How come the Scottish independence referendum showed a large NO vote, and yet, a few months later, the Scottish National Party won 56 out of the 59 seats in Scotland?
On 29 April 2015, an opinion poll showed that in 50 key marginal seats, Labour was ahead of the Conservatives.
ITV News Conservative Labour Battlegrounds Poll « ComRes
The ITV News Battleground poll studied the fifty most marginal Conservative-held seats where Labour were second at the last election.
The results showed that Labour led the Conservatives by three points across these seats.
Labour stood at 40% in these key battleground seats, with the Conservatives on 37%.
This represented a swing of 3.5 points from the Conservatives to Labour.
This represented a swing of 3.5 points from the Conservatives to Labour.
If these results had been replicated on election day, and if there were a uniform swing across all these constituencies, it would have seen Labour win forty of the fifty seats.
Many Conservative candidates in these constituencies were genuinely surprised when they actually won their seats.
Yet the Conservatives won the seat.
It had been predicted by the political expert Ian Dale that Labour would win Brighton Kemptown.
Yet, the Conservatives's Simon Kirby beat Labour's Nancy Platts.
In Stroud, the Conservatives won, thus defying the bookmakers' predictions.
George Galloway to mount legal challenge over election defeat
James Harding
The media played its part in 'rigging' the election.
"The BBC's sympathetic treatment of the Tories during Election 2015 shouldn’t surprise us, as the head of BBC News and Current Affairs is a man called James Harding, who was previously editor of Rupert Murdoch's neocon newspaper The Times..."
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Google appeared to be trying to hide material linking top Conservatives to child abuse rings, deregulation of the banks...
Stolen ballot papers could have been used to help the Conservatives win in certain key marginal seats.
On 29 April 2015, the BBC reported that a van containing more than 200,000 ballot papers had been stolen.
The ballot papers had been printed in London and were heading for Hastings and Rye and Eastbourne - ahead of voting in the general election on 7 May.
Police said it was believed the van was parked in Longbridge Road, Dagenham, at about 19:30. The theft was discovered at about 06:25.
Stolen van held Hastings and Eastbourne ballot papers - BBC
Protesters and police face off at Downing Street gates as hundreds rally against new Tory government.
Rob Ford, senior lecturer in politics at the University of Manchester, noticed that the Conservatives succeeded in concentrating their votes "in the seats where it counted."
"The Tory vote went up four points in the key marginals it was defending from Labour and in the marginals it was looking to win from the Liberal Democrats.
"Conservative support was flat or falling" in many other areas.
Labour had been expected to win in Hastings and Rye.
Hastings & Rye - Lord Ashcroft Polls.
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The 1970 general election was won, unexpectedly, by the Conservative Edward Heath, a frequent visitor to the island of Jersey.
If there was vote rigging in the 2015 election, the main purpose was to give David Cameron a majority.
Only in a limited number of marginal constituencies would the vote need to be rigged.
The Powers-That-Be would not have wanted to save Member of Parliament John Hemming.
Hemming had helped Leah McGrath Goodman, who has been investigating the Jersey child abuse and Haut de la Garenne.
Hemming lost his seat.
Conservative candidate Chloe Smith in Norwich North
Conservative Chloe Smith retains Norwich North seat..
There was a turnout of 67.8pc - up almost 3pc on 2010.
The Conservative Chloe Smith was announced as the winner with 19,052 votes, compared to second place Labour with 14,589 votes.
The Conservative Tania Mathias beat the Liberal-Democrat Vince Cable in Twickenham by 25,580 votes to 23,563.
During the vote count at Norwich North, the fire alarm went off, although there was apparently no evacuation.
The Conservative Chloe Smith was announced as the winner with 19,052 votes, compared to second place Labour with 14,589 votes.
Vince Cable.
Vince Cable is an enemy of Rupert Murdoch.
Rupert Murdoch supported the Scottish National Party (yellow) in Scotland and the Conservative Party (blue) in England.
The Powers-That-Be were angry with Labour for attacking Israel over its attack on Gaza.
The result of the May 2015 UK election
Elections can be rigged.
BBC.
Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesman Douglas Alexander was defeated in Renfrewshite (Renfrewshire) South.
Harlow
The Conservative's Robert Halfon (above) has almost doubled his majority to retain this previously marginal seat.
Robert Halfon was born to a Jewish family living in Hampstead, London.[4][5].
His grandfather was an Italian Jew, living in Libya.
Robert Halfon has been the Political Director for Conservative Friends of Israel.
Dumfries & Galloway
This is an SNP gain from Labour.
Scottish National Party, Richard Arkless: 41.4% share of the total vote
+29.1% change in share of the votes
Conservative: 29.9% share of the total vote
-1.7% change in share of the votes
Labour: 24.7% share of the total vote
-21.2
Dumfries and Galloway was once a relatively safe Conservative seat, with the vast majority opposing independence.
Sheffield Hallam
The Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg once worked for Sir Leon Brittan, who has been named as a child rapist.
Nick Clegg (above) has held onto his seat.
Nick Clegg: 22,215 votes.
-13.4% change in share of the votes
Labour: 19,862 votes.
+19.7% change in share of the votes
Conservatives: 7,544 total votes.
-9.9%
Hampstead & Kilburn
Tulip Siddiq has worked for Philip Gould Associates, MP Harry Cohen and the Obama campaign in the USA[1].
Tulip Siddiq has worked for Philip Gould Associates, MP Harry Cohen and the Obama campaign in the USA[1].
Tulip, the Labour candidate, is part of the Establishment.
Tulip held on to this marginal seat, which was once held by the Conservatives.
Labour, Tulip Siddiq: 44.4% share of the total vote.
+11.6% change in share of the votes
Conservative, Simon Marcus: 42.3% share of the total vote.
+9.6% change in share of the votes
Independent, Ronnie Carroll: 0.2% share of the total vote.
Tulip held on to this marginal seat, which was once held by the Conservatives.
Labour, Tulip Siddiq: 44.4% share of the total vote.
+11.6% change in share of the votes
Conservative, Simon Marcus: 42.3% share of the total vote.
+9.6% change in share of the votes
Independent, Ronnie Carroll: 0.2% share of the total vote.
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This is an SNP gain from Labour.
Scottish National Party, Richard Arkless: 41.4% share of the total vote
+29.1% change in share of the votes
Conservative: 29.9% share of the total vote
-1.7% change in share of the votes
Labour: 24.7% share of the total vote
-21.2
Dumfries and Galloway was once a relatively safe Conservative seat, with the vast majority opposing independence.
..
Sheffield Hallam
The Liberal Democrats' Nick Clegg once worked for Sir Leon Brittan, who has been named as a child rapist.
Nick Clegg (above) has held onto his seat.
Nick Clegg: 22,215 votes.
-13.4% change in share of the votes
Labour: 19,862 votes.
+19.7% change in share of the votes
Conservatives: 7,544 total votes.
-9.9%
A City on a Rock - Goya (It's a forgery)
In the UK General election, the EXIT POLLS showed:
The Conservatives were expected to get 316 Members of Parliament, just short of a majority.
A party needs 326 MPs to have a majority.
Labour was expected to get 239 MPs.
The Liberal Democrats were expected to get only 10 MPs.
The Scottish Nationalists were expected to get 58 MPs.
Plaid Cymru 4, UKIP 2 and the Greens 2.
The EXIT POLLS conflict with the earlier OPINION POLLS which showed Conservatives and Labour neck and neck.
Conservatives 284
Labour 263
John Major, who won the 1992 election, was involved in the 1991 Gulf War.
In the 1992 general election, both the exit polls and the opinion polls suggested a Labour win, and yet the Conservatives under John Major were declared the winners.
Was the 1992 election rigged?
From the beginning of 1992 campaign, the parties were neck and neck in the opinion polls, with Labour fractionally ahead.
The commentators predicted a hung parliament.
The exit polls suggested a hung parliament.
The official result was: Conservatives 42.8 per cent of the vote, Labour 35.2 per cent.
The official result was: Conservatives 42.8 per cent of the vote, Labour 35.2 per cent.
The fire alarm goes off at the Scottish Referendum count in Dundee.