LEYTON/WANSTEAD: Labour candidate named (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)
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LEYTON/WANSTEAD: Labour candidate named
6:10pm Saturday 27th February 2010 in Redbridge News By Claire Hack
THE Labour prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) has been named as John Cryer, early reports suggest.
The ballots from party members were counted this afternoon, revealing Mr Cryer as the PPC after an eight-month wait for a shortlist.
Mr Cryer is the former MP for Hornchurch and lost his seat in 2005.
He is also a national political officer with union Unite.
If elected, he has pledged to “work tirelessly to keep Leyton and Wanstead Labour and to campaign on behalf of local people”.
His opponents, Conservative PPC Ed Northover and Lib Dem Farooq Qureshi, have already been campaigning in the area for months, leading to fears Labour could have lost considerable ground.
Mr Cryer has since set up a website, listing his priorities if he becomes MP for the constituency.
You can find it at johncryer.co.uk
Comments(4)
Cllr Matt Davis
says...
11:56pm Sat 27 Feb 10
Mind you John Cryer being parachuted in over the heads of the local Labour party members and their wishes is not exactly a surprise.
Ultimately the people of Leyton and Wanstead have a clear choice between genuinely local candidates who already work hard for them and contribute to the community by way of their Council service or a Labour carpetbagger who is just taking their support for granted and does not live in the constituency or even know much about it.
Investigations
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5:00am Sun 28 Feb 10
UKIP-local
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9:49am Sun 28 Feb 10
Techno2 says...
10:55pm Sat 27 Feb 10