Wake up to Zexit

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Permalink Reply by John D on December 2, 2016 at 9:18

Just to clarify - this was not a safe seat for the Government as there was no Conservative candidate. Zac Goldsmith stood as an Independent, having resigned the Conservative whip. Whatever his views on Brexit, independent candidates seldom do well so I would be cautious about extrapolating this result.

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Permalink Reply by matthew cuthbert on December 2, 2016 at 10:36

Ken Livingston another Mayoral candidate received a different result as an Independent, you need to listen to your electorate, or exit by the ballot box. This still remains a great result, from a well contested election, which needed over a 20% swing to win.

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on December 2, 2016 at 15:32

Of course you would.

You'd rather support an unelected PM.. Not elected to be leader by her party, nor by the country. Just appointed by yet another unelected individual. The Queen.

Let's take back control ... scoff!

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Permalink Reply by maggie on December 2, 2016 at 16:03

Zac Goldsmith was an Independant and unoficial Tory/ UKIP candidate. The Conservatives and Kippers did not stand anyone against him and they campaigned on his behalf and if he had been re-elected he would have still voted with the government, apart from anything concerning Heathrow. And Zac obvioulsy thought it was a safe seat having a 23,000 majority.

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