We have a clear choice at this election between 5 more years of Gordon Brown making things worse, or a new government with the energy and leadership to get the country moving.

Ours is a key marginal seat. There has never been a Conservative government without a Conservative MP in Leeds North West. Our current MP is active, but he is not Conservative. Voting for him will not change our government. Voting for him will maintain the status quo and risks 5 more years of Gordon Brown.

Don't believe outdated Liberal Democrat claims that we can't win. At the last local elections right here, we were ahead by 119 votes. Had this been a general election you would now have a Conservative MP. It's all change since 2005 and all to play for. But it's going to be very close. We need you to vote positively for change here. Why risk 5 more years of Gordon Brown?

Julia is standing here because she's from here. A local Garnett by birth, five generations of Julia's immediate family are from Leeds North West. She's from Bramhope, grew up near Otley, runs a business in the town and lives half an hour away. The Liberal Democrats want you to believe she and the Labour candidate are not from round here. This is deliberately misleading. In this day and age, truth and transparency are vital, not spin and deception.