Why I will be in Stoke on Saturday
Prior to Witney, the Liberal Democrat approach and outcome in Parliamentary by-elections was a continuation of the previous Parliament: put in little effort, get not much of a result. That's why the effort put into Witney signified a major change in the party's campaigning approach, as I expanded on in the latest Liberal Democrat Newswire. It wasn't just the effort that was much higher than before; so too was the resulting Liberal Democrat vote share. However since that change in approach, we've only had by-elections in Conservative-held seats.
MP
27 Jan 2017
