Welcome to Broxtowe. One of hundreds of seats which Labour gained from the Conservatives in 1997, now held with a diminishing majority. Its target number 42 for the Tories, so Thursday 6th May is set to be an exciting night for the seat, which is just west of Nottingham.
I'm a broadcast journalism student at Nottingham Trent University, and am just about to graduate. I've been given the fantastic opportunity to cover the Broxtowe constituency for Sky News on election night. It's my job to find out the result as soon as I can, get all the important information back to Sky HQ, so that Sky can get the vital statistics out on air.
I hope you find the blog interesting and insightful. The majority of the blog posts will come on the night of the 6th May, but there'll be some personal reflections beforehand.
Here's a list of all the candidates standing in Broxtowe:
Chris Cobb (UKIP)
David Mitchell (Greens)
Nick Palmer (Labour)
Mike Shore (BNP)
Anna Soubry (Conservatives)
David Watts (Liberal Democrats)
Please find me on twitter as well: @BroxtoweResults
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Looking forward to the commentary! Broxtowe's an exciting seat - a real three-horse race, and there aren't many of them around. Really glad I live here!
ReplyDeleteZoomy - good to hear from you and thanks for commenting.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you think its a three-horse race, who do you think has the best chance of winning? Simon
Well, it's been generally assumed to be a safe Conservative gain for a long time, but these last few weeks there's been a lot of anti-Tory feeling, a huge swell of support for the Lib Dems and a boost for the incumbent Labour MP too. I think it's still most likely to be Anna Soubry who takes it, but I really do think it could go to any of the big three.
ReplyDeleteHi Simon
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Broxtowe. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday night.
David Watts