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After a long and hard campaign, Wyre Forest has voted Mark Garnier as its next Member of Parliament. The results were 18,793 for Conservatives (36.9%); 16,150 for Independent Community and Health Concern (31.7%); 7,298 for Labour; 6,040 for Lib Dems; with UKIP and BNP securing 5.1% of the vote between them. This gives a 7.4% swing to Conservatives and reflects the positive nature of the Conservative campaign.

Campaigning continues in Wyre Forest and Philip Dunne, standing for re-election in Ludlow, came to Wyre Forest to help the local team here. Philip brought with him a gang of four and residents of Cookley will be coming home tonight to find the Conservative message on their doorsteps.

Some of the Conservative team gathered together in Kidderminster to spread the word amongst shoppers at the town centre market. The mood on the street is definitely one of 'change'. After years and years of Labour's broken promises and chronic mismanagement of the economy, there is a real sense of anticipation.

Gordon Brown has gone to the Palace and a General Election will be held on the 6^th May. This will be the most important election of a generation. This will be a real chance for change. This election will decide who will govern Great Britain for the next five years.