Daily Echo | General Election 2010 | New Forest East Constituency
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7:10am Friday 7th May 2010 THE Daily Echo is providing the most comprehensive coverage possible for the General Election in Hampshire. Lewis retains New Forest East
3:45am Friday 7th May 2010 TORY MP Julian Lewis has retained his seat in the New Forest. Swayne triumphs in his safe seat Tory wins backing from rival over gay teen views
10:41am Friday 23rd April 2010 A SENIOR Tory candidate slammed for speaking out against equality for gay teens has won the backing of a political rival in the New Forest. MP under fire for gay consent views
5:19pm Thursday 22nd April 2010 Labour today called on David Cameron to sack New Forest candidate Julian Lewis over his views on the age of gay consent. Candidate taking to the skies
10:10am Saturday 17th April 2010 HE could be the only thing in the skies above Hampshire today. War of words over election dress ‘code’
10:11am Monday 12th April 2010 A WAR of words has erupted between two Hampshire general election candidates over whether one should have appeared in uniform on a political leaflet. Greens target the grey vote
12:29pm Saturday 10th April 2010 New Forest Greens have launched a campaign for a hike in the state pension in one of the greyest towns in the country – New Milton. PM calls general election
10:40am Tuesday 6th April 2010 THE date has been set for the UK to go to the polls after the Prime Minister called a general election. |
New Forest EastThe Hampshire constituency includes the central forest villages of Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst and Beaulieu. The constituency includes a firm called Millbrook Furnishings which maintains and upholsters the green benches of the House of Commons. It is held by the Conservatives, but the Liberal Democrats are snapping at their heels. At the last election, the Tories retained the seat with a majority of 6,500 over the Lib Dems who have specifically targeted this seat at this general election. The sitting MP Dr Julian Lewis is a defence expert, and has been described as the Tories' ""front-bench terrier"".
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