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Politics => National and European(EU) Matters => Topic started by: WiseOwl on April 22, 2015, 10: AM

Title: Can Cleggy lose his seat in Hallam Sheffield?
Post by: WiseOwl on April 22, 2015, 10: AM

Students occupied Nick Clegg's Sheffield Hallam constituency office today, in protest against the cost of higher education.



Images posted on Twitter show the protesters holding up banners outside the Deputy Prime Minister's office.

They briefly entered the building itself but left after police arrived.

The demonstration, organised by the Free University of Sheffield, was a response to the Liberal Democrat leader's broken pledge at the last General Election to oppose any increase in tuition fees. Students can now be charged up to £9,000 a year

I wonder how he feels about having to show his face where he is not the favour of the century.
Title: Re: Can Cleggy lose his seat in Hallam Sheffield?
Post by: WiseOwl on April 22, 2015, 10: AM
Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrat 27,324 53.4 +7.1

Nicola Bates
Conservative 12,040 23.5 -6.6

Jack Scott
Labour 8,228 16.1 -1.7

Nigel James
UK Independence Party 1,195 2.3 +1.0

Steve Barnard
Green 919 1.8 -0.8

David Wildgoose
English Democrats 586 1.1 +1.1

Martin Fitzpatrick
Independent 429 0.8 +0.8

Ray Green
Christian Party 250 0.5 +0.5

Mark Adshead
Monster Raving Loony Party 164 0.3 +0.3


Majority
15,284 29.9 

Turnout
51,135 73.7 +5.8