Comments on: Bradford West

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:15:46 +0000

No idea – cannot find anything on Google as to why the change in candidate – there have been quite a few Lib Dem changes in candidates in Yorkshire – Bradford S, Halifax, Leeds C, Pudsey, Skipton & Ripon, Richmondshire, Cleethorpes, Haltemprice & Howden, Beverley & Holderness and Sheffield SE have also had changes

By: Joseph Brayson

Joseph Brayson — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:59:54 +0000

Whatever happened to Mukhtar Ali?

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:29:51 +0000

The Lib Dems have a new candidate – David Hall-Matthews who is a Uni Lecturer

By: Joseph Brayson

Joseph Brayson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:44:53 +0000

Not quite, I live in Keighley.

By: Barnaby JL Marder

Barnaby JL Marder — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:58:10 +0000

And you live in this seat don’t you Joseph?

By: Joseph Brayson

Joseph Brayson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:20:15 +0000

Also Peter, Mukhtar Ali was a former Labour councillor who defected a couple of years before the election. I agree that Labour may hold this seat.

By: peterelectionfollower

peterelectionfollower — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:41:15 +0000

I cannot help but notice that Mukhtar Ali did very well to virtually treble the LibDem vote last time (although it had halved in 2001). However there is no Iraq factor this time.

I assume BNP will stand in this seat and increase its vote and the question is like other West Yorks seats will they take more votes off Tories than Labour?

This could be the first Tory target seat from Labour on list that Tories do not take. This one will be close.

By: doktorb

doktorb — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:25:13 +0000

I am all in favour of same night counting…but why split the local and general votes across two days? They may as well count the whole thing on Friday morning.

It’s hard enough to find counting agents as it is these days, without forcing them to waste (potentially) three or more days!

By: Joseph Brayson

Joseph Brayson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:20:23 +0000

Any idea on how things are shaping up on the ground in terms of which party would win this seat?

By: Joseph Brayson

Joseph Brayson — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:46:06 +0000

Harry, According to Electoral Calculus 206 voters from City which is currently in Bradford North are transferred into Bradford West. 10622 voters remain in Bradford West. Therefore City ward is now unified in Bradford West.