Some Labour chumps are trying to deny the local elections even happened (see link and sudden absence of certain days in May)!
Sorry to break the harmony Peter. I think you're being harsh on Keith Bradley. The man was highly effective as an MP, talented and extremely affable. And he made positive things happen in this area (that's not a cue for your usual tirade about Iraq et al).
I don't think for a minute it was Leech's personal popularity wot won it. The definitive reason was all of those Lib Dem leaflets and Leech's army of helpers that enabled him to cover the constituency. Labour struggled for man/womanpower, members went missing and they sorely lacked organisation.
Methinks Lucy Powell won't let the same thing happen twice. I've met her once. She's impressive and will bypass the minority of fools in Labour's camp who talk the talk but fail to walk the walk.
