The only realistic way that the incumbent Tory MP for West Worcestershire, Dame Harriet Baldwin, can be unseated is by an election pact among the progressive opposition. In 2005 the Liberal Democrats came within a couple of thousand votes of the then MP, Sir Michael Spicer (who incidentally claimed expenses for repairing his helipad and installing a chandelier). At the last election Baldwin captured 61% of the votes cast, and it's a very safe seat.
I'm appealing to the West Worcestershire Liberal Democrats and Labour (and the thriving Green party) to please do the sensible thing, swallow your pride, and unite behind a single progressive candidate. Even though your leaders are too stubborn or self-assured to cooperate at a national level, please show some common sense and real leadership at a local level.
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Edit: I should add that the various tactical voting websites are of no help here, because Labour and the LibDems are too close to call. However, if their votes were combined (along with the Greens) it should be possible to unseat a prominent backbencher. Without clear guidance as to who to vote for, or a situation where there is only one progressive opposition candidate, it'll almost certainly remain a Tory seat. The priority should be to get rid of the Tory and to get rid of #FPTP.
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