If the Liberal Democrats stand any chance of making gains at the Conservatives expense, then Nicola Blackwood is precisely the sort of MP they need to depose. She won her seat, Oxford West and Abingdon, with a gossamer majority of 176 and its in the top three Lib Dem targets. Perhaps for that reason she has been in campaigning mode ever since she was elected.
Vital statistics |
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| Seat | Oxford West and Abingdon |
| Party | Conservative |
| MP | Nicola Blackwood |
| Main opponent | Liberal Democrats |
| Majority | 176 |
| Latest Ashcroft poll | 4% Lib Dem-Con swing |
Given Blackwood’s majority, few in 2010 would have expected her to hold onto the seat this time around. But since then, the vote of her main opposition has collapsed. I joined Nicola on the doorstep this weekend to find out how her re-election campaign is going and how optimistic she about her chances.
Surveying her constituents
On Saturday morning, Nicola and her band of Conservative activists took to the doorsteps of Wootton, a small village near Abingdon, to carry out a round of ‘survey canvassing’ — knocking on doors, delivering a short survey and chatting through issues.
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