AFTER weeks of weary canvassing, spats, tactical leafleting and long, sleep-deprived days, the 2013 elections are finally done and dusted for our politicians.

From candidates Photoshopping themselves into Adolf Hitler pictures, to large advertising posters being attacked by vandals, it’s fair to say it’s been a campaign to amuse or disgust in equal measure, yet again.

It’s also been a good election for gossip, with The Source wondering if former Worcester MP Mike Foster is looking to relaunch himself into the political arena once more.

The 50-year-old Brummie, the only Labour MP to ever represent the Faithful City in parliament after winning the seat in 1997, suffered a crushing defeat to Tory Robin Walker three years ago, losing out by 2,982 votes.

But in recent times he’s been spotted mixing with some of the party’s elite on various occasions, including a dinner with Ed Balls at the Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion FC, and bashes with both Miliband brothers.

Is he looking to get himself a place as a candidate for a seat at the next general election?

Is he waiting in the wings to see how Joy Squires fares in the Worcester contest in 2015 before looking to make a return, should she fail?

Who knows? But one thing is for sure – he’s been helping local activists do some canvassing in the city over the last month, and you, dear reader, haven’t forgotten him by a long way.

One fellow activist said: “He’s been out with the party quite a few times to help us out.

“We were canvassing in Nunnery and one bloke leaned out of the window of his flat and shouted some abuse at him, it was along the lines of, ‘You must be desperate to be coming around here’.”

Back in 2010, upon his gut wrenching defeat, he said “I doubt it” when asked if he’d ever return to politics, but signed off with “never say never” to this newspaper.

He’d be bonkers to want to return to this.