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Real story of Peterborough by-election: the two main parties shed 27,566 votes between them since the 2017 GE. That's 58% of all votes they got in 2017. Some lost to apathy i.e. lower turnout, some to other parties.
In other words, Tories & Labour both lost the majority of their voters! Labour retained just 46% of their votes from 2017 & Tories just 32%. Incredible to think that 2-in-3 people who voted Tory in Peterborough in 2017 stayed home yesterday, or cast their votes for other parties.
That should be the focus of attention when considering yesterday's debacle. Labour's win and the Brexit Party falling at the last hurdle are the headline news, but this goes deeper. When you can't motivate half your base or more, you're in huge, huge trouble.
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Here's the story nobody seems to be telling about the Peterborough by-election: between them, the two main parties shed 27,566 votes compared to the 2017 GE! That's equivalent to 58% of all votes cast in 2017. Some votes were lost to apathy (lower turnout), rest to other parties.
In other words, neither the Tories nor Labour were able to persuade a majority of their 2017 voters to come out and vote for them again this time around. That should be the really major take-away from yesterday's debacle. Instead it's all about the Brexit Party being trounced.
Overall, Labour retained just 46% of its votes from 2017. The Tories retained just 32%. That means that 2-in-3 people who voted Tory in 2017 either stayed at home this time around, or voted for other parties.
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