Boothferry Liberal chance?

arden forester · 12-06-2008, 05:27 PM

With the LibDems not standing in the Boothferry By-election, will the Liberals see an opening for a run?

arden forester · 12-06-2008, 09:30 PM

I should have said Haltemprice and Howden By-election!!!! My mind was off beam. they keep changing the names of constituencies, it's hard to keep up.

Tom Wilde · 12-06-2008, 10:07 PM

I thought that was what you meant! I even looked up Boothferry to make sure.

Yes, of course it is tempting. I think the Liberal Party would usually jump at the chance to stand in a by-election with no LibDem candidate. We'd get a respectable vote and it would certainly make a lot more people aware of our party's existence. However, given the circumstances of the by-election I think there is a good chance that we'll follow the LibDem's lead and sit this one out. After all, the Liberal Party opposes to 42 day detention, and if the whole point of Davis standing for re-election is to make a protest against that policy, then I suppose we should be backing him up.

Haven't seen any indication yet from the Liberal leadership about which way they'll decide. There is a discussion thread already on the Liberal Forum here:

Liberal Forum :: View topic - Haltemprice & Howden By-election

12-06-2008, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,674 Party: None	Boothferry Liberal chance? With the LibDems not standing in the Boothferry By-election, will the Liberals see an opening for a run? __________________ www.ardenforester.blogspot.com www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

12-06-2008, 09:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
arden forester Uber Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Solihull, in The Forest of Arden, Warwickshire! Posts: 2,674 Party: None	Haltemprice and Howden By-election!!!! I should have said Haltemprice and Howden By-election!!!! My mind was off beam. they keep changing the names of constituencies, it's hard to keep up. __________________ www.ardenforester.blogspot.com www.westminster-whispers.blogspot.com

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12-06-2008, 10:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tom Wilde Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London. Posts: 2,911	I thought that was what you meant! I even looked up Boothferry to make sure. Yes, of course it is tempting. I think the Liberal Party would usually jump at the chance to stand in a by-election with no LibDem candidate. We'd get a respectable vote and it would certainly make a lot more people aware of our party's existence. However, given the circumstances of the by-election I think there is a good chance that we'll follow the LibDem's lead and sit this one out. After all, the Liberal Party opposes to 42 day detention, and if the whole point of Davis standing for re-election is to make a protest against that policy, then I suppose we should be backing him up. Haven't seen any indication yet from the Liberal leadership about which way they'll decide. There is a discussion thread already on the Liberal Forum here: Liberal Forum :: View topic - Haltemprice & Howden By-election