Why are the Liberal Democrats so popular and electorally successful in Cornwall?

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John A
- 13 April, 2008 at (Edit)
Having lived on the Isle of Wight during the period when Steve Ross was the MP, I can only suggest that if the Cornwall success is anything similar it has to do with an insular community who tend to vote en-masse. The Island, like Cornwall has a different agenda to the rest of the country and if the have a Liberal MP, chances are he/she will have a pretty strong position within the party and be high profile as the party spokesman on say agriculture, which would mean that he would be seen and heard as specifically representing the interests of the region. They probably figure that they have a greater chance of representing their wishes in parliament with this voting stance.

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