Filton & Bradley Stoke

In future elections you will be voting in a brand new constituency called Filton and Bradley Stoke

The majority of the constituency is made up of places like Downend, Stoke Gifford and most of Bradley Stoke, which currently elect a Labour MP. However, because of increasing Conservative support across the area, top independent experts at the UK Polling Report predict the seat could be won by the Conservatives Jack Lopresti. Jack lives in Filton, near the College. His wife Lucy is working at a Filton children’s nursery and their three children - Domenic, Sophie and Michael - are all going to local South Gloucestershire schools.


It’s a two horse race!

A second set of independent experts has confirmed that your area is now a two horse race between Labour and the Conservatives. The official media guide to new constituencies, produced by experts at Plymouth University, believe the Conservatives to be 653 votes ahead of Labour, with the other parties trailing behind. Polling experts at the UK Polling Report predict a Conservative majority of 1,201. This constituency is the fifteenth most winnable Labour seat in the country and they are expected to mount a major challenge against the Conservatives.

Parliamentary Candidate, Jack Lopresti, comments, “This constituency is a knife edge battle between the Conservatives and Labour, the independent experts confirm it. Voting anything other than Conservative risks another Labour MP being elected here.”



Lib Dems admit defeat

The Liberal Democrats own website confirms that they expect to come third in this constituency. Their website states there are only hundreds of votes between the Conservatives and Labour, whilst their party trails thousands behind. Jack Lopresti comments, “This proves what we all know locally, that this area is a straight fight between Labour and the Conservatives. I welcome the fact that the Liberal Democrats have at last owned up to being out of the race. The next election is between Gordon Brown and David Cameron.” The Liberal Democrats came a poor third in Downend, Filton, Staple Hill and Stoke Gifford in May’s Council elections in 2007.