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Local Labour MP backs all Abbeydale Grange’s young politicians

Paul Blomfield MP paid a visit to Abbeydale Grange School to meet the school’s budding student politicians who were candidates in their Mock Election. Abbeydale Grange’s mock election coincided with the General Election on 7 May. Five students contested the election and stood for the Labour Party, the Green Party, the Conservative Party, Respect and the Pirate Party.

Dahood Gaffar who stood for Labour was the successful candidate. As a winning prize Paul Blomfield has invited Dahood to cut the ribbon at the official opening of his new constituency office on Friday 16th July.

Paul Blomfield MP said: “Having a school mock election is a great way of making politics exciting and creating interest. Politics isn’t just what happens in Westminster, it’s about working together to make a difference. But first you need people to come forward and stand for election. These students did and so I wanted to come here and congratulate them. It’s brilliant that they’re so interested in politics. Who knows, maybe one day we’ll see them in the Town Hall or the House of Commons!”

“Abbeydale Grange has a great as a great tradition of organising mock elections. In my first few weeks as a pupil at the school, I went to the hustings for the October 1964 General Election, and I’m glad to see the tradition is still alive. The turnout was more than 90% which was so much better than the actual election and a great tribute to the community spirit in the school.”

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