š§µ We talk a lot about building the #ProgressiveAlliance, but alliances on the right are alive and well, and much more successful.
In English #LocalElections2022, UKIP & ReformUK are only standing 1/4 as many candidates as they did in 2018, consolidating the right-wing vote.
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In English #LocalElections2022, UKIP & ReformUK are only standing 1/4 as many candidates as they did in 2018, consolidating the right-wing vote.
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In 2018, UKIP stood more than 600 candidates. In 2022 they are standing only 17, with ReformUK standing 121 candidates, a total of 138.
That's a reduction of more than three-quarters.
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In 2018, UKIP stood more than 600 candidates. In 2022 they are standing only 17, with ReformUK standing 121 candidates, a total of 138.
That's a reduction of more than three-quarters.
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In the 2019 GE the Brexit Party stood down in all Conservative MPs' seats.
Our opponents recognise the need for cooperation under FPTP, and they're doing it.
They're already engineering behind the scenes, enabling a 80 seat majority in parliament with 43.6% of the vote.
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Our opponents recognise the need for cooperation under FPTP, and they're doing it.
They're already engineering behind the scenes, enabling a 80 seat majority in parliament with 43.6% of the vote.
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We know that votes for these parties aren't interchangeable, but the majority go to the Tories.
This regressive alliance has helped pull the Tories and the country dangerously to the right.
Join the Compass members working hard to counter them:
š bit.ly/3K4VTg9
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This regressive alliance has helped pull the Tories and the country dangerously to the right.
Join the Compass members working hard to counter them:
š bit.ly/3K4VTg9
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All numbers pulled from @democlub's great work on the 2022 Local Election Data Summary:
democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2022/04/0ā¦
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