Comments on: Bristol East

By: GreenGreenie

GreenGreenie — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:40:04 +0000

TUSC will also stand here.

By: Tristan C

Tristan C — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:05:34 +0000

The BNP has announced on their website that Keynsham resident Brian Jenkins is their candidate here.

I’d agree with Paul Smith, I cannot see them making much of difference here. However I was surprised that they did not stand a candidate from Bristol itself. I know the benefit of being a local candidate is often debateable but for the fringe parties I think having a recongisable candidate could boost their total vote slightly.

By: John Demots

John Demots — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:36 +0000

The tories have a strong local candidate and looking at the last few local elections results you can see the swing.
I see this as a tight finish but a tory gain.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:07:57 +0000

the Fishponds area has a cluster of BNP members so they may well stand a candidate but unlikely to affect the overall result

By: GreenGreenie

GreenGreenie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:21:34 +0000

I doubt if all the BNP votes will transfer directly to the English Democrats. In 2005 General UKIP got just 2.7% (Greens got 3.8%) – but got far more votes in the Euros.

I think Greens will outpoll the English Democrats

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:40:53 +0000

Well there is no BNP canididate here as far as we can tell so they may take quite alot of BNP votes. The BNP won over 10% of the vote in the 5 Bristol East wards which were contested in June 2009 and combined with the English Democrats vote would be 11% which was more than the Greens though they only contested 4 of the wards and the Greens fought all 5.

By: GreenGreenie

GreenGreenie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:31:12 +0000

The English Democrats stood a local candidate in St George West Ward in June 2009, finished dead last of 6 candidates.
(6.56%)
Labour, Lib Dem, Tory, Green, BNP, ED.

In a 2008 bye-election they also came last with 3.43%.

For one I’m quite glad when they take votes from the BNP.

By: Paul Smith

Paul Smith — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:19:47 +0000

no news on Adeela Shafi who is turning down engagements or just not turning up, Tory hopes here must be dissolving

http://bristolwestpaul.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/since-youve-been-gone/

By: Andrew Prowd

Andrew Prowd — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:10:29 +0000

I wonder how well (or badly) the English Democrats will do.

By: Merseymike

Merseymike — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:13:37 +0000

Because then Tony Benn was regarded as a wild eyed extremist not a national treasure!