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WEEKENDER GREENWICH
May 31, 2017
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GENERAL ELECTION
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see more votes the Bexley side couldConservative, in 2010, her or go to Mr Johnson seat. In her first election,that a Labour on Lib Dem voting Edward Baxter. margin was the lowest which may impact in the seat at just candidate Clive candidate had seen almost doubled patterns. over Conservative Woolwich Party announced Mr Efford’s but in 2015, she Greenwich and Greenwich Green Labour has Blackwood. However,d over the past candidate 5,703 past five elections, Conservative candidate the In stand aside their 11 against decrease this would has Erith they margin half or above of the popularity in on May 2015, Mr Efford consistently taken In Anna Firth. UKIP’s for Eltham, Ann Garret, “falling into three elections. In h and Woolwich. skyrocketed in seat a tight margin of k vote in Greenwic and Thamesmead in a bid to stop the held the seat with tive candidate Matthew Pennycoo Ronie Johnson, who the 2015 election, 2015. Candidate Conservative hands.” Party in Eltham 2,693 over Conserva his seat – enjoyed banked seventeen – who is defending be open between Spencer Drury. The absence of a is standing again, However, the Green 12,000 over Polling stations will – up fourteen per gathered huge Eltham for 2017 a majority of almost per cent of the vote who is hasn’t historically ce in UKIP candidate from in 2015. 7am to 10pm. tive Matt Hartley, this the UKIP performan potential challenge votes, with 1,000 Conserva from of coming in from the further cent a start numbers will presents candidate Results as expected, cies soon standing as Eltham 2010. If Greens do migrate, chunk be cy strongly for Mr Efford. country’s 650 constituen e, this may be a With the constituen k having will this candidate, Peter continue year. will UKIP Labour Brexit-wis and the toward close 2015, In the While after polls Efford the majority fifteen per cent Remain and Mr Pennycoo into Friday morning. constituency divided. enough to give Mr 50 back in Whittle, cleared up through the night h borough’s Thamesmead Where will these voted to trigger Article voters may Greenwich side of he needs? of the Eltham vote. All three of Greenwic Greenwich 55 per cent, If national trends February, some Labourean Lib Dem backed remain with voters turn now? constituencies - Eltham, and which Erith is in – pro-Europ mead many UKIP voters Erith Bexley borough – London boroughs defect to the Adams. Erith and Thames Labour-held are to be believed, to the Tories. and Woolwich and been Labourcandidate Chris was one of only four This seat has been in third in the could now be turning gly, too, with Thamesmead – have formed in 1995, Hartley may In 2015, UKIP came However, Brexit may to vote Leave. Convincin since 1997. It was Conservative Matt an eight per cent held since 1997. review and second choice, to traditional constituency with 63 per cent. as part of the boundary – the seat present a natural they aren’t fielding bring a new dynamic a referendum, having backed the share but this year, a chance these year. Greenwich side Ms Pearce backed a choice but this the Hartley on Mr it patterns – with h voting and Greenwic in last year’s EU a candidate. There’s saying people needed . tives, straddles Bexley Leave campaign Brexit a of the old Woolwich also backed the Remain campaignhold votes will go to the Conserva safe. incorporates parts referendum and “making pledges. looks fairly Eltham had a strong nd and election although the seat Labour has always for Brexit on constituency. success” one of his Teresa Eltham is a key battlegrou tives. all it is significant that Conserva year is Labour candidate for the on this seat but support the aside, This for UKIP seat target to campaign polled – rather has held the Pearce’s third time four Eltham wards Labour’s Clive Efford he romped Leave last year, when convincingly - to seat since 1997, a 10,182 margin home to victory with
general fter weeks of fierce ning, the election campaig polls to nations will hit the8, writes June cast their vote on Kirsty Purnell...
ates
smead - the candid
Erith and Thame
in the transport links Fight to improve mead and to the east; Erith and Thames housing for first-time tackle unaffordable mically high rents; food banks buyers and astrono and growth of jobs reduce the need mead; “British said; in Erith and Thames , as Gordon Brown per cent 54 for British people” the so Brexit Push for a cleanwho voted Leave get their of constituents democratic choice.
Conservative
rt and ucture, transpo Improve infrastr mead, Abbey Wood, ency; housing in Thames across the constitu Plumstead and ts interest, working fight for residen s such as the council; alongside agenciequality, while new road, fight for improve housing added; are links rail and bridge housing of all tenures; more affordable May as she secures the support Theresafor economic security. best Brexit deal
Teresa Pearce Labour
Claudine Letsae
g crisis - includin Tackle the housingility, HMOs and to issues of affordab ns – by pushing for works overcrowded conditio g system so it reform the planninwell as for developers; communities, as standard affordable homes ls push for decent gn to ensure hospita levels; of all tenure; campai staffing and staffing closure receive proper privatisation and fight against local s. service plans for NHS
Green
engage in the borough; h; Save green space issues in the boroug in development ssness; challenge local address homelessioning Groups on Clinical Commi s by the back door “rationing” service
Temi Olodo
n
of the ing measures” Will fight the “follow ent: taking benefits people Conservative governm d people; leaving ent with away from disable g a benefit assessm who are awaitin claim is decided; spending no money while instead of having a ment of the aid billions on Trident manage poor missile shield; budget.
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Liberal Democ
nting other MPs represe Work with the area to tackle the housing the Greenwich lack of affordable homes crisis; tackle the of people in the private and the numberpush for new affordable rented market; public and social rental homes for the built in the constituency. markets to be
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