The up coming by-election in Feltham and Heston caused by the tragic death of Alan Keen, who’d served the constituency since 1992, is unlikely to cause any political upsets.
With a majority of over four and a half thousand and Labour up in the polls it’s extremely unlikely Labour will lose the seat on December the 15th.
However, if you fancy a punt you could do worse than betting on the Liberal Democrat candidate losing their deposit. Bookmakers Ladbrokes are offering two to one odds on Clegg’s army plummeting from 13.7% in 2010 to under 5%.
You could do far worse than putting a tenner on what seems like a pretty likely outcome as voters and activists alike are unlikely to be coming out in droves for the invisible half of the Coalition.
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We would welcome those left leaning Lib/Dems casting a vote for our party ?
It will be interesting to see how public sector workers cast their votes in the seat now it is clear that Labour is less than keen in supporting them in their struggle to defend their pension!
You’re right – it’s interesting where the Lib Dem vote will go. In urban areas it feels like a left vote and defaults to Labour where the Greens or the left do not have a strong enough base – and even where they do they appear to mop at least half the defectors.
Without any credible alternative public sector workers are likely to vote Labour despite the luke warm support for the strikes and the line that the cuts should go ahead but less deep and less fast. In this by election Labour are a show in but it wold be nice if voters had a few more (real) alternatives to choose from.