Whatever other parties say in their leaflets results here at general elections are clear.
Previous results at general elections show the Lib Dems trailing way back in third place, behind Labour and the Tories.
This graph shows the results in the 2005 general election in Hinckley and Bosworth:
2005: third behind Labour & David Tredinnick
2001: third behind Labour & David Tredinnick
1997: third behind Labour & David Tredinnick
1992: third behind Labour & David Tredinnick
It is Labour who have come closest to beating the Tories in this constituency.
The Liberals came second here over 20 years ago, and even then they were still over 17,000 votes behind David Tredinnick.
It is Labour's Rory Palmer with the best chance of ousting the Tory MP here.
Time after time actual results show that Labour perform better than the Lib Dems in general elections in Hinckley and Bosworth.
Lib Dem claims about who can win have now been ridiculed across the country. There are many places across Britain where people vote for different parties in local and national elections.
Rory Palmer said: “Claims on the Lib Dem leaflets about who can win appear to be based using council election results. This is a general election. It’s like comparing the form of a sprinter running a marathon.”
“The results are clear, in general elections Labour are the closest challengers to Tory David Tredinnick.”
Rory says: “Labour will protect frontline investment in Hinckley and Bosworth. The Tories will make massive cuts to public spending putting services at risk and the Lib Dem Leader speaks of savage cuts as well. If you care about public services and the economic recovery then Labour is the only choice at this election.”
