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The Voluntary Party's tour of marginals hits Warwickshire

On Sunday I noted that senior members of the National Convention were organising a campaigning tour of marginal seats around the the country.

Yesterday saw the team visiting Warwickshire, as Emma Pidding reports in a brief despatch:

"We visited three key seats – Warwick & Leamington, North Warwickshire and Nuneaton. Undertook leafleting (including railway station) and canvassing. Very well received by local Associations and PPCs. Labour vote seems to be fairly soft. However, important to note that there does seem to be evidence of scaremongering by the Labour Party (telling voters that the Conservatives will not be continuing with Sure Start)."

Below are pictures of some of the team with Chris White in Warwick and Leamington (top) and Daniel Byles in North Warwickshire (bottom).

Anyone wanting to join the tour should email Simon Mort.

Jonathan Isaby

Chris White reselected for Warwick & Leamington

Chris White was reselected for Warwick and Leamington last week. Chris, who was not on the priority list, brought the majority down from around 6000 to 200 at the last election. 

A new neighbouring constituency, Kenilworth and Southam, has been created which takes some of the Conservative wards away from Warwick. This puts lucky James Plaskitt's notional majority back up to 5000 so Chris has a fight on his hands.

If anyone is interested, he is the eleventh candidate of the XY chromosome to be selected in a row.

Deputy Editor