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Post by Strontium Dog on Apr 16, 2022 15:14:37 GMT
Why would Blair give up a zillion a year Job with the influence it has to stand for parliament in Yorkshire? Rishi Sunak did... |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Apr 16, 2022 15:21:00 GMT
it tends to be a most prevalent assumption when there has been a large number of defeated candidates in the previous election but yes, it's an odd assumption given that it is fairly rare. But in the 1966-70 Parliament several defeated Tory MPs found their way back into Parliament via by-elections - Chris Chataway & Julian Amery come to mind straight away It happened a lot in the 1979-83 Parliament, Teddy Taylor, Tim Smith and Richard Page all being examples. And let's not forget Tony Benn's comeback in the following parliament. |
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Post by sirbenjamin on Apr 16, 2022 15:53:08 GMT
The retread we all want to see here is Jared O'Mara.
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Post by batman on Apr 16, 2022 16:38:35 GMT
speak for yourself!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2022 16:39:22 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham
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Post by johnloony on Apr 16, 2022 17:23:56 GMT
The retread we all want to see here is Jared O'Mara. ”We”? “All”? “Want”? “Here”? Have you completely forgotten what any of those words mean?!? |
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Post by heslingtonian on Apr 16, 2022 17:27:30 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham Wrong side of the Pennines. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2022 18:51:07 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham Wrong side of the Pennines. That's not likely to stop any journalists though. Most of them probably think Pennines is Welsh for "Chilterns" anyway |
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Post by bsjmcr on Apr 16, 2022 21:01:07 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham Or Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. (as for Andy Burnham, as said above, crossing the Pennines would not go down well at all on either side of it) I'm surprised we haven't heard mentions of any others who lost nearby in 2019, I was thinking Thelma Walker, Paula Sheriff, or more high profile, Caroline Flint (whose Brexit views could go down well here) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2022 21:07:48 GMT
Wakefield South (now Rural) was one of the safest Tory divisions in Yorkshire many moons ago (maybe still is) and I believe used to be in Hemsworth rather awkwardly. Assume a high turnout there may help Tory hold causes but I'd suspect an unconvincing Labour gain on a poor turnout And Election Calculus have the Conservatives just carrying this ward on current polling over Labour! Hmmm. Wakefield South and Wakefield Rural are two separate wards. Rural is in the Wakefield seat, South is not. Both have strong but not unconquerable Tory votes. Neither have surely been classed a one of the safest Tory divisions in Yorkshire. At a pinch maybe South could be in the top 10 list in West Yorkshire for consistency? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2022 21:13:04 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham Or Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. I think the good burghers of Wakefield would have the sense to roll their eyes at both those choices. |
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Post by jamie on Apr 16, 2022 21:20:06 GMT
Paul Williams?
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Post by agbutler on Apr 16, 2022 21:24:52 GMT
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Andy Burnham Or Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. (as for Andy Burnham, as said above, crossing the Pennines would not go down well at all on either side of it) I'm surprised we haven't heard mentions of any others who lost nearby in 2019, I was thinking Thelma Walker, Paula Sheriff, or more high profile, Caroline Flint (whose Brexit views could go down well here) Thelma Walker would be surprising... |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Apr 16, 2022 21:25:36 GMT
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Post by bsjmcr on Apr 16, 2022 21:29:18 GMT
Or Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. (as for Andy Burnham, as said above, crossing the Pennines would not go down well at all on either side of it) I'm surprised we haven't heard mentions of any others who lost nearby in 2019, I was thinking Thelma Walker, Paula Sheriff, or more high profile, Caroline Flint (whose Brexit views could go down well here) Thelma Walker would be surprising... Yes, I forgot that she left Labour, I was just thinking of 2019 Labour losses in Yorkshire! |
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Post by bsjmcr on Apr 16, 2022 21:32:06 GMT
I can imagine him being put forward in Mid Derbyshire (assuming the current member retires), and though I don't think anybody has any animosity to Derbyshire or anyone from it (it seems to be the most 'neutral' of counties that doesn't provoke any negative reaction from anyone), it's still a bit of a stretch, I think the 'parachute' factor is still net-negative. |
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Post by batman on Apr 16, 2022 22:01:37 GMT
if he has any common sense he will tell them no. He would have almost no chance of winning |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Apr 16, 2022 22:04:15 GMT
if he has any common sense he will tell them no. He would have almost no chance of winning I see your argument, but I may also have spotted its weak point. |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Apr 16, 2022 22:06:01 GMT
PS I should say I'd be astonished if the local Conservative party were keen on any sort of parachuted candidate, it seems more like something that would seem a good wheeze in a newspaper office.
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