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Pendle
Aug 9, 2023 18:07:46 GMT
Post by BossMan on Aug 9, 2023 18:07:46 GMT
Pendle
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Post by carolus on Nov 5, 2023 11:58:42 GMT
Current council: 14 Con, 9 Lab, 7 Ld, 3 Ind. Up in 2024: 5 Con, 3 Lab, 2 LD, 2 Ind
The Inds in Bradley (2024), Brierfield East & Clover Hill (2024), and Brierfield West & Reedley (2027) were elected as Lab.
Split wards (2023 results given): Earby & Coates - 2 LD, 1 Con. Con defend. LD gain by 7.7% from Con. Waterside & Horsfield - 2 Con, 1 LD. Con defend. LD hold by 23.3% over Con.
Close wards: Fence & Higham - 2021: LD win by 3% over Con
2023 Candidate totals (+1): 12 Con, 9 Lab, 8 Green, 7 LD, 1 UKIP 2021 Candidate totals (x3): 33 Con, 27 LD, 23 Lab, 1 Green, 1 Ind, 1 []
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 10:55:30 GMT
Post by lackeroftalent on Apr 1, 2024 10:55:30 GMT
Mass resignations from the Labour group including councillors up in May. The post is on the Pendle Labour facebook page so likely will be taken down soon.
"THE LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP NO LONGER REFLECTS OUR VIEWS; IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE." That is the view from 20 Labour Councillors who have resigned today, citing a draconian shift in the national party, which is targeting local councillors, preventing them from standing for elections, and using aggressive bullying tactics to suppress fairness and free speech. This is the biggest single group of resignations from the Labour Party since Keir Starmer became leader. The councillors have decided against joining any other political parties but will form independent groups on Pendle Borough Council, Brierfield Town Council, and Nelson Town Council. Leader of Pendle Borough Council and the newly formed independent group, Cllr Asjad Mahmood, said, "I, along with my colleagues, were elected by local residents to represent them in the council chamber. As a Labour Councillor, I have always felt that the party’s policies were aligned with my own beliefs and those of the constituents who have honoured me with their votes. Sadly, over a recent period, senior party officials have attempted to impose their ideas at a local level. I was elected to serve the public, not party officials. Cllr Yvonne Tennant added, "At a time when 14 years of Tory cuts are affecting local people across Pendle, the Labour Party leadership should be allowing local hard-working councillors the opportunity to challenge the Tories. Instead, colleagues are being hindered from fulfilling their roles.” Cllr Mohammed Iqbal MBE added, "I was suspended from the party for 18 months before it was lifted in December 2023 for advocating on behalf of my constituents. I joined the Labour Party over 30 years ago and have always been encouraged to speak out on issues. However, senior figures within the party are attempting to stifle free speech and threaten dedicated councillors with removal as candidates. I, for one, cannot stand by and allow this to happen. The bullying needs to stop.”
Named Pendle councillors:-
Mohammed Iqbal - Bradley ward (2024)
Asjad Mahmood - Whitefield & Wolverden ward (2024) and Leader of the Council
Yvonne Tennant - Marsden & Southfield ward (2027)
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 11:00:39 GMT
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Post by carolus on Apr 1, 2024 11:00:39 GMT
Mohammed Iqbal is also the Lancashire CC councillor for Brierfield & Nelson West.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 11:01:42 GMT
Post by matureleft on Apr 1, 2024 11:01:42 GMT
Mass resignations from the Labour group including councillors up in May. The post is on the Pendle Labour facebook page so likely will be taken down soon. "THE LABOUR PARTY LEADERSHIP NO LONGER REFLECTS OUR VIEWS; IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE." That is the view from 20 Labour Councillors who have resigned today, citing a draconian shift in the national party, which is targeting local councillors, preventing them from standing for elections, and using aggressive bullying tactics to suppress fairness and free speech. This is the biggest single group of resignations from the Labour Party since Keir Starmer became leader. The councillors have decided against joining any other political parties but will form independent groups on Pendle Borough Council, Brierfield Town Council, and Nelson Town Council. Leader of Pendle Borough Council and the newly formed independent group, Cllr Asjad Mahmood, said, "I, along with my colleagues, were elected by local residents to represent them in the council chamber. As a Labour Councillor, I have always felt that the party’s policies were aligned with my own beliefs and those of the constituents who have honoured me with their votes. Sadly, over a recent period, senior party officials have attempted to impose their ideas at a local level. I was elected to serve the public, not party officials. Cllr Yvonne Tennant added, "At a time when 14 years of Tory cuts are affecting local people across Pendle, the Labour Party leadership should be allowing local hard-working councillors the opportunity to challenge the Tories. Instead, colleagues are being hindered from fulfilling their roles.” Cllr Mohammed Iqbal MBE added, "I was suspended from the party for 18 months before it was lifted in December 2023 for advocating on behalf of my constituents. I joined the Labour Party over 30 years ago and have always been encouraged to speak out on issues. However, senior figures within the party are attempting to stifle free speech and threaten dedicated councillors with removal as candidates. I, for one, cannot stand by and allow this to happen. The bullying needs to stop.”Named Pendle councillors:- Mohammed Iqbal - Bradley ward (2024) Asjad Mahmood - Whitefield & Wolverden ward (2024) and Leader of the Council Yvonne Tennant - Marsden & Southfield ward (2027) Sounds like a mix of stuff including deselection/shortlist omissions.
