Tag: by-election

Tower Hamlets - Join the battle

Rachael Saunders Mon Nov 17, 2008 at 04:52:26 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I’m the candidate in a council by-election currently going on in Tower Hamlets, and I’d like to invite all the readers of Labour Home to come down to play a part in an important campaign.




Labour Score Impressive Victory In Glenrothes

kinnockbabe Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 01:58:38 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

On a swing much smaller than expected by "experts", Kirkcaldy headteacher Lindsay Roy has been elected as the new MP for Glenrothes.  On a very healthy turnout, Mr Roy held the seat with a majority of nearly 7,000.




Labour win by-election with a 6.6% swing

DavidPrescott Fri Sep 26, 2008 at 07:26:15 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Great news in Greenwich. Last night in a by-election in the Plumstead ward, Labour retained the seat with 6.6% swing from the Tories.





Peter Kellner: Why Brown's fate should not depend on Glasgow East

sunderkatwala Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 12:40:57 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

J MASON SNP 11,277 (43.1, +26.1)
M CURRAN LAB 10,912 (41,7 -19.0)
D RANKIN CON 1,639 (6.3 -0.6)
I ROBERTSON LIBDEM 915 (3.5 -8.3)
F CURRAN SSP 555 (2.1 -1.4)
T MCLEISH SOL 512 (2.0 -)
E DUKE GRN 232 (0.9 -)
C CREIGHTON 67 (0.3 -)
H HOWITT F4C 65 (0.2 -)

Losing the Glasgow by-election would be a blow, but big swings to the SNP are not unprecedented, argues YouGov president Peter Kellner in a Fabian online essay.



Glasgow East

BF Tue Jul 01, 2008 at 10:27:35 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

So what is the process for selecting Labour's candidate? When will we know who is standing?



David Davis has 25 by-election opponents

SW Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:55:40 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Start giggling now. There are 25 independent and wacky candidates who have decided it is a good use of their money to stand against Davis in Haltemprice and Howden.





Boycott Haltemprice and Howden by-election!

oratorhunt Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 01:21:58 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

This is a stupid by-election stunt.  Terror is an issue for the nation as a whole - especially urban areas - not a single Tory-held parliamentary constituency.   It shows their contempt for representative democracy and the capacity of parliament to make decisions.  The vote goes against them so they squeel and call for a plebiscite.  It is a waste of public money, and we shouldn't give it any significance by contesting it. 




Are the Tories really looking forward to Henley?

Tom Harris MP Tue May 27, 2008 at 03:52:00 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The Liberals are clearly taking the forthcoming Henley by-election seriously, as evidenced by this YouTube video posted on Saturday. And so, of course, are Labour, I hasten to add.




Tory and Lib Dem by-election hypocrisy...

hopisen Sun May 18, 2008 at 05:20:04 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Most of the below is from my blog, but I thought since Labourhome seems to have been a victom of some Tory trolling on this issue, this might be a helpful antidote...



Riverside (Bermondsey), Southwark By-Election - Tories Down 47%!

Wilberforce Fri Dec 14, 2007 at 12:47:19 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The results of the Riverside By-Election are out. Whilst the Lib Dems held the seat. Labour increased its vote and the Tories were hammered.



Polling Day in Bermondsey! Please Help!

SH Tue Dec 11, 2007 at 08:51:26 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Many thanks to everyone who's helped so far but we urgently need lots of extra help to beat the Lib Dems & Tories in Southwark's Riverside Ward by-election. Polling Day is this Thursday (13th Dec)!



Norman Tebbit tells David Cameron to get on his bike

Simon Morley Sat Jul 21, 2007 at 12:22:58 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Well almost, what he actually said, according to the FT, was “Labour won, the Liberal Democrats did well, and Mr Lit, the Tory candidate, and former Labour party donor, who stood under the banner of David Cameron’s Conservatives, did extremely badly”.



BY-ELECTION RESULTS - LABOUR WIN BOTH

NorthernMonkey Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 11:41:26 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

02.30 UPDATE: BOTH RESULTS NOW IN

Labour win in both Ealing Southall and Sedgefield, Tories finish third in both making it a miserable night for David Cameron.



Haverstock By-Election - RESULT

markmcdonald Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 12:27:38 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Lib Dems win Haverstock By-Election by 160 votes.



Ealing Southall, diaries of a Lib Dem: Day 1

libbysd Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 12:56:12 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I know some of my own party members might not be too enthused about me describing my experiences to the *spits* Labour Party but I'm getting rather fed up of the party divide on the blogosphere about the by election. It seems on the Labour and Tory blogs that the Libs are the root of all by-election evils and visa versa from the Libs so I thought I'd try and break through the gap between us. This was my first by-election and it was an interesting experience for a kid from Suburban Surrey campaigning in a place like Ealing-Southall. Anyway, read on and I'd love to read of your experiences as well if you have any to offer. Plus any friendly advice (and I do mean friendly) is more than welcome. 
PS my blog site is www.aradicalwrites.blogspot.com




"Blur" drummer stands for Labour

alexhilton Sun Apr 08, 2007 at 11:31:41 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook


David Rowntree, drummer with the band Blur, is standing for Labour in a council by-election in the Marylebone are of Westminster. If you would like to help out, please email alen@mathewson.org.uk.

In the meantime, here's a short interview with David.



Blaenau Gwent must fight on

bglabour Wed Jul 19, 2006 at 10:06:53 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

So, two weeks on since we lost the by-election.

But despite the disappointment, Party Members should feel partly satisfied that we fought the election on issues. And even though we were rejected by the electorate we live and learn.




EXCLUSIVE: Leighton Andrews AM on the Blaenau Gwent result

David Taylor Fri Jun 30, 2006 at 04:19:06 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Leighton Andrews is the Labour Welsh Assembly Member for the Rhondda. He is a former head of Public Affairs at the BBC and he acted as Welsh Labour's Director of Communications during the last General Election.



By-Election Results

alexhilton Fri Jun 30, 2006 at 08:50:12 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Here are the results of the by-elections in Bromley & Chiselhurst and Blaenau Gwent.

It's very late and I'm somewhat tired so I shall leave the analysis to the comments section - but I would like to say that we should all be grateful to our candidates for doing a difficult job for us.




A Message from Dennis Skinner MP

alexhilton Tue Jun 27, 2006 at 11:42:25 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

"I was in Abertillery last week campaigning for John Hopkins and Owen Smith. It was good to be in Wales supporting two excellent Labour candidates.  The welcome I had was fantastic and the people I spoke to told me they were coming home to Labour this time.



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