If 50,000 people in Croydon North don’t vote…
….ask not “why do so few people vote?”, but, “why so many?” The Croydon North electorate in 2010 numbered 85,216. Normally a By-Election of produces a turnout of 20% lower than then General Election,...
View ArticleComplacency and bad weather: the key to predicting the Croydon North...
Croydon North is a safe Labour seat, but so was Bradford West For all the coverage of the Croydon North by-election, observers would be forgiven for thinking that it was just another ordinary plea for...
View ArticleThe Croydon North by-election – Community Engagement
Social media is transforming how by-elections, once a sterile politicos’ game, can engage the public. Don’t be surprised if #CroydonNorth is trending nationwide this time next week It may be...
View ArticleThe Strange Absence of Liberal Croydon
Why have the Liberals, from Lloyd George to the Liberal Democrats, never had a foothold in Croydon? The results are in: Labour held Croydon North, as well as Middlesborough and Rotherham. In the...
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