OK I am biased because I am helping the Shevington Independents but ask any candidate it is hard to get all 5000 houses a leaflet in a short period. This weekend we have had a number of teams out and about and with the whole of Shevington Moor, Standish Lower Ground, Appley Bridge and a large part of Shevington done with just short of 3500 in a weekend is a great result. The teams will mop up the remaining 1500 over the next couple of days. That will be their first leaflet out.
We had the last years' candidate for UKIP out with us on Saturday helping leafleting and asking his voters last year to support Janet.
They have also been canvassing and the response has been great. With the weather being lovely today people where out and about and in their gardens and we have picked up a large number of pledges, some that have not voted for years but when they say the result last time they will give us a go and see if we can get rid of a Labour Cllr.
The Tory guy doing leaflets on Friday was run out of the area as people just hate the Tories there. Interesting. They have done a couple of bits of the ward.
However, the main missing factor this weekend was Labour- nothing from them. When you look at their social media it is a few shots of them holding posters up. It is clear that it was true that they couldn't get a candidate sorted in time and then couldn't get their leaflets down in time. Now they are playing catch up. Next week the weather is pouring down so i am glad we will be missing that but I bet Labour wished they didn't have to do 5000 leaflets in the rain.
We are trying a few new things in this election too and seeing what their impact is so keep your eyes out for them.
Nothing from Lib Dems or Greens either.
I have walked over 25 miles this weekend so it is tied feet time but feeling great at the performance from the team. Wednesday will see us move to stage 2 of this election.
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