Comments on: Blackpool North and Cleveleys

By: David Nettleton

David Nettleton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:06:36 +0000

The Totnes result will be interesting as the Tories opted for an open selection – and picked a woman! She got it on merit.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:23:46 +0000

Well it’s not up to you how the Labour Party goes about its selections, is it.

By: smokey Jones

smokey Jones — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:48:09 +0000

AWS is rather patronising in this day and age. why do they do it? Someone should strongly object to the Policy.

By: doktorb

doktorb — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:18:22 +0000

Over on VoteUK, a poster has confirmed that this will be AWS.

I am fairly confident that this will be a Tory gain.

By: Neb

Neb — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:25:47 +0000

Yep, was most likely outcome, given the situation. Now interviews and shortlisting next week by the party HQ, up to 6 on the shortlist. My prediction is that Mrs Martin will probably be the only local on the shortlist and will have a tough fight from the “will stand anywhere safe” professional carpetbaggers with friends in the right places. This is even though it’s far from a Labour safe seat as options are now running out for them as the election approaches

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:26:52 +0000

NEB – The NEC must have been listening as this is an AWS

By: Mr_Osato

Mr_Osato — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:38:07 +0000

Now confirmed as an all-women shortlist, ruling out Blackburn.

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Labour-want-candidate-to-be.6148253.jp

By: Neb

Neb — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:29:11 +0000

It’s not too late for the Labour National Executive, Election Selections sub panel to declare it an all women shortlist, especially as it is an existing sitting Labour woman MP, which would boost Penny Martin’s chances

By: Mr_Osato

Mr_Osato — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:59:20 +0000

Former Wyre Borough and Lancs County Councillor Penny Martin has apparently thrown her hat into the ring, along with Blackpool Councillor Simon Blackburn. She’d be an excellent choice, hard-working and independent minded. Despite not being a Labour supporter, I’d gladly vote for her if I lived in the constituency – which, sadly, I don’t

By: Neb

Neb — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:51:41 +0000

I live in Cleveleys, we used to have a small caravan park near the town centre a good few years ago – now a housing development. They are all over the border in Fleetwood or Poulton now.

Generally speaking about cleveleys, it did go quite strongly for labour for around 15 years which was a big surprise to many when it happened, but has heavily swung back to the conservatives lately, it’s the sort of area where a good street campaign can make a difference though, ref the last by-election in Jubilee Ward. Also note that we have a high percentage of pensioners here who tend use their to vote unless.

Personally I think it we now have a proper marginal here that could go ether way. It won’t help Labour if they parachute an unknown outsider in at the last minute though. The conservative is an outsider, but he has used the last year to get himelf known