With the polls indicating a large number of undecided voters out there, YourThurrock interviewed the Prime Minister and asked whether there was still hope for the General Election on thursday.
Even in two years, the area has changed and Gareth Davies believes that voters from the new builds are a rich quarry for the Tories both nationally and locally
Steve Liddiard has run a "quiet but effective" campaign. Out on the streets each day, working in the Labour HQ and doing the hard yards. Labour have campaigned hard and long in Tilbury knowing that every single vote counts. They appear to be pleased with the figures. As we have said before there are many many traditional voters out there.
SOUTH Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Centre (Sericc) invited all the candidates from the local and national campaigns to answer three questions relating to:
1. Provision of rape crisis services.
2. Support for rape crisis services as a right.
3. Use of lobbying.
Tories claim that in a letter to council tenants the Labour candidate has suggested that a Conservative Government will increase their rent and remove their security of tenure. In a visit to Seabrooke Rise, Grant Shapps, the prospective Conservative Minister for Housing was able to allay residents’ concerns.
"If these facts were openly known by the Council Tax payers I consider that there would be a substantial loss of confidence in this area of the Council’s management and consequently also of the Council as a whole".
So what chances for Bukky Okunade? We have filmed over 100 pieces since the campaign began but Bukky's piece down at the Tilbury market was one of the best interviews we have witnessed. We are always happy to admit that we are wrong and may have underestimated the amount of work that Bukky does.
With the polls indicating a large number of undecided voters out there, YourThurrock interviewed the Prime Minister and asked whether there was still hope for the General Election on thursday.
With Tory majorities of 200 in 2007 and 300 in 2008, the Tories seemed to have pulled away in The Homesteads and there is every indication that they may well pull away even further in 2010. Then again, they have done the hard yards and all three councillors were very assiduous in supporting constituents with recent planning applications.
Tory Tom Kelly has defected from the Lib-Dems to the Tories which underpins the claim that they are quite a broad church of political ideology. Having said that former Tory councillor Leo Milan-Vega has been helping the Labour campaign so clearly not that broad.
AN ICM poll commissioned by the News of the World has revealed that Thurrock may be one of the 113 marginals set to fall as David Cameron heads to be Prime Minister.
120 majority to the Tories in 2008, 61 majority for Labour in 2007. The quintessential swing seat in Thurrock. This is a fascinating battle between the veteran Labour councillor, Phil Smith and the fascinating Phil Anderson.
The chamber would be a poorer place for Mike Revell. He has been re-energised by his Portfolio for Environment Services and has always been a combative opponent and foil in the chamber. He always comes into his own in the last week of a campaign often ensuring that the Tories steal or secure seats from under the noses of Labour.
