Jeremy Corbyn hails Oldham West and Royton by-election victory

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Jim McMahon, seen with his partner Charlene, increased Labour's vote share


Labour's candidate Jim McMahon secured a 10,835 majority from UKIP's John Bickley and a 62% vote share that was higher than at the general election.

The full result

• Jim McMahon (Labour) - 17,209 (62.11%)
• John Bickley (UKIP) - 6,487 (23.41%)
• James Daly (Conservative) - 2,596 (9.37%)
• Jane Brophy (Liberal Democrat) - 1,024 (3.70%)
• Simeon Hart (Green Party) - 249 (0.90%)
• Sir Oink A-Lot (Monster Raving Loony) - 141 (0.51%)

Jeremy Corbyn hails Oldham West and Royton by-election victory - BBC News

 

[The Great Goose]

Abolute rubbish sir, and I'm thinking of making more dams.

 

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Jim McMahon, seen with his partner Charlene, increased Labour's vote share


Labour's candidate Jim McMahon secured a 10,835 majority from UKIP's John Bickley and a 62% vote share that was higher than at the general election.

The full result

• Jim McMahon (Labour) - 17,209 (62.11%)
• John Bickley (UKIP) - 6,487 (23.41%)
• James Daly (Conservative) - 2,596 (9.37%)
• Jane Brophy (Liberal Democrat) - 1,024 (3.70%)
• Simeon Hart (Green Party) - 249 (0.90%)
• Sir Oink A-Lot (Monster Raving Loony) - 141 (0.51%)

Jeremy Corbyn hails Oldham West and Royton by-election victory - BBC News

By-elections don't show anything.

Look at UKIP. They won two seats in by-elections before the election, and managed to hold onto one of them. Corbyn is not fighting an election right now, and the claws really aren't out yet. How he manages to get through that will determine how well things go in a real election.