Ed Davey says Lib Dems will need tactical votes to win Frome by-election as Tories put up fight

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Ed Davey says Lib Dems will need tactical votes to win Frome by-election as Tories put up fight
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Lib Dem leader EdwardJDavey insists the by-election in Somerton and Frome is heading for a 'photo finish' 🗳️ As sources suggest internal polling is showing both Green and Labour voters are shifting over to their candidate SarahDykeLD

The Liberal Democrats will need to rely on tactical voting from constituents who want to defeat the Tories in Thursday’sThe party, which is hoping for its fourth by-election victory against the Conservative Party in just over two years, needs to overturn a Tory majority of 19,213 to take the seat.insists the poll is heading for a “photo finish”, campaign sources within his party suggest internal polling is showing both Green and Labour voters are shifting over to their candidate, Sarah Dyke.

One Lib Dem source said: “In the last 48 hours we’ve noticed a lot of traditional Green and Labour voters in Frome are coming over to us as they realise this will come down to tactical voting.However, the source added that the Somerset town of Frome makes up only 25 per cent of the total vote, and that the party in this largely rural constituency still had “some way to go” before the Lib Dems could be assured of victory.

Davey, who was campaigning alongside Ms Dyke at a local equine charity, said the result was a “two-horse race”.: “It’s a huge majority to overturn and there’s no doubt the Conservatives have been campaigning hard in this by-election.The Lib Dem leader added: “Given our successes in three by-elections that no one thought we could win, we’re getting used to winning.”

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