tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196179816567735849.post-78546695741836946242008-07-05T12:51:00.007+01:002008-07-05T13:21:45.495+01:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9msw7Q0kI/AAAAAAAAAD8/hiDaagsxPe0/s1600-h/dave2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219503412379439682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9msw7Q0kI/AAAAAAAAAD8/hiDaagsxPe0/s400/dave2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>David Rowntree, former Blur drummer and 'trainee barrister' is running for the City Council again for Labour in Westminster. He stood last year in the rock solid Marylebone High Street ward and got predictably wiped out. This time however he is standing in Church Street ward, a Labour held ward. <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9mdJLDk0I/AAAAAAAAAD0/-XSfy8p1gwc/s1600-h/dave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219503144010224450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9mdJLDk0I/AAAAAAAAAD0/-XSfy8p1gwc/s400/dave.jpg" border="0" /></a>The ward covers large council and recent ex council estates on the Eastern edge of Edgware Road north of Marylebone Road and stretching East to include the Lisson Grove estate. There is a large muslim population, mainly of Bangladeshi origin and high levels of deprivation on nearly all counts. There are pockets of more Tory leaning territory and they came second last time and will fight to win in a top Westminister target seat for them (Westminster North). The failure of Respect, or one of its successors, to field a candidate has propelled the Lib Dems from fourth to third place already. Last time they came third with the well known ex-hostage and Muslim convert Yvonne Ridley. Our excellent candidate is Martin Thompson (Pictured below)who has run popular campaigns in the area and is the only locally based candidate. To help (The Lib Dems !) contact <a href="mailto:s.bonar@yahoo.co.uk">Stuart Bonar </a>who is the campaign manager. Voting is on July 24th. I am acting as Agent. </div><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9l5BCLh1I/AAAAAAAAADs/wKqieXOteOc/s1600-h/Martin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219502523350222674" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_cZkq4pYKqHc/SG9l5BCLh1I/AAAAAAAAADs/wKqieXOteOc/s400/Martin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>OK - this blog posting is Published and promoted by Peter Dunphy on behalf of Martin Thompson (Liberal Democrats), both at 13 Queensborough Mews, London, W2 3SG.</div></div></div>Peter Dunphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520798999282813610noreply@blogger.com