Lib Dem surge could snatch 23 prime seats from the Tories after Chesham & Amersham win - The Times

The Conservatives risk losing 23 seats in the south or east of England if the Liberal Democrat surge in Chesham & Amersham is repeated in a general election, analysis for The Times shows.

Dominic Raab would lose his Surrey constituency and David Cameron’s old constituency of Witney would also fall to the Lib Dems, YouGov research suggests. The 23 seats are all held by Conservatives, voted Remain in 2016 and have the Liberal Democrats in second place, higher than average numbers of degree-holders and a majority smaller than that the Conservatives were defending in Chesham & Amersham.

The seats range from Wimbledon, where the Tories clung on by just 628 votes, or 1.2 per cent, in 2019 to Mid Sussex, where the Conservatives have

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2021-06-19 11:00:00Z
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