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Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has responded angrily to a survey which ranked him flat last in a list of how 'good' MPs are.

The Conservative stalwart, seeking to be re-elected as Cotswolds MP in the General Election next Thursday, came 650th out of 650 in the 'People-Power Index' compiled by campaign group Change.org.

The index was determined by assessing each MP’s availability to their constituents, their participation in Parliament and how they listen to the public.

This was done by assessing availability of each MP, online and offline, their voting record in Parliament and how often they issues from constituents, and how much they listen to the wider public in regards to highlighting mass public campaigns and priority issues.

Sir Geoffrey, 66, who has been the MP for the area since 1992, said he was 'angry' with the result.

Change.org said: "The intention of this Index is to spark a conversation about what it means to be a 'good' MP. It should be used to celebrate MPs who are the most open and responsive to their constituents and inspire future MPs."

The index was calculated using data of the most recent term of office, since 2017.

'It does make me very angry because it’s false,' claims bottom placed MP

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However, Sir Geoffrey, who doesn't have a constituency office to meet residents, said the index was 'completely false'.

He said: "Well I think this is completely false, it’s on false information – I of course have an office researcher which these people didn’t know about. The fact that I don’t have a surgery – it’s such a vast constituency, I always travel to see people.

"I’ve been round this constituency, none of the other candidates have. I’ve done nearly a hundred villages over this campaign, I haven’t seen any of the others. So I cover this constituency properly, wherever I go I meet people I have helped. Huge numbers. So I’ve dealt with about four hundred and something cases since last year. A huge number of people since I have been elected as a member of parliament.

"I utterly reject this. I think people, they wouldn’t keep electing me in large numbers if this were true.

"It does make me very angry because it’s false, it’s untrue," added the father-of-two.

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Sir Geoffrey won his Cotswolds seat in the last General Election in 2017 with 60.6% of the votes, which comprised of 36,201 votes and a 4.1% rise in the votes since the 2015 General Election.

The Labour candidate came a far second with a 17.9% share, 10,702 votes.

'I think it's disgusting': opposition candidates criticise Sir Geoffrey

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Liz Webster, the Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for the Cotswolds, said she believed it was 'disgusting' Sir Geoffrey did not have a constituency office.

She said: "There's never been a constituency office in this constituency, the very first thing I'd do is open up an office to give access to democracy. There are so many people in this constituency who have got real problems who have been emailing and writing to Sir Geoffrey.

"I think it's disgusting, I think it's appalling."

Alan MacKenzie, the Labour candidate, criticised Sir Geoffrey for not attending for five of the election hustings, where candidates are questioned by members of the public and discuss their election pledges.

He said: "If you're a serving MP and you choose to stand, [the hustings] are an appraisal for you where you need to explain to you boss why you deserve to stay for another five years. It is a review of your performance. Avoiding the public, avoiding the youth, avoiding the hustings and avoiding the other candidates is not the way to do that.

"It treats people with contempt and shows that you are complacent."

Mr MacKenzie, 34, has pledged to open two constituency offices, one in Cirencester and the other in Stow.

How did other Gloucestershire MPs fare in the index?

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Below is where the Gloucestershire MPs placed in the index, out of all 650 MPs:

46th David Drew, Stroud, Labour

139th Richard Grahammark, Gloucester, Conservative

352nd Alex Chalk, Cheltenham, Conservative

531st Laurence Robertson, Tewkesbury, Conservative

582nd Mark Harper, Forest of Dean, Conservative

How did the party leaders fare in the index?

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242nd Jo Swinson, East Dunbartonshire, Liberal Democrat

435th Jeremy Corbyn, Islington North, Labour

478th Boris Johnson, Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Conservative

Change.org's 'The People-Power Index: How did your MP score?' can be accessed here.

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