Since the autumn of 2005 the British National Party have developed a presence in Scarborough. There is one local activist, but most of their members travel from West Yorkshire, usually on Saturdays, to man a stall in the central area of the pedestrian precinct issuing recruiting leaflets and selling the party newspaper 'Voice of FREEDOM'. The stall is draped with the Union Jack, but does not give a clear indication that its materials are those of the BNP.
Willie Rennie's election as the new MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, home of chancellor Gordon Brown, takes the total of Liberal Democrat in the House of Commons to 63. His by-election victory not only saw a 16% swing from New Labour to the Liberal Democrats, it also saw David Cameron's Conservatives retain fourth place with a swing of 9% from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats.
Willie Rennie's election as the new MP for Dunfermline and West Fife, home of chancellor Gordon Brown, takes the total of Lib Dems in the House of Commons to 63. His by-election victory not only saw a 16% swing from New Labour to the Liberal Democrats, it also saw David Cameron's Conservatives retain fourth place with a swing of 9% from the Conservatives to the Lib Dems.
At the start of this campaign, many political commentators thought that the Liberal Democrats would be fighting to retain the second place that they narrowly gained over the SNP in 2005 - or even fighting to stay ahead of the Conservatives. The result was a sensational Liberal Democrat victory.
Liberal Democrat County Councillors for Guildford, Sarah Di Caprio, David Goodwin, Eddie Owen, Pauline Searle and Fiona White joined together to send a letter to the Surrey Advertiser which was published today [10th Feb] informing Surrey's residents of Surrey County Council's Conservative run Executive's disregard for the processes of democracy.
Last night's result in the Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, comes as an added boost to Bedford & Kempston Lib Dems in their progress towards winning next time in Bedford & Kempston.
