Several times. The record is 15 in 1986, when all the Unionist MPs resigned to fight by-elections in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Outside of Northern Ireland, there have been instances of 5 at once and one instance of 6.
It’ll be interesting if the Tories can hold any of them. May give a hint at how much their core vote holds up in the next election. Could be the difference between a Labour government and a Hung parliament. A tory revival looks extremely unlikely.
One more byelection, that’s very interesting. Will be fun to see which way those seats go now.
Four. Has this ever happened before?
Several times. The record is 15 in 1986, when all the Unionist MPs resigned to fight by-elections in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Outside of Northern Ireland, there have been instances of 5 at once and one instance of 6.
Thanks!
It’ll be interesting if the Tories can hold any of them. May give a hint at how much their core vote holds up in the next election. Could be the difference between a Labour government and a Hung parliament. A tory revival looks extremely unlikely.