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Gorton & Denton Election. Reform loser Matthew Goodwin meets a ‘middle aged cat lady’

In Uncategorized on March 5, 2026 by kmflett

Matthew Goodwin who lost the Gorton and Denton Election for Reform by several thousand votes to the Green Party has written in the Spectator about his canvassing experiences.

I have extracted here a small taste of what Goodwin had to endure on the doorstep

Looking back, there were subtle hints the vote mightn’t go my way. ‘GB News!’ shouted one middle-aged cat lady on her doorstep before I’d said a word. ‘Reform UK!’ she screamed louder. ‘You’re a total wanker!’ She slammed the door in my face.

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