Posted on 10/11/2014 7:17:46 PM PDT by JSDude1
Support for UKIP has surged to 25% in the polls and the party could win a remarkable 128 MPs in a general election, experts have claimed. A Survation poll for the Mail on Sunday found a repeat of the Clacton by-election result next May would see the Conservatives lose 100 seats and Ed Miliband at No 10. Labour and the Tories are both on 31% while the Liberal Democrats are on 8%, according to the research for the newspaper. Experts suggest that the ratings would give Labour 253 MPs, Conservatives 187, UKIP 128, Lib Dems 11, and other parties, such as the SNP, 71.
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Thanks - it may not end up being the way things go but I will take any prospective good news I can get!
Forget it, most will not see that UKIP is merely a spoiler against the Conservative party, and is in line to take the Lib Dem place as the third party here. Unfortunately, UKIP isn’t going to take any large numbers of Labour seats, the close finish in Middleton not withstanding.
Unless of course the britts use the full federal gubmint over their to go after the crazy conservatives the way obammy and company have.
Piece of crap that obammy and jarrett are.
Then Nancy Pelosi would run the House.
There have always been three major parties: Labour, Tory, Liberals (or Liberal democrats or Lib Dems for short). Then smaller parties: usually minor socialist parties, the nationalist parties in Scotland, Wales and NI, some small conservative parties, and a lot of very small almost pointless parties. Some done for fun, like the Monster Raving Loony Party or Lets Have Another Party Party.
If the poll is right, Labour would have a strong minority government.
It could survive in office four years with 35% of the vote. This is due to the quirks of the first past the post electoral system.
Very few regions in the UK swing much from one election to the next.
The difference for the future is both UK and Canada will have fixed elections rather have them called at the whim of the Prime Minister as in the past.
In 1974, we had two elections in one year!. One won (just) by the Tories, one won later on by Labour.
All the freepers who arent gazing at their navels.
The truth is, with at least six months before the UK goes to a general election, an awful lot can happen. UKIP needs to keep up the momentum, and that's not easy for a young, media despised and generally underfunded party. I think for them to get 128 seats will be very hard. I think they may get quite a lot, but 128 is a big ask.
Can I ask exactly whereabouts in England you are, AmericaninEngland?
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