The Oxford West and Abingdon parliamentary constituency was considered very marginal during the election campaign. People got lots of political material through the door. There were also the posters …

Nicola Blackwood, the Conservative candidate, had the biggest posters.

Anybody looking at garden posters beforehand would have thought that Layla Moran, of the Liberal Democrats, was winning here. There were hundreds.

The Labour Candidate, Sally Copley, asked  Labour voters, who had previously voted tactically for the Lib-Dems, to vote with their heart and return to Labour. But, anecdotally, some went even further tactically and voted Conservative. They considered Scottish Nationalism an even greater danger to the UK.

UKIP had a quiet campaign here in Abingdon, but quite a few people took their UKIP leaflet and stuck it in their window to show support.

There were areas where Green Party supporters went wild.

During the elections it was amazing to see such queues at polling stations. Thanks to Mike for this one at Trinity.

When all those votes were counted, Nicola Blackwood, of the Conservatives, increased her majority from just over 100, to almost 10,000.

The Conservatives went on to win 8 or the 10 Vale of the White Horse District Council (VWHDC) seats in Abingdon. Conservatives have won 29 of the 38 VWHDC district council seats, and the Lib-Dems 9.

Town Council results are counted tomorrow.

Boris Johnson came to Abingdon yesterday and huge crowds gathered to hear him speak in front of the County Hall. Thanks to Hester for the first picture.

Thanks to Steve for a picture of Megan and Boris.

Thanks to Iain for somebody else having a picture with Boris.

And thanks to Paul for Boris and Nicola visiting Simon’s News.

Boris Johnson is Mayor of London, and the Conservative parliamentary candidate for the seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the 2015 general election.

Mike Foster is standing for election as our next Member of Parliament on May 7th and is the only candidate offering a revolutionary alternative to the existing capitalist system.

He says “Capitalist Society leads to stress and alienation where people are struggling in poverty or debts while the economy advantages the very rich. The alternative is for the community to democratically manage it’s resources and environment – replace the capitalist system entirely with one where production is centred on meeting peoples needs and wants rather than generating profit for the owners of capital.”

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