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West Midlands Hinterland
Outside of the West Midlands conurbation the West Midlands contains many marginal seats, largely commuter towns and new towns like Telford. Along with the East Midlands, marginals in this region saw the strongest swing to the Conservatives in our 2008 survey. It remains one of their better performing areas, with a 12.8% swing to the Tories.
As in other areas there has been a further movement to “other” candidates and, if he stands again, this may be enough for Dr Richard Taylor to retain Wyre Forest against the Conservative advance.
Seat-by-seat prediction
12.8% swing to the Conservatives
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Introduction --- Prediction Summary --- The new political landscape --- Tactical Voting and the Personal Vote --- The Deciding Factors --- The Key Issues --- Sleaze --- Campaigning --- Changing Opinions --- Methodology --- View 2008 report
REGIONAL BREAKDOWNS:
Inner London --- Outer London --- London's Commuter Belt --- Seaside Towns --- Labour's Southern Bastions --- Urban West Midlands --- West Midlands hinterland --- East Midlands --- West Yorkshire --- North West --- North East England --- Cumbria --- Conservatives vs Lib Dems: South West --- Conservatives vs Lib Dems: Elsewhere --- Labour vs Lib Dems --- Welsh Marginals --- Scottish Marginals
