MP 'set to lose seat' in 2015 election (From Croydon Guardian)
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Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell 'set to lose seat in 2015 election'
8:00am Friday 15th March 2013 in News By Chris Baynes, Reporter
Gavin Barwell, Croydon Central MP
Croydon Central's MP is set to lose his set in the 2015 general election, polls suggest.
Conservative Garvin Barwell is likely to be ousted from his marginal seat by a swing towards Labour, according to data published by Lord Ashcroft, a major donor to the party.
His polls show a five per cent swing away from David Cameron's party in London constituencies, which mean Mr Barwell would be pipped to the post by two percentage points if the election was today.
Mr Barwell said: "Croydon Central is a marginal seat. I’ve never taken people's support for granted and I never will.
"I've done this job to the best of my ability and at the next election the people of Croydon Central will get to decide if I deserve to go on doing it."
The Croydon Central MP was elected in 2010 with 39.5 per cent of the vote, a margin of 2,969.
A bill he tabled to tackle discrimination against people with mental illnesses became an Act of Parliament after being granted royal assent last month.
Comments(4)
ummagumma
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11:11am Sat 16 Mar 13
Is that the same Gavin Barwell that knocked on my door when he was canvassing to be an M.P. in Croydon asking me what he should do if he were elected? When I reminded him that all of the flats where I lived (Forestdale) STILL had no access to recycling their rubbish, he said that he would DEFINITELY make this his first priority.
Is this the same Gavin Barwell who has been both a Councillor and M.P. in Croydon for the last 10 years and all of the flats where I live (Forestdale) STILL have no access to recycling their rubbish?
Mind you, he probably didn't have the time to make this his first priority because of the time he spends in Westminster with his best mate "Dave" Cameron, and getting his face on the television.
I doubt he will canvass the flats where I live (Forestdale) prior to the next election for fear of being lynched.
christhegoth
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12:08pm Sat 16 Mar 13
Much as his Mental Health Bill was good that is pretty much the only decent thing The Torys have done. Everything else has been about letting off the wealthy whilst hammering the poor and disabled.
Quite frankly The Torys disgust me.
For every dodgy policy Cameron rolled out Gavin voted in favour. He did not rebel, he supported.
So when Jobseekers are starving and The Disabled are having to get rid of their pets ( & face even more loneliness & isolation ) remember that. Gavin approved of these shocking acts of cruelty & barbarism.
All so a wealthy elite could be protected from a recession they created.
Gavin and his team are genuinely dangerous. With 30 people dying each week due to Sickness Benefit mistakes alone Cameron et al most definitely have blood on their hands. And all because they don't want to pay Tax.
ANNE GILES
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9:53pm Sat 16 Mar 13
ummagumma wrote:You need to contact Councillor Phil Thomas regarding the recycling. He deals with that.
Is that the same Gavin Barwell that knocked on my door when he was canvassing to be a councillor in Croydon asking me what he should do if he were elected? When I told him that all of the flats where I live (Forestdale) had no access to recycling their rubbish, he said that if he was elected he would make this the first priority.
Is that the same Gavin Barwell that knocked on my door when he was canvassing to be an M.P. in Croydon asking me what he should do if he were elected? When I reminded him that all of the flats where I lived (Forestdale) STILL had no access to recycling their rubbish, he said that he would DEFINITELY make this his first priority.
Is this the same Gavin Barwell who has been both a Councillor and M.P. in Croydon for the last 10 years and all of the flats where I live (Forestdale) STILL have no access to recycling their rubbish?
Mind you, he probably didn't have the time to make this his first priority because of the time he spends in Westminster with his best mate "Dave" Cameron, and getting his face on the television.
I doubt he will canvass the flats where I live (Forestdale) prior to the next election for fear of being lynched.
ANNE GILES says...
6:53pm Fri 15 Mar 13