shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
So back in 2014, there were two By-elections taking place on the 9th of October. Clacton (in Essex), triggered when then sitting MP Douglas Carswell swanned off to UKIP, and Heywood and Middleton (in Manchester), triggered when Jim Dobbin's sadly died whilst on a trip to Poland.
In our world, Clacton was easily won by Carswell, whilst Heywood and Middleton was a close run thing between Labour and UKIP, with Labour's Liz McInnes emerging with a majority of 617 over UKIP's John Bickley following a recount.
But what if, for whatever reason, those votes went another way and Bickley took the seat? What effect would this have had on the major parties and UKIP moving forward into 2015? Could they have held the seat, or would this have ended up like Rochester and Strood?
Assuming that Reckless can win still Rochester and Strood, how would three MP's in Parliment help UKIP in the next election?
In our world, Clacton was easily won by Carswell, whilst Heywood and Middleton was a close run thing between Labour and UKIP, with Labour's Liz McInnes emerging with a majority of 617 over UKIP's John Bickley following a recount.
But what if, for whatever reason, those votes went another way and Bickley took the seat? What effect would this have had on the major parties and UKIP moving forward into 2015? Could they have held the seat, or would this have ended up like Rochester and Strood?
Assuming that Reckless can win still Rochester and Strood, how would three MP's in Parliment help UKIP in the next election?