Bercow's up against Farage, who's a very able performer and campaigner, and a former Tory MEP running on a pro-EU ticket.
Because he's not got party backing, he might be in trouble.
In the past, MPs used to share the constituency with a number of others, single member seats only becamse the norm after 1947, so each party used to put up one less candidate and the Speaker was assumed to get in (I think, it's been awhile).
Personally, I think the Speaker should resign their current seat and be appointed Member for the Palace of Westminster, and be reelected at the moment of dissolution each time around, the current system is a bit daft and reduces representation of constituenct while increasing workolad of neighbouring MPs.
Bercow will probably get back in, but it's an interesting precedent.
Re: Here via Debi's post.
Because he's not got party backing, he might be in trouble.
In the past, MPs used to share the constituency with a number of others, single member seats only becamse the norm after 1947, so each party used to put up one less candidate and the Speaker was assumed to get in (I think, it's been awhile).
Personally, I think the Speaker should resign their current seat and be appointed Member for the Palace of Westminster, and be reelected at the moment of dissolution each time around, the current system is a bit daft and reduces representation of constituenct while increasing workolad of neighbouring MPs.
Bercow will probably get back in, but it's an interesting precedent.