How many marginal constituencies

Bishop Auckland likely to be election barometer. What is the secret behind tactical voting? Corbyn rules out election pacts with rival parties. Marginals and ultra-marginals. Leave and Remain. Remain pact. Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid agree election pact Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats Corbyn rules out election pacts with rival parties What is tactical voting? Published 11 November Published 12 November Published 7 November Published 13 November Related Read For Labour, many of its target seats are in London where polls indicate it is consolidating its support base.

There are as many as nine seats which could go to Labour if it performs well, including a few that would change hands on a very small swing. While Johnson actually losing the seat would be a shock, there is a concerted effort by Labour to make that happen.

Source: TheJournal. On the opposite side, Labour faces a battle to hold the marginal seats it has in Leave-voting areas, particularly in the north of England and the Midlands. For example, the North-east of England is traditionally a Labour heartland but the party is on the defensive in some areas, with the Conservatives eyeing up to half a dozen gains.

The constituency of Bishop Auckland has been a Labour seat since but its MP won with a majority of just there in The area voted Leave in the Brexit referendum and will be seen as a barometer of how the wider election pans out. One of the marginal seats that may be at risk on a really bad night for Labour is the former seat of Tony Blair in Sedgefield which has a majority of 7.

Another is Hartlepool, where the majority is 9. The seats in this region will be among the first to declare on election night. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www. Please note that TheJournal. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy. News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated.

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