Kettering Constituency Labour Party

LABOUR TO WIN KETTERING?

Boundary changes which will be introduced for the next General Election will favour the conservatives and it is predicted that they will gain 20 - 25 seats but the same analyst also predict that Kettering is one of a small number that could swing back to labour.

Independent analyst at The Guardian say -

'Labour can expect to have a better chance of seizing Lancaster and Wyre, Northampton South, Rugby and Kenilworth, Croydon Central and Kettering from the Tories under the new arrangements.'

For th full story click on -http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1806177,00.html

Analyst at The Times say -

'Several seats transfer from Tory to Labour under the analysis, including Lancaster & Wyre, Northampton South, Rugby & Kenilworth, Croydon Central and possibly Kettering.'

For the full story click on -

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article679514.ece?token=null&offset=12

Conservatives in Kettering agree with this analysis. They say -

'In similar manner, the majority of 3301 votes for our Member of Patliament in the 2005 General

Election, under the new Boundary Changes which reduces the size of the Constituency to just the

To read their comments on the boundary change click on -

http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/electoral_commission_pdf_file/0015/20526/KetteringCASoA2006_25995-19353__E__N__S__W__.pdf