How the Paul Stainton Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire handles the upcoming 2010 elections, with particular reference to the Peterborough city constituency and its party spokespersons.
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Candidates:
Frances Fox UKIP
Stewart Jackson Conservative
Rob King English Democrats
Ed Murphy Labour
Fiona Radic Green Party
Nick Sandford Libdem
(Dave Strickson BNP – disbarred)
John Swallow Independent
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Week One:
Top Election Stories:
The Electoral Reform Society says that the result of the upcoming General Election is a foregone conclusion and that the Conservatives will win the seat.
AirTime: (week)
Stewart Jackson: 8 minutes.
Ed Murphy: 4 minutes ( 8 minutes shared with Nick Sandford).
Nick Sandford: 4 minutes (8 minutes shared with Ed Murphy).
Others: nil.
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Week Two:
Top Election Stories:
The Parties launch their Manifestos.
AirTime: (week)
Frances Fox: 8 minutes.
Stewart Jackson 6 minutes. (50% of Shailesh Vara)
Ed Murphy: 6 minutes.
John Swallow: 5 minutes.
Nick Sandford: 9 minutes.
Fiona Radic 6 minutes.
Rob King 2 minutes. (4 minutes shared with Steven Goldspink)
(Dave Strickson BNP disbarred): 0
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Week Three:
Top Election Stories:
A televised debate between the Leaders of the three main parties causes Cleggmania.
AirTime: ( week)
Frances Fox 4 minutes. (2 from the Big Election Debate and 50% of Robert Brown)
Stewart Jackson 20 minutes. (one third of one hour)
Ed Murphy: 22 minutes. (one third of one hour and 50% of Chris York)
John Swallow: 2 minutes. (from the Big Election Debate)
Nick Sandford: 24 minutes. (one third of one hour + 50% of Kevin Wilkins)
Fiona Radic 2 minutes. (from the Big Election Debate)
Rob King 2 minutes. (from the Big Election Debate)
(Dave Strickson disbarred) BNP: 1 minute (policy quote in the Big Election Debate)
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Week Four:
Top Election Stories:
Coalitions.
Brown “bigot” remark.
AirTime: ( week)
Frances Fox: 3 minutes
Stewart Jackson: 8 minutes. (+ 4 minutes – 50% of Shailesh vara)
Ed Murphy: 5 minutes
John Swallow: 3 minutes.
Nick Sandford: 6 minutes.
Fiona Radic: 3 minutes
Rob King 3 minutes.
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Week Five:
Top Election Stories:
Tactical voting.
AirTime: ( week)
Frances Fox:
Stewart Jackson:
Ed Murphy:
John Swallow:
Nick Sandford:
Fiona Radic:
Rob King 3 minutes. (50% of Steven Goldspink)
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AirTime: ( campaign)
Frances Fox UKIP: 15 minutes.
Stewart Jackson Conservative: 46 minutes.
Rob King English Democrats: 15 minutes.
Ed Murphy Labour: 37 minutes.
Fiona Radic Green Party: 11 minutes.
Nick Sandford Libdem: 43 minutes.
(Dave Strickson BNP disbarred): 1 minute.
John Swallow Independent: 9 minutes.
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Result:
Frances Fox UKIP: 3007
Stewart Jackson Conservative: 18133
Rob King English Democrats: 770
Ed Murphy Labour: 13272
Fiona Radic Green Party: 523
Nick Sandford Libdem: 8816
John Swallow Independent: 406
More stats at the BBC
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