Real Votes

In marginal seat upon marginal seat, this week's local government by-election results were disastrous for Cameron:

West ward, Peterborough
Con - 1,252 (58% -14)
Lab - 341 (16% -12)
LD - 224 (10% +10)
UKIP - 177 (8% +8)
English Democrats - 93 (4% +4)
Green - 58 (3% +3)
Con hold

St Helens ward, Hastings
Con - 609 (41% -11)
Lab - 550 (37% +10)
LD - 210 (14% -7)
BNP - 93 (6% +6)
English Democrats - 36 (2% +2)
Con hold

Tavistock South ward, West Devon
LD - 523 (46% +29)
Con - 450 (39% +2)
Ind - 170 (15% -31)
LD gain from Con

Wyke Regis ward, Weymouth & Portland
Lab - 579 (40% +4)
Con - 486 (34% -30)
LD - 268 (19% +19)
Citizen's Action Party - 111 (8% +8)
Lab gain from Con

Areley Kings ward, Wyre Forest
Lab - 540 (38% +5)
KHCC - 421 (30% +1)
Con - 394 (28% -7)
UKIP - 63 (4% +4)
Lab gain from Con

Camp Hill ward, Nuneaton & Bedworth
Lab - 670 (47% +17)
BNP - 478 (34% -2)
Con - 275 (19% -10)
Lab gain from BNP

Heron Wood ward, Rushmoor
Lab - 437 (42% +12)
LD - 354 (34% -8)
Con - 259 (25% -3)
Lab gain from LD

Queen’s Park ward, Westminster
Lab - 814 (63% +10)
Con - 211 (16% -13)
Green - 152 (12% +12)
LD - 123 (9% -8)
Lab hold

Kingsbrook ward, Bedford
LD - 661 (49% +1)
Lab - 370 (28% +4)
Con - 150 (11% -8)
Ind - 85 (6% +6)
Ind - 73 (5% +5)
LD hold

Bearsden South ward, East Dunbartonshire
The final preferences after second preference votes were counted were:
LD 1770
Con 1499
LD gain from Con

For as long as there has been any New Labour, the whole point of it has been the existence of a Tory threat.

For as long as there has been any New Labour, the Tory threat has simply not existed at all.

For as long as there has been any New Labour, there has been no point to New Labour.