Psephological reflections on Wythenshawe and Sale East by election.

There seems to be much misplaced post analysis on the Wythenshawe and Sale East byelection. Having spent 4 weeks constantly in the constituency I do not recognise the postscripts that have be written by the commentariat. Much of the assessment seems to have be written from far away and based on dubious assumptions.

One journalist wrote that the turnout was dismal falling from 50% to 28%. It was