06-06-2024, 04:46 PM in response to #51490
Yeoman Wrote: It's an interesting point. When they give the results at the GE, I thought they give the gains and losses WRT to the previous general election , and ignore any intervening by-elections. So therefore Clacton would be described in 2015 as "UKIP gain" as per electionpolling
https://www.electionpolling.co.uk/consti...nt/clacton
Our local seat Glasto & Somerton is being described as an LD targeted 'gain' despite the fact we already have an LD MP.
However Wikipedia reports differently. There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rules for this, so to me you could describe it equally as a gain or hold.
And certainly not clear cut enough either way to warrant a load of snide point scoring.
Interesting, cheers. I guess politically should the LDs be successful in G&S they would rather portray it as a gain rather than the hold even though it seems like the latter IMO.
No bother on the snide comments, wanky attempts at oneupmanship is one of the core values of this place