A blog by Luke Akehurst about politics, elections, and the Labour Party - With subtitles for the Hard of Left. Just for the record: all the views expressed here are entirely personal and do not necessarily represent the positions of any organisations I am a member of.
Only one tonight:
posted by Luke Akehurst at 11:21 pm
Labour Party activist since 1988 - firmly on the moderate wing of the party. Member of Labour’s NEC 2010-2012 and since 2020. National Secretary of Labour Students 1995-6. Parliamentary candidate for Aldershot (2001) and Castle Point (2005). Hackney Councillor (Chatham Ward) 2002-2014, Labour Group Chief Whip 2002-09, Chair of Health Scrutiny 2010-2014. Supporter of Europe, NATO/nuclear deterrence, Israel, electoral reform. Guardian reader. Dad. Oxford resident. Unite union member. Employment history as a Labour Party Organiser, Local Government Political Assistant, Director at a Public Affairs company. All views expressed in a personal capacity. The rest will become evident from reading the blog.
5 Comments:
Perhaps worth noting that the victorious LibDem took votes from everyone, not just Labour.
There has to be a reason for such an "out-of-the-blue" result, but nobody seems sure what it is yet.
12:32 am, February 03, 2012
Less than 1300 votes... what % turnout is that?!
9:22 am, February 03, 2012
Does this mean that calamity-Clegg is now on course to become PM in 2015?
What with this result and his main rival for the leadership being up before the beak, he must have a new-found spring in his step this morning...
11:43 am, February 03, 2012
It's a very small ward - just over 3,000 electors, so turnout normal for a council by-election. Previous history of volatility - elected a Lab cllr in 06, a Tory in 07 and 08, a Lib Dem (with Labour in third place) in 2010, and Lab last year.
1:05 pm, February 03, 2012
There was one Town Council by-election yesterday:
Amersham,Old Town ward
Thursday 02 February 2012
Liberal D 286 (30%)
Conservative 282 (29%)
UKIP 252 (27%)
Labour 127 (13%)
Majority 4
Turnout 25.9%
LD gain from Con.
4:50 pm, February 03, 2012
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