There is little point in providing any extensive commentary on what was happening in yesterday's elections as yet. There are far too many polls still to be counted as yet.<\/p>\n
That said, some things stand out.<\/p>\n
The Tories have lost almost half of all the seats that they were defending.<\/p>\n
The swing against them in the Blackpool South by-election was the third biggest since WW2.<\/p>\n
Labour has generally done well.<\/p>\n
The Greens have done very well.<\/p>\n
LibDems are unlikely to take much comfort from results, so far.<\/p>\n
Reform has failed so far, including in places like Lincolnshire, where they might have had hopes. That is very good news.<\/p>\n
But is the Labour vote that solid? Look at South Tyneside and it is apparent that it is not when other factors come into play, as they have there.<\/p>\n
That said, it looks as of the opinion polls are broadly accurate, excepting on support for the Greens and Reform, where results conflict with supposed opinion.<\/p>\n
But, let's wait and see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"