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LAST year, a local lad from Lowton had a long-term election strategy for Leigh as he campaigned to be the first Tory MP in the town. The Conservative councillor’s realistic targets included narrowing Labour’s margin of victory, holding the MP’s feet to the fire, forcing her to vote for Boris’s Brexit deal; all aims to set the groundwork in place so that in 10 or 20 years’ time a ‘young go-getting’ Conservative candidate could finally win. But at around 2am on election night, candidates were shown the provisional results – and the Conservative Party’s James Grundy was around 2,000 votes ahead of Labour’s Jo Platt. ....
One year into the job he never expected to get - Leigh s first Tory MP on his surprise election and first year in parliament I never in a million years thought I would be Leigh s first Tory MP 11:04, 13 DEC 2020 Updated The Conservative councillor s realistic targets included narrowing Labour s margin of victory, holding the MP s feet to the fire, forcing her to vote for Boris s Brexit deal; all aims to set the groundwork in place so that in 10 or 20 years time a young go-getting Conservative candidate could finally win (Image: Colin Horne - Manchester Evening News) Don t miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent ....
It s a year since Leigh turned Tory for the first time - here s what voters think of their decision now My dad was Labour through and through. He would be turning in his grave knowing how I voted. 08:28, 12 DEC 2020 Updated Margaret Shaw broke the habit of a lifetime to vote for the Conservatives at last year s election (Image: ABNM Photography) For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. ....