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Post by lackeroftalent on Apr 1, 2024 11:06:34 GMT
Update - Its all of them. All ten Labour Pendle councillors have left.
Mohammed Adnan - Marsden & Southfield (2024) Zafar Ali - Brierfield East & Clover Hill (2027) Faraz Ahmad - Whitefield & Wolverden (2027) Sajjad Ahmed - Brierfield East & Clover Hill (2026) Mohammed Ammer - Marsden & Southfield (2026) Ruby Anwar - Whitefield & Wolverden (2026) Mohammed Hanif - Brierfield West & Reedley (2024) Mohammed Iqbal - Bradley (2024) Asjad Mahmood - Whitefield & Wolverden (2024) Yvonne Tennant - Marsden & Southfield (2027)
corrected Anwar's term.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 11:11:18 GMT
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Post by carolus on Apr 1, 2024 11:11:18 GMT
I wonder whether they'll be standing in May. Not much time for them (or Labour!) to sort out candidates.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 13:23:13 GMT
Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Apr 1, 2024 13:23:13 GMT
That list on names suggests community politics is at play. Not mentioned but Gaza pressures I would presume. Religion and ethicity trumping party. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a lack of honesty in that statement.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 13:58:54 GMT
Post by maxque on Apr 1, 2024 13:58:54 GMT
That list on names suggests community politics is at play. Not mentioned but Gaza pressures I would presume. Religion and ethicity trumping party. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a lack of honesty in that statement. Ah, yes, the very Muslim sounding Yvonne Tennant.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Apr 1, 2024 14:04:15 GMT
That list on names suggests community politics is at play. Not mentioned but Gaza pressures I would presume. Religion and ethicity trumping party. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a lack of honesty in that statement. Ah, yes, the very Muslim sounding Yvonne Tennant. There is such a thing as a fellow traveller. Half her tweets are about Gaza
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 14:08:10 GMT
Post by maxque on Apr 1, 2024 14:08:10 GMT
Ah, yes, the very Muslim sounding Yvonne Tennant. There is such a thing as a fellow traveller. Half her tweets are about Gaza Wierd how that accusation get levied at councillors in Muslim areas, but not at a certain party leader with a Jewish wife.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 14:14:16 GMT
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Post by Merseymike on Apr 1, 2024 14:14:16 GMT
That list on names suggests community politics is at play. Not mentioned but Gaza pressures I would presume. Religion and ethicity trumping party. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a lack of honesty in that statement. I doubt it. Sounds like problems with the Labour group. Nothing about Gaza, the issues are all there.
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Post by maxque on Apr 1, 2024 14:17:25 GMT
That list on names suggests community politics is at play. Not mentioned but Gaza pressures I would presume. Religion and ethicity trumping party. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think there is a lack of honesty in that statement. I doubt it. Sounds like problems with the Labour group. Nothing about Gaza, the issues are all there. It's always the same problem. Meddling by the Regional Office/ the NEC.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 14:20:27 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Apr 1, 2024 14:20:27 GMT
I wonder whether they'll be standing in May. Not much time for them (or Labour!) to sort out candidates. Barely a week!
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Post by carolus on Apr 1, 2024 14:24:41 GMT
I wonder whether they'll be standing in May. Not much time for them (or Labour!) to sort out candidates. Barely a week! I suppose the question is whether this is a councillor-only issue, or whether they've taken the local labour party and candidates with them.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 14:44:36 GMT
Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Apr 1, 2024 14:44:36 GMT
I doubt it. Sounds like problems with the Labour group. Nothing about Gaza, the issues are all there. It's always the same problem. Meddling by the Regional Office/ the NEC.
I didn't mean to say it was only Gaza, but I think it will have been an influence. Problems with regional office will also have been a part. No reason why both can't be in play. I may be wrong but I suspect not.
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Post by andrea on Apr 1, 2024 14:56:59 GMT
I suppose the question is whether this is a councillor-only issue, or whether they've taken the local labour party and candidates with them. Also the 5 defector whose term ends in May 2024 were reselected or were blocked to stand (and so a new candidate was already in place)?
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 17:08:23 GMT
Post by owainsutton on Apr 1, 2024 17:08:23 GMT
I suppose the question is whether this is a councillor-only issue, or whether they've taken the local labour party and candidates with them. The timing would fit with a plan for candidates to withdraw nominations that have been submitted already.
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Pendle
Apr 1, 2024 19:02:59 GMT
Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Apr 1, 2024 19:02:59 GMT
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Post by nyx on Apr 1, 2024 19:37:59 GMT
I wonder whether they'll be standing in May. Not much time for them (or Labour!) to sort out candidates. Looking solely at names, it looks like a lot of the names of non-winning Labour candidates in Conservative-held Pendle wards in recent elections have British names- so if this is indeed a community/ethnic issue, then Labour would probably still be able to find some people to stand.
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