In Scotland, five women Labour MSPs who held constituency seats have stood down, including its former leader, Wendy Alexander, and all have been replaced by men.
If it wins these three (and especially if it takes either of wealthier Barnet and Harrow) it will be well on its way.Watch the well-heeled edges of south-west London for signs of whether, after four years of coalition government, the beleaguered Liberal Democrats have retained their famed ability to hold constituencies where they have an MP.
The local MP, Craig Whittaker, holds his constituency surgeries in the building, while the main tenant at present is Calderdale council, whose Customer First service is about to move into a ground floor space next to the new café.
"For every person we take off a boat, it means one less person we take from a camp .Mr Hayes holds his constituency with an 8.8% margin for Labor over rival candidates from the last election, double the edge with which Ms Owens clings to hers.
Chris Hayes, who holds the constituency around Cabramatta for Labor, predicts a lot more volatility in how the west votes this time.It was partly in the hope of containing that volatility that Labor Party barons dismissed Julia Gillard in June as leader and prime minister and reinstalled Mr Rudd.
Adam Bandt, the one Green parliamentarian in the old parliament, seemed set to hold his constituency in Melbourne.
Gandhi held her constituency of Rae Bareli, an exception in a rout of dozens of senior Congress figures.
If they can hold a constituency where the former sitting MP faces jail, they might be able to retain their seats at the next election.
But does it matter that Osborne is the only member of cabinet who actually has to come to the north of England to hold his constituency surgeries?
