Deletion of Philippa Roe

Comment: Thank you for your work on the article to date. If you have further sources, it would certainly be helpful to add them -- thanks. I cannot see how the article currently meets  on the existing sources for the reasons I gave above
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: The acid test is simply that of , significant coverage in reliable sources independent of the subject. All notions of someone's standing in the world are beside the point, but it would be pretty hard for the Leader of an important city council to escape notability. I created the article, and I am not the least bit interested in whether the subject is selected to fight the London mayoral election, and indeed I only added a mention of it as an afterthought. In any event, my motivation is irrelevant. If
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: I wouldn't say that the nub of  is verifiability. Verifiability is a necessary but not sufficient condition for something to warrant an article on it.  makes this distinction between "how suitable a ''topic'' is for ''its own article or list''" and "Wikipedia's policies regarding content" (''i.e.'' "Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:Verifiability|Verifiability, Wikipedia:No original research|No original research, Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not|What Wikipedia is not, and Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|Biographies of living persons"). POL|Notability guidelines for politicians confer notability on "international, national or sub-national (statewide/provincewide) office, and members or former members of a national, state or provincial legislature"; Ms Roe does not meet any of those criteria. Leading a '''borough council, one of 33 in London''', is below the "sub-national" threshold. The guidelines then go on to include "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage." and notes "Just being an elected local official, or an unelected ''candidate'' for political office, does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the primary notability criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject of the article"." In other words, Ms Roe needs to meet , which means ""Significant coverage" addresses the topic directly and in detail". As I say above, I only see three articles specifically about Ms Roe and all three relate to her (since failed) candidacy. The idea that candidates are better covered on an election article stems from . That said, your work on the article has certainly moved it closer to notability and I concur that leading a borough council is of some significance
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N||WP:N||WP:NPOL||WP:GNG||WP:1E)