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Old 05-01-2010, 19:01   #131
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Re: Potential Conservative Candidate for Parliament

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Originally Posted by Gayle View Post
Sorry, course he did.

My point was that the Tories nationally, really haven't been a viable opposition for some time, but they did win when things were a bit more balanced. And, now that the current government is hugely unpopular, this is a likely time for Hyndburn to swing back to Tory.
You're wrong.

When Pope won the seat for Labour in 1992, from the popular sitting local M.P., New Labour was but a distant dream, and the Labour party was seen as unelectable, with Kinnock as their leader.

Hyndburn bucked the trend, by electing Greg.
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