Parties to Co-operate To Ensure Maximum Spread of Candidates (Wyre Forest Liberal Democrats)

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Parties to Co-operate To Ensure Maximum Spread of Candidates

March 13, 2007 12:21 PM

Wyre Forest Liberal and Radical Association and Wyre Forest Liberal Democrats are to forge a unique partnership to ensure that electors in every ward in the Wyre Forest District where there are Elections this May will be able to vote for a "Candidate from the Liberal Heritage".

Speaking today, Cllr. Fran Oborski, Leader of the Liberal Group on Wyre Forest DC and Sam Walker, Chair of Wyre Forest Liberal Democrats emphasised "We are NOT fighting as one party. Liberal Candidates will, as usual, stand under the title "Liberal Party - Focus, Save Our Hospital" whilst Liberal Democrats will stand simply as Liberal Democrat; each party will have its own Manifesto and leaflets but we will not waste time, energy and money opposing each other. Instead we will maximise the votes for Liberalism by, between us, putting up Candidates across the District.

Politically there are far fewer differences between us as Parties than there are between individual candidates of "Independent Health Concern". It is therefore eminently sensible for us to pool resources in this way!

So many residents from across the district have complained to both parties that they did not have a candidate for whom they could bear to vote that this seemed the logical way to proceed.

Liberal Party - Focus, Save Our Hospital Candidates will stand in Offmore Comberton, Broadwaters, Greenhill, Franche and Habberley Blakebrook Wards whilst Liberal Democrats will contest Aggborough Spennells, Sutton Park, Bewdley, Wolverley, Cookley and the three Stourport Wards of Lickhill, Mitton and Areley Kings.