>> Turn out very low, so clearly most people simply didn't care or at least couldn't
>> be bothered. Which kind of puts the media reported "voter outrage" into perspective - there
>> clearly isn't much.
A quick look at byelections since 2010 suggests sub 50% turnouts to be pretty much the norm. Sure there are exceptions like Bradford West where Galloway was elected for Respect but they're exactly that; exceptions.
The figure may catch some Tories who sat on their hands at home but that's speculation.
LAbour put little effort in recognising, as they did at Amersham, that it wasn't their territory and they'd a tacit understanding with the LD's and hoping their supporters voted tactically.
Tory majority here is similar to North Shropshire. If Chris Heaton-Harris fell under a bus I'd happily vote LD in the byelection if that were likely to send Downing Street a message.
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