Sentences with phrase «strong local candidate»

I gather that in the final round of voting he fought off a very strong local candidate in Cllr Judith Wallace, Deputy Mayor of North Tyneside Council.

Most often it comes down to how strong the local candidate pool is; for a hard - to - fill job, employers are often more open to talking with candidates from out of town.

Equally, a strong local candidate already has a head start in a selectorate of very few people.

Haseler's cunning plan should be taken very seriously by the Coalition, especially if he and his allies can find a strong local candidate to run.

«We are delighted to have such a strong local candidate to take on Joan Ruddock at the next General Election.

My instinct says Labour to hang on, but Greens will take heart from the fact that they are closer here than they were in Brighton pre-2010 (and on that occasion too Caroline Lucas had replaced a strong local candidate).