Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Claire Wright (politician) (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 00:07, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Claire Wright (politician)
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Non-notable politician, not convinced this passes WP:GNG. Most of this article is dedicated to her failing to get elected - I'm not sure how being a candidate alone is enough to warrant an article. It seems her only achievement is being a councillor for a while. — Czello 13:25, 3 May 2022 (UTC) Femke (talk) 16:18, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. — Czello 13:25, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women and United Kingdom. Shellwood (talk) 13:28, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep (original author of article). Missvain gave a list of RS to show notability in the previous nomination. Selecting the 5 strongest from that list, plus one strong one from the article. I think it's quite clear the subjects meets WP:GNG. Two elections made national press (2015/2019), so WP:BLP1E does not apply.
 * "Rural revolt: The independent rebellion threatening Tory Devon" from the New Statesman
 * "General election 2019: Disgruntled Tories may stay at home in East Devon, giving Independent candidate Claire Wright a chance" from i
 * "Patrick Kidd’s election road trip: Watch out, they’re behind you!" from The Times
 * "Hot seat: East Devon - Can Independent take Tory seat after 150 years?" from The Telegraph
 * "General election 2019: Vandals burn down election placard of MP candidate at her parents' home" from i
 * Meet the Ottery independent candidate who could take one of the Tories' safest seats from The Telegraph


 * Delete - Non-notable politician whose only coverage in reliable sources is her failed candidacy. Her career as a Councillor alone does not seem to establish enough notability. Meatsgains (talk) 16:44, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. Arguments for deletion are no more coherent or convincing than last time. A familiar straw man is rolled out by the nominator, who's right to note that "being a candidate alone is [not] enough to warrant an article", but is apparently unaware that significant coverage in reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject, as exists here, is enough to warrant an article. In case anyone wants to claim, as a few did at the last AfD, that the coverage of Wright amounts to no more than is expected of any failed parliamentary candidate, my invitation to show similar coverage for the other unsuccessful candidates who stood in the same constituency in the same elections still applies. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 17:46, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep My analysis is that Arms & Hearts and Femke have clearly conveyed how GNG is met via the sources provided. CT55555 (talk) 18:03, 4 May 2022 (UTC)


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