The result was delete. Those arguing for keeping this based on a more generous interpretation of WP:POLITICIAN make a fairly good case, but the majority consensus seems to reject that interpretation and applies a narrower interpretation of policy. Ark yan 17:33, 29 May 2008 (UTC) reply
Delete per ample precedent that being an unsuccessful candidate in a British parliamentary election does not confer notability. Timrollpickering ( talk) 07:56, 23 May 2008 (UTC) reply
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Tim is a leading Tory activist working for Conservative Central Office and in concert with leading Tory blogger and publicist Iain Dale. You can't get much more blatantly competitive than that. 81.149.153.146 ( talk) 17:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC) reply
Clearly this shouldn't be deleted, especially on political grounds (and I say this as a non-Lib Dem). There is still demand for this information - I am an example of someone who has just searched the page to see more about her (and I did the same for some of the other candidates). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.60.38.198 ( talk) 16:15, 23 May 2008 (UTC) This IP address, 194.60.38.198, is registered to the British Houses of Parliament and is shared by multiple users. reply
This AFD nomination is literally a public disgrace for Wikipedia. Colonel Warden ( talk) 09:06, 24 May 2008 (UTC) reply