor - they overwrite whatever else devolved or regional mayors they fancy

 
The ULEZ was imposed by Westminster dictating terms to fund tfl and at any point they could have overridden the mayor - they overwrite whatever else devolved or regional mayors they fancy

Be that as it may, Khan is the face of ULEZ so the average man or woman on the street will blame Labour.

Additionally, the Tory candidate campaigned (successfully) on an anti ULEZ expansion platform.

I doubt he can do much to be honest, but the voters have made their feelings clear so as a protest against ULEZ it's a success.
 
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