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Article: Labour faces a West meltdown ; The Labour Party would suffer the worst election result since the war if the public were to go to the polls now, according to a leading West expert.
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2008
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The Labour Party would suffer the worst election result since the
war if the public were to go to the polls now, according to a
leading West expert.
Dr Gordon Reece, a retired lecturer from Bristol University, said
that his election forecast, based on public opinion polls, shows
things are worse for Labour under Gordon Brown than they were under
Michael Foot in 1983. The outcome would leave the party with no
presence in the South West.
Nationally, were a general election to be called now, Dr Reece
forecasts a Conservative victory with an overall majority of more
than 250 seats. The national breakdown would be Conservative 461,