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T_i_B

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10. I think Labour lost votes to everybody other than the Lib Dems

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 07:50 AM

Jul 2015

As to the Lib Dems, I don't think they lost such a big proportion to UKIP, but voters deserted them in droves to Labour, Greens, Tories and of course those who didn't vote at all.

I think Labour just assumed all the disillusioned Lib Dem voters were automatically going to flock to them, and it didn't turn out like that. The Tories are the Lib Dems opponents in a lot of places and they benefited more then Labour from the Lib Dems collapse.

And another worrying aspect of the Lib Dems collapse is that it's removed the main opposition grouping in many places. Which means that the dominant party in many areas, be it Labour or Tory are now less accountable than before.

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