Eastleigh: a Fascinating Contest

Posted on the 05 February 2013 by Thepoliticalidealist @JackDarrant

Reblogged from Notes from a Broken Society:

After the lies, the by-election.  The resignation of Chris Huhne as MP for Eastleigh, following his guilty plea to a charge of perverting the course of justice, opens the way to what could be a defining by-election contest.

At the 2010 General Election Huhne held the seat with a majority of nearly 4,000 over the Conservatives - who had held the seat comfortably until a by-election in 1994.  

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Yes, we shall soon be enjoying another byelection. This one seems to be a battle between the two Coalition parties, but I'd keep an eye on National Health Action and the Labour vote.