"This election is different and it's different here. In this key marginal seat, your vote will help change our government. In the last local elections here we pushed the Liberal Democrats into second and Labour into a poor third. So don't believe spin we can't win. Voting anything other than Conservative here will only help keep Labour in. Why risk 5 more years of Gordon Brown? We've proven we can win, so let's do it again. Please vote for the change our country so badly needs."
JULIA MULLIGAN, 4 April 2010

 28 April update. Conservative plans to give parents the right to set up new schools were brought alive this week when David Cameron and Michael Gove met a group of parents in Yorkshire who want to do just that. See the video here - it's inspiring. It's what 'The Big Society' or people power is all about.

Students and politics. Leeds North West is the 9th youngest constituency in the UK, due to our high student population. We wanted to bring Boris on campus to meet students, but the Uni's election policy meant this wasn't possible. We believe a real opportunity has been missed to get students involved in the election. However, we did have a good hustings at Bodington, which was well-attended. Thanks everyone for coming along.

A little bit about Julia

Julia's a local girl through and through. Her first home was in Bramhope and she grew up near Otley. Born a local Garnett, she and five generations of her family are from our area - Far Headingley in particular. Julia's passionate about Leeds North West - find what she and her team have been doing locally and discover more about her campaigns on this site.