10:26am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
By Jack Royston
A LABOUR MP has said Harrow Council will put residents off voting Tory after a poll predicted he would lose his seat.
Gareth Thomas, MP for Harrow West, said members of his constituency would stand by him despite the forecast of a survey of marginal seats which predicted he would fall to rival Rachel Joyce.
He said: “I think when a general election is called people at that point recognise that there's a choice.
“They will have a choice between Conservatives in Harrow who have managed to get it rated the worst run council in London and Labour who managed to get £25m to create new sixth forms and £30m for Whitmore High.”
But Mr Thomas' rival was not convinced and said she gets positive feedback from residents about her party's performance.
Ms Joyce, the Conservative candidate for Harrow West, said: “The reception on the door step is very positive and very good.
“People appreciate what we are doing both nationally and locally. People are fed up with them both nationally and locally but it is just one poll.”
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