The hot takes on Labour’s Wakefield win are laughable
Labour has won the Wakefield by-election, taking the seat from the Tories. But the data shows this isn’t any kind of resounding victory. Yet if you believed the party and the pundits then the result was ‘beyond their wildest dreams’.
Wakefield: wild?
As Britain Elects noted, Labour won Wakefield with 47.9% of the vote:
Wakefield parliamentary by-election result
LAB: 47.9% (+8.1)
CON: 30.0% (-17.3)
IND (Akbar): 7.6% (+7.6)
YRK: 4.3% (+2.4)Labour GAIN from Conservative.
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) June 24, 2022
Across the media and on Twitter, Labour MPs are oozing positivity about the result. For example, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh told BBC Breakfast:
We were obviously hoping for victory last night in Wakefield, but the result went beyond our wildest dreams. It was a higher turnout than we expected, a much bigger swing, and a much bigger vote share as well.
Haigh must have pretty tame dreams if the Wakefield result was beyond her “wildest” ones. Because actually, as pollster John Curtice noted, what actually happened was the Tories’ vote share collapsed more than Labour’s share rose. Never mind, though – because Keir Starmer branded the result as:
A historic victory — this city deserved a fresh start.
“Historic” is debatable. Because given the scandals surrounding Boris Johnson – Labour should have hammered the Tories. Plus, based on the size of the electorate in 2019 and the turnout – in reality only around 19% of the voting public voted for Labour.
Status quo, maintained
Ultimately the Wakefield by-election is useless as a public opinion gauge. Because the turnout was just 39.5% – way down on the general election. This is much like 2021’s Batley and Spen by-election, where Labour spun-it as some sort of victory when turnout was less than 50%. Both constituencies have higher rates of poverty than other parts of England. Hartlepool was a similar story: poverty met a by-election and the result was a turnout of less than 50%.
Our systems of politics and democracy, and their proponents, disenfranchise the poorest people. So much so, that they rightly feel voting will change nothing. The difference in a richer area, like Tiverton and Honiton, is clear. Its by-election saw a 52% turnout and the Lib Dems got in – while the constituency has much lower rates of deprivation.
So, no – the Wakefield election wasn’t a victory for Labour. It was a victory for the political and media class, who’ve maintained the status quo. And it’s all thanks to their disenfranchisement of the poorest people.
Featured image via Good Morning Britain – YouTube
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“So, no – the Wakefield election wasn’t a victory for Labour” on three counts.
1. That Thatcherite Neoliberal TORY Party is not The UK Labour Party. That Thatcherite Neoliberal TORY Party are The Parasite Neo-Labour Party TORIES.
2. Wakefield was packaged, wrapped and delivered by the Anti-Corbyn, Anti-Socialist, badmouthing, sabotaging Creagh. People made a mistake listening to her and her ilk, they are desperate and yet again they are screwed over, promised Labour and get delivered TORY!
3. They just dont like truth, but the will face it, like it or not! https://skwawkbox.org/2022/06/24/desperate-labour-lies-outright-to-embellish-drab-wakefield-result/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=desperate-labour-lies-outright-to-embellish-drab-wakefield-result
Maybe chill out watching Glasto lad. Getting that angry over a by election report is a bit sad.
Jew obsessed Corbyn basket case to election success. Well done the Labour Party.
Corbyn has never been “Jew obsessed” as you so illiterately put it. The obsession with Jews came exclusively from the vile British media whose ONLY obsession was with damaging Corbyn in any way they could. ALL those who allege that Corbyn has any antisemitism whatsoever are either liars or believers of lies. I will categorize you as a “believer” as it is unlikely that you have the foresight or planning skills to even think up a “big lie” (quote from Nazi Party 1935) As for “doing well” this is an inaccuracy on two counts! First of all the Labour Party is “labour” in name only. And as has been pointed out Sir starmer and his sycophants actually decreased their vote owing their “success” only to a decrease in Tory votes and an increase in Green. Yes well done the Tories second front!!
Whoop, whoop, loop the loop! Head out of the MSM pet!