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Thank you to everyone who voted for me at the recent General Election. Unfortunately I did not win but the Labour majority in Edgbaston is now reduced to 1,274.

Thursday May 6th is Polling Day for the General Election and Birmingham City Council Elections. The polls are open from 7.00am-10.00pm. Your Conservative candidates are: General Election (Birmingham Edgbaston Constituency) : Deirdre Alden Local Elections: Bartley Green Ward: Cllr Bruce … Continue reading →

Have had a very busy two days. On Bank Holiday Monday I started by doing some delivery in Harborne whilst teams were out in the other three wards. Then, in the afternoon, we had a team of seven out meeting with students at Birmingham … Continue reading →

At the end of last week, I visited Queen Alexandra College (QAC) – a college in Harborne for blind and visually impaired students. I spent an hour and a half chatting to students and their teachers, and answering questions. I also … Continue reading →

There’s been so much going on in Edgbaston that I am getting a little behind with some of my blog posts! We have done lots of lots of canvassing and on Friday one of our teams received a boost when … Continue reading →

Today we held a street stall in Harborne High Street, at our usual location outside W.H. Smith’s. With balloons and copies of the Conservative party’s contract with the voters to give out, we had a busy morning. The contract explains … Continue reading →

Last night’s live Leaders’ Debate on the BBC was filmed right here in Edgbaston – at Birmingham University. Baroness Warsi hosted a debate party in Birmingham where candidates and supporters from the city and beyond, gathered to watch the debate … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s hustings at St John’s Church in Harborne was really good. There were over 250 people there, and 7 of the 8 candidates were present (the eighth declined to come). It was extremely well organised and the two hours just flew … Continue reading →

Started off this morning with some leaflet delivery, then lots of canvassing. I met several people who said they were coming to tonight’s hustings in Harborne. It’s good news that the host of yesterday’s hustings, the Headmaster of King Edward … Continue reading →

Today I went to a hustings at King Edward’s Five Ways in Bartley Green. The school traditionally hosts a hustings for their sixth form students during a General Election campaign, and I went there in 2005 too. Today it was … Continue reading →