Gordon Brown suffered a devastating blow early today as Labour crashed to defeat in the Glasgow East by-election. The former Labour stronghold – previously the party's 25th safest seat in Britain – was captured by the Scottish National Party with a massive swing of 24 per cent. The SNP's John Mason triumphed with 11,277 votes, a hair's breadth ahead of Labour's Margaret Curran on 10,912 votes.Last time they had a majority of 13,507 and the support of more than 60 per cent of voters. Oh and lets not forget that thanks to Gordon, the 86-year Labour grip on the area has been pissed away.
John Mason(SNP): 11,277 votes (43%) Majority: 365
Some background about Glasgow East, which was set up in 2005. From Wikipedia:
Roll on the day of the election, if they can not hold onto these so called safe seats the Labour party is fucked.Prior to the 2005 general election, the city area was covered by ten constituencies, of which two straddled boundaries with other council areas. The East constituency includes the area of the former Glasgow Baillieston constituency and parts of the former Glasgow Shettleston constituency. Scottish Parliament constituencies retain the names and boundaries of the older Westminster constituencies.
Baillieston was always won by the Labour Party, as was its predecessor Glasgow Provan (UK Parliament constituency) from its creation in 1955. Shettleston was won by the Labour Party at every election from 1950 onwards (in 1945 it was won by the Independent Labour Party).
So long as they carry on borrowing to finance public finances, taxing and being little more than a passive rubber stamp for euro laws that bypass our House of Commons they will lose. So long as they keep on being soft on crime, having an open door to migrants, expanding the powers of the state then they will keep on losing and losing.
Now what was that word that leapt to mind as I sat watching the results come in on TV....Oh yes now I remember schadenfreude.
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I have to say - much to my discredit, that I didn't see this one coming at all!
I flicked through the New Labour blogsphere last week, and those whom had been out campaigning in Glasgow were confident to the point of arrogance, that they'de won the day, in some quarters bragging as such...
http://lukeakehurst.blogspot.com/
Could Glasgow East be the turning point?
Conventional wisdom and media punditry has liked the idea that the Glasgow East by-election due on 24 July was going to be the final nail in Gordon Brown's political coffin.
Personally I think there is more chance it will be the turning point when Labour's, and Brown's fortunes, start - perhaps slowly but surely - to go upwards.
And.....
http://newerlabour.blogspot.com/
I have just returned from two days of hard campaigning in Glasgow East. I pity party staff at the moment... The highlight of my weekend was meeting the father of Bob, father of Bobby. I got a sneak preview of some of the numbers last night, while sitting in a smelly flat with some wonderful Labour Students and a party organiser.
I'd say that Labour folks have good reason to be quietly confident. If we can win this then a Tory government looks quite a bit less likely. And nobody would want that more than people in Glasgow East. We have lots of volunteers out, and unlike that awful woman from the Times, most of them aren't expecting caviar. Though, that said, some nicer bedding would be good... I'm glad to be home.
The trough could be over. What better time to peak?
STILL! - I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN FUCKING BETTER!!
Never underestimate the ineptitude of the one eyed buccaneer!!
Even I thought they might win Glasgow, still result! :-)
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