Published 3 years ago

Analysis: Blue wall starts to crack as Liberal Democrats beat the odds

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Chesham and Amersham had a Tory majority of 16,223. The Liberal Democrats successfully exploited the planning issue. A number of constituencies traditionally vote Conservative but a high proportion of their supporters are relatively liberal and educated. The Tory vote in these places is very soft.

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The Guardian

Lib Dems can topple Tory ‘blue wall’ in south of England, says leader

After Sarah Green’s Chesham and Amersham victory, Ed Davey says Conservative MPs will be worriedThe Liberal Democrats have said they can topple the Conservatives’ “blue wall” in the south of England after storming to victory in the Chesham and Amersham byelection, taking a seat that had been solidly Tory for almost 50 years.In a result that exceeded even the expectations of party activists, the Lib Dems’ Sarah Green overturned a 16,000 Conservat…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

Liberal Democrat comeback: Can the party become a real threat to the Blue Wall?

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey said today's historic victory marks 'a new story in politics' as the party strives to regain support

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Scotsman

Analysis: Blue wall starts to crack as Liberal Democrats beat the odds

The Liberal Democrats have won a seat, this is not a drill, the Liberal Democrats have won a seat.

3 years ago

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New Statesman

Can the Liberal Democrats now destroy the Conservatives’ “Blue Wall”?

In an entirely different era (that is, before 2019), a small part of my job would be to tour broadcasting studios and explain why a disappointing election result for the Conservative Party was of very little wider significance and only to be expected in the circumstances. In this context and given that old habits die hard, if I try hard enough I can find some relatively benign explanations from a Conservative perspective for the loss of one of t…

3 years ago

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