Not necessarily so. Remember the "save Kidderminster hospital" campaign a few years ago which lead to an independent, one issue candidate winning in the General election that year; also Martin Bell winning in Tatton, simply because the sitting MP was an (alleged) crook.
A well organised campaign can unseat the most firmly ensconced MP, even with our undemocratic first past the post electoral system - but I would concede that there is probably insufficient time between now and May to whip up voters into a frenzy over new runways at either LGW or LHR - that will be for 2020 (perhaps).
Indeed, but the anti-airport lobby has
never stood a candidate in a flightpath constituency, or even at local government level. There must be a good reason for this.....
As for Tatton, IIRC, "cash for questions" was the issue.
Also you state that "first past the post" electoral system is "undemocratic" without offering any evidence or explaining why.
Probably a not a good idea to make assertions of this nature as it's another debate, and could lead to thread drift and unhappy mods.
True, but, like Justine Greening, next door in Putney, Battersea still gets the benefit of flightpath noise - particularly in the early morning.
Yes, aircraft noise is
so bad that people are paying "megabucks" to live in these locations, pushing up house prices and pricing locals out.
Sorry to disappoint, but facts are facts, and it's likely that the proposed "mansion tax" will be concentrating more minds in these areas rather than aircraft noise.