May be the Guardian would like to do a feature on this extracts from interview with the chair of the constituency.
David Kierman Interview:
DK: We lost badly. 60% of ward is a council estate Lab tactic was push very heavily there. The other boxes we won; boxes gave Lab 1000 votes.
Q: Why did she lose?
DK: Canvassing Ill vote for you not for her colour issue. Heard from other canvassers too. Other wards have all estates which we clearly win. Somehow YZ doesnt have the affinity with them.
Q: The next day?
After count did figures. Saw a majorYZ supporter. Said is it time we found a new candidate. I said could be blip. But suggested a meeting with YZ and members. If we feel shes best candidate keep YZ. Whoever ward chooses, the Local Party will back.
Went to YZ house.
I suggested this meeting, and was thrown out of her house.
Q: Did you suggest she couldnt win Old Moat due to her race/sex?
I think a lot of people have told her, given estate race vote I may have referred to it that day.
I told her PPC selection against 9 councillors would be harder. Shed lost 6 times even with so much effort. So I asked her if sure wants to keep banging head against brick wall. She upsets us but shes a very good politician and would be great asset. I asked are you going to go for PPC ship here (and lose again).
Q: When was this?
A few days after I went round with Bill Fisher to complete the accounts.
Q: Did you discuss this with councillors?
They thought it was end of YZ.
..i.e. Me, Alison Firth, possibly John Leech, Simon Wheale. But all local party concerned about what would happen next. So was YZ going to go for PPC, was she going to run for Old Moat, did she have papers for other seats Devon, Rochdale.
Thought elsewhere better chance of winning if our PPC kept losing in Old Moat.
Please note, I left out some sentences that are untruthful allegations made by the interviewee.
