Richard Merrin was last night selected to stand in the Hornsey and Wood Green constituency at the next general election.
The managing director of a London-based public relations agency, Richard was recently a finalist in the Holborn and St Pancras selection and has a long record of campaigning in Camden.
He said on his selection:
“I am absolutely delighted to have been selected by the members of the Hornsey and Wood Green Conservative Association, an area of London my family live and I know so well. Labour-run Haringey Council is officially the worst in London and one of the bottom four in the UK. The people of Hornsey and Wood Green have been hit by a double whammy – an inept council and a sub-prime government well past its sell-by date. With the European Elections heading toward us I am looking forward to being part of a great team determined to make in-roads into the Lib Dem vote.”
Despite being Tory held (by Sir Hugh Rossi) until 1992, the Conservative vote here has dropped at every election ever since, generally accounted for by significant demographic changes. The seat was held for Labour between 1992 and 2005 by Barbara Roche, but in 2005 it was gained by Lib Dem Lynne Featherstone, who will defend a majority of 2,395 over Labour. The Tories start in third place on 12.7%.
Jonathan Isaby
