Peter - perhaps the Tories will pick a candidate called Kath Bradley next time out. I dunno. They certainly can't do anything less in the constituency than they did last time. You and I also know that the Lib Dem vote last time was a coalition of forces, amongst them Tory voters.
There's a young local Tory now campaigning in Old Moat. He might emerge into something. Then you ask yourself whether the affluent 20/30 something Didsbury set may go on board. Either way, an extra 3,000 Tory votes might do for Leech next time out.