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Edward HECKELS

Smaller government, strong defence, traditional values




What people say about me

I am very grateful indeed for the kind words about me from the people below, particularly those published in my support about the A List and Hexham on the Conservative Home web-site.

"Please accept my profound thanks for your support"
Iain Duncan Smith MP

“Edward is one of the most hard working and committed Conservatives I know”
Greg Hands MP

"You have been a beacon of good sense and good advice"
Patricia Moberly (Chairman, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust)

"Edward Heckels did some excellent work when he was candidate for Leyton & Wanstead in 2001"
Roger Evans (Conservative Group Leader, Greater London Assembly)

“I have known many MPs - backbenchers and Ministers - over the years. Edward will be an outstanding addition to their number”
Lord Wilson of Dinton (Cabinet Secretary, 1998-2002)

"Thank you for your invaluable support; I simply would not have made it to City Hall without it"
Boris Johnson (Mayor of London)

Edward Heckels with Boris Johnson

“Edward is a tireless and effective campaigner”
Adam Holloway MP

“Edward has a proven track record of leadership - he always walks the talk - and has a great way of motivating and inspiring people from all backgrounds to get involved with campaigning”
Cllr John Whelan (Leader, Conservative Group, London Borough of Lambeth)

"Edward has the tenacity and zeal to motivate any campaign. I wouldn't like to be a Labour MP having to face him as the Tory candidate!"
Alan Duncan MP

"A glorious victory had been won - in no small part due to your help."
Cllr Patrick Mulligan (after taking Airedale from the LibDems in the 2009 elections to North Yorkshire County Council)

"I am very grateful to Edward for all his hard work and support and would dearly love to see him in the House of Commons"
Dominic Schofield (former Deputy Director of the Conservative Research Department and parliamentary candidate for Battersea)

"Ed Heckels ... is an outstanding candidate and I hope that he gets selected for a parliamentary seat very soon."
Louise Bagshawe MP

"There is absolutely no doubt that I won the seat because of Edward's intervention"
Cllr Ian Bruce (former Conservative MP for South Dorset and victor in June 2006 in the Westham West by-election in Weymouth, Dorset)

"As the GLA Candidate for Lambeth/Southwark in 2004 I can confirm that the person who did most to pull the campaign together and support my agent and myself in running the campaign was Edward Heckels"
Bernard Gentry (former candidate for Lambeth/Southwark, London Assembly election)

"Edward is a tremendous advocate for all that is best about Conservatism - loyal, committed and with a keen eye on the future - as well as having a great sense of humour!"
Mark Field MP

"The Party won't find a harder working, more sincere and talented individual than Edward"
Cllr Stephen Kerin (London Borough of Merton)

"Thanks for the magnificent effort you and your team put in on our behalf"
Adrian Warburton (Chairmam, Gravesham Conservative Association on assistance provided for the May 2007 local elections)

"Edward is an outstanding candidate"
Margaret Thatcher, Waltham Forest Guardian, 29 March 2001

Edward Heckels with Margaret Thatcher

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With Tory policy chief, Oliver Letwin
With Tory policy chief, Oliver Letwin
Listening to pensioners' concerns
Listening to pensioners' concerns
Meeting younger members of the community
Meeting younger members of the community
Visiting Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital as a Governor
Visiting Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital as a Governor
Eldest daughter Katie at Kettlewell's Scarecrow Festival
Eldest daughter Katie at Kettlewell's Scarecrow Festival
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