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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2018 10:38:05 GMT
Confirmed that Val Shawcross is retiring as Deputy Mayor for Transport, and Heidi Alexander has agreed to fill the role.
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Post by beastofbedfordshire on May 8, 2018 10:44:07 GMT
Lab hold
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Post by peterl on May 8, 2018 10:44:25 GMT
2017 Result
Labour Heidi Alexander 32,072 67.9% +12.3
Conservative Peter Fortune 10,859 23.0% +0.7
Liberal Democrat Emily Frith 2,086 4.4% -1.3
Green Störm Poorun 803 1.7% -4.0
UKIP Keith Forster 798 1.6% -7.4
Independent Willow Winston 355 0.7%
Christian Peoples Maureen Martin 228 0.4% -0.2
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Post by beastofbedfordshire on May 8, 2018 10:56:33 GMT
2017 Result Labour Heidi Alexander 32,072 67.9% +12.3 Conservative Peter Fortune 10,859 23.0% +0.7 Liberal Democrat Emily Frith 2,086 4.4% -1.3 Green Störm Poorun 803 1.7% -4.0 UKIP Keith Forster 798 1.6% -7.4 Independent Willow Winston 355 0.7% Christian Peoples Maureen Martin 228 0.4% -0.2  |
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Post by jimboo2017 on May 8, 2018 11:06:20 GMT
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Post by LDCaerdydd on May 8, 2018 11:06:27 GMT
Lewisham East Now official, Heidi Alexander has announced she is to leave the Commons. 2017 Result
| Labour | Heidi Alexander | 32,072 | 67.9% | +12.3 | | Conservative | Peter Fortune | 10,859 | 23.0% | +0.7 | | Liberal Democrat | Emily Frith | 2,086 | 4.4% | -1.3 | | Green | Störm Poorun | 808 | 1.7% | -4.0 | | UKIP | Keith Forster | 798 | 1.6% | -7.4 | | Independent | Willow Winston | 355 | 0.7% | N/A | | Christian Peoples | Maureen Martin | 228 | 0.4% | -0.2 |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 11:08:31 GMT
The selection of a Labour candidate here will make Liverpool Walton look like a cakewalk.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2018 11:09:43 GMT
Let's note a few things.
1) The local party is firmly in the hands of moderates.
2) For a Parliamentary byelection, the NEC controls the shortlist.
3) The NEC is firmly in the hands of Momentum.
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Post by LDCaerdydd on May 8, 2018 11:10:56 GMT
Let's note a few things. 1) The local party is firmly in the hands of moderates. 2) For a Parliamentary byelection, the NEC controls the shortlist. 3) The NEC is firmly in the hands of Momentum. Puts feet up, cracks open a beer and reaches for my popcorn. |
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Post by peterl on May 8, 2018 11:11:01 GMT
Does the branch select from the shortlist or is it all up to the NEC?
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 11:15:27 GMT
Probable Labour hold but I’m still putting a tenner on the Liberals, just in case. Turning £10 into £210 seems like a good punt😂
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2018 11:16:00 GMT
Does the branch select from the shortlist or is it all up to the NEC? I think the branches don't have any role. It's entirely self-nomination to the NEC. The CLP does get to vote on which candidate on the shortlist should be selected. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 11:24:25 GMT
Let's note a few things. 1) The local party is firmly in the hands of moderates. 2) For a Parliamentary byelection, the NEC controls the shortlist. 3) The NEC is firmly in the hands of Momentum.  |
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Post by Chris from Brum on May 8, 2018 12:11:46 GMT
Early odds from Ladbrokes: Labour are an unbackable 1/33. Somewhat surprisingly, they give Lib Dems 16/1 and the Tories 33/1. That 16/1 might be worth a tenner, but no more. Greens at 100/1 and UKIP 500/1, though I'm surprised they quote odds for UKIP at all. However, all this is in advance of any candidates being selected.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 8, 2018 12:52:51 GMT
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Post by john07 on May 8, 2018 13:09:19 GMT
Does the branch select from the shortlist or is it all up to the NEC? I think the branches don't have any role. It's entirely self-nomination to the NEC. The CLP does get to vote on which candidate on the shortlist should be selected. What happens if the Constituency does not like any of the shortlist imposed on them? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2018 13:13:57 GMT
I think the branches don't have any role. It's entirely self-nomination to the NEC. The CLP does get to vote on which candidate on the shortlist should be selected. What happens if the Constituency does not like any of the shortlist imposed on them? They're stuffed. That's the shortlist and that's who they have to choose between. This situation happened in Rotherham in 2012 when Mahroof Hussain was left off the shortlist. According to the BBC, 80 out of 114 people present left the meeting. The remaining 34 selected Sarah Champion. She was endorsed and won the seat rather comfortably in the circumstances. Over five years later and she doesn't seem to be in any particular local difficulty. |
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Post by alderman on May 8, 2018 13:23:37 GMT
Is an all-women shortlist obligatory here?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on May 8, 2018 13:25:14 GMT
An early entrant into the contest for Labour nomination: Sakina Sheikh, who has been Labour councillor for Perry Vale ward for 12 hours. She's a Corbynite.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 13:45:08 GMT
120 hours!
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