Labour Candidate's Campaign Goes Off The Rails

Labour Candidate Donal Worsley suffered a minor setback to his canvassing when asked to leave Folkestone Central station yesterday (Tuesday).

Handing out flyers with a colleague, Mr Worley was initially asked to leave the platform. Having complied moved to just outside the entrance doors, Mr Worsley was then asked to move down the slope to the junction with Cheriton Road.

Clearly upset, Mr Worsley protested that Labour had done more for the railways than any other party, but the Southeastern official insisted Mr Worsley and his colleague move.

Mr Worsley and colleague complied with the request.

Despite this minor setback, Mr Worsley remained upbeat about the result on Thursday, though conceded that Conservative Candidate Damian Collins would almost certainly win.

“I am sure the Labour vote in Shepway will hold up. We are getting a generally positive response from our canvassing.

“I am looking forward to Thursday evening as the results come in. I will congratulate Damian on his victory, and also offer my commiserations that he will be forming the opposition to a Labour government.”

Mr Collins is the clear favourite for the seat, with odds of around 1/100 being offered. According to a report in The Herald, Conservatives are expecting a drop in the Conservative vote due to incumbent Michael Howard standing down, but are still predicting a healthy majority of around 9,000.

Mr Collins’ main rival is Liberal Democrat Lynne Beaumont, with Mr Worsley predicted to come in a distant third.