It's a two horse race!

Only Amy Rodger and the Liberal Democrats can beat Labour in East Lothian. While Labour's vote at the last General Election fell by 7.4%, the Liberal Democrats have increased their share of the vote in every election since 1997. The Liberal Democrats are now the only party that can stop Labour from neglecting East Lothian further.

Neither the Tories or the Nationalists can possibly win here. Voting for them now will only help Labour hold on in East Lothian. Only by voting for the Liberal Democrats can we stop Labour taking our area for granted. That is why many former Conservative and SNP voters are switching to the Liberal Democrats to beat Labour here.

The choice in East Lothian

The Labour MP - taking East Lothian for granted

The incumbent Labour MP - Anne Moffat - has voted in favour of:

- the illegal war in Iraq

- the 90 day detention limit in violation of basic human rights

- replacing Trident, costing the UK taxpayer up to £20billion

- introducing compulsory ID cards for all UK citizens

- top-up fees for students, burdening them with unprecedented levels of debt

Rather than listening to the opinions of her constituents, she routinely sides with the Government, ignoring the real issues that face us in East Lothian.

The local challenger - Amy Rodger

Amy campaigning at the Farmers Market in Haddington with Nicol Stephen MSP

Amy Rodger is the Electoral Reform Society's Scotland Director and a member of the board of the Centre for Scottish Public Policy. She has a strong track record of campaigning on issues which matter to East Lothian such as post office closures, an area in which the incumbent MP blindly follows the Government. Amy has a history of running Labour close in elections. In 2005 while Liberal Democrat candidate for Glasgow North, Amy reduced Labours majority from 7,260 to 3,338 with a swing of almost 9%.

The others can't win in East Lothian

The Conservative candidate - Michael Veitch - was selected in October 2007. He previously fought the Linlithgow and Falkirk East seat at the 2005 General Election, coming a poor forth behind Labour and the Liberal Democrats. In 2007, Mr Veitch failed in his bid to be elected as a Councillor for the Preston/Seton/Gosford ward of the Constituency, losing out to Liberal Democrat candidate Stuart Currie.

The SNP have selected a candidate for the Westminster constituency despite not believing in the Westminster parliament. In 2005 there share of the vote fell by 2% and finished a distant forth, with no prospect of beating Labour.

With your support, the Liberal Democrats can stop Labour taking our area for granted