It’ll be the battle of London North Centre, redux.

Ward 6 Coun. Nancy Branscombe has won the provincial Conservative nomination in London North Centre, beating out Catholic school board trustee Phil Squire.

Branscombe took on long-time Liberal MPP Deb Matthews during the last provincial election, losing by 6,000 votes.

Branscombe has said she’ll take a leave of absence from city hall for the 30 days of the provincial campaign.

She’s also said she’ll change the way she runs her campaign.

During the last campaign, she was a no-show at all-candidates meetings and instead knocked on doors, had an aggressive sign campaign and relied on phone blitzes.

She told The Free Press earlier this month that she wants to oust the Liberals from office because they had mismanaged the province.

Branscombe, 55, is midway through her second term on London council and announced earlier she has no plans to seek a third term.

Squire, 54, has been a lawyer for 30 years and has been a life-long resident of London North Centre.

Kate.dubinski@sunmedia.ca

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