As a break from Syria – a bit of Oldham fun. Place your bets.

Gawd ! It must be so painful when you can’t fudge a result.

Quite.

Totally irrelevant – its a by-election and they run by their own rules.

UKIP were predicting a win, or eating seriously into the Labour majority. They did neither. Labour increased their vote at the expense of the Tories. It represents a swing away from the Tories, in one constituency, that has always been Labour – always.

With the b$ggers muddle that includes pigs heads, junior doctors, and in party bullying, this is no surprise.

A steady improvement for Nigel. It must hurt in certain quarters.

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The only people hurting are in UKIPand Tory Central. Even the deputy of UKIP said that they were beaten easily without any ‘bent’ postal votes. It’s just Nige ranting, again

A steady improvement for Nigel. It must hurt in certain quarters.

But it was “stolen” from UKIP, don’t forget. And no doubt they will all claim something good out of it – they usually do.

But the paltry turnout illustrates just how interested the voters were!!;)

Yesterday’s man comes second. What a dismal failure.

UKIP’s share of the vote went up by 3.4% from 18.9%

Labour’s increased by 2.5% from 59.6%

The conservatives lost share from 18.9 to 9.4%

So a ringing endorsement for Call Me Dave then.

An increase for UKIP but hardly the dramatic improvement they were suggesting would happen

Indeed…….

So, notwithstanding a small turnout and predictable outrage from Farage, who is fast becoming yesterday’s man, a comfortable win for Labour at Oldham.

Yesterday’s man comes second. What a dismal failure.

What the hell were UKIP, or more correctly, what was Nigel Farage, banging-on about with postal voting? Can the postal vote have been that significant; I think a figure of 15% was mentioned, so that wouldn’t have changed the outcome anyway would it? Maybe alcohol and Twitter shouldn’t be mixed?

Frankly, I’m still surprised at the scale of the UKIP vote but then I guess that anything but a Labour vote would have been ‘wasted’ yesterday!

So, notwithstanding a small turnout and predictable outrage from Farage, who is fast becoming yesterday’s man, a comfortable win for Labour at Oldham.

I understand cyanide works quickly!:D

You may be right, but if that c.14,000 majority is whittled down significantly it will be a bitter pill for Corbyn to swallow….

Corbyn will probably have earned points with the electorate by allowing a free vote and Hilary Benn did the real Labour Party no harm at all.

I think it will be close.

Moggy

I saw a reference somewhere to ex-councillor and Labour candidate Jim McMahon embroiled in tax problems so that might affect his vote……..losing a seat anytime isn’t good but losing this seat now would be a disaster.

I thought from the title this thread was going to be about football…

…you know, Oldham Wanderers in the Football Association League Championship Play-Offs, or something? :confused:

Labour: hold with reduced majority.
Conservative: big gains.
UKIP: wiped out.
Liberal Democrat: gains.
Green: gains.
Monster Raving Looney: pointless.

Oldham: 6
Chelsea: 0

The key point might be how much of the Labour vote was for Meacher, personally, an extremely capable and diligent Member, as I understand it, and on the left of the party and one of Corbyn’s key allies.