Debbie Abrahams
Victory!
But for whom?
Debbie Abrahams
And all shall have prizes; well no as there's only one winner in the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election. But according to what you want to read into this result the MSM will help. It's a sort of something-for-every-one moment. To the political left it's not the start of the fight back it's proof of success, a warm-up act for ultimate victory; "come the revolution", or for the less vibrant, "come the next election", we shall prevail. For the other parties the true meaning is a bit more hazy, but first the facts:
THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST
Labour: 14,718
Lib Dems: 11,160
Conservatives: 4,481
Ukip: 2,029
BNP: 1,560
Green Party: 530
Other parties (4) 452
THE PERCENTAGE OF THESE VOTES
Labour: 42.1%
Lib Dems: 31.9%
Conservatives: 12.8%
Ukip: 5.8%
BNP: 4.5%
Green Party: 1.5%
Other parties: (4) 1.1%
So starting with the Green Party, at just 1.5% of the votes it does seem the green revolution is on the back burner. Perhaps the good folk of Oldham East and Saddleworth have, after a very cold winter and rising fuel bills, concluded that global warming is not such a bad thing. Also the Yorkshire moors do have their beauty compromised by windfarms.
