New voters turn out in Chingford and Woodford Green
Simon Wright, the Labour candidate for Chingford and Woodford Green, believes that the massive turn out for Iain Duncan Smith in the constituency is due to both new voters voting for the first time and Conservative voters who didn’t vote in 1997 and 2001. The Tory campaign in this safe Conservative north London seat has focussed heavily on immigration and played up to the prejudices of many voters.
However, considering the territory, how many other Labour seats have resulted so far, and the well known name of Iain Duncan Smith Wright is very pleased with his clear second place. Andy Partridge, Simon’s press secretary noted how IDS had blanked Simon and would not speak to him even out of courtesy, a sign in itself he believes that Simon was being taken seriously. Speaking to Simon on the phone he seemed very happy with the reactions of voters in the constituency and that, all in all, his campaign had been successful.