In midterm polls,it’s the Westminster incumbents who normally seize a beating. possibly this time will be differentWhen people speak of midterm elections, or midterm blues, and the “term” they have in intellect is normally that of the government. Ordinarily,such contests are seen as a test of strength for the governing party of the day, with a working assumption that the incumbents will do badly, and as voters seize the chance to poke a finger in the eye of their masters.
Thursday’s elections across the UK are not quite like that. For one thing,there is nothing midterm about the parliamentary and assembly contests in Scotland and Wales: they are national ballots to elect (or re-elect) the governments of those countries.
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Source: theguardian.com