By-Election
The Bradford West Disaster
By TSF at March 30, 2012 | 9:18 am | 0 Comment
The election results from the Bradford West by-election were disastrous for the main three political parties contesting the seat; they were particularly devastating for the Labour Party who had previously held the seat with a 5000 majority. How could what was technically regarded as a ‘safe’ seat be lost and won by an opposition group with a 10,000 majority? Add more...
Barnsley Central
By TSF at January 31, 2011 | 4:43 pm | 0 Comment
Apologies for not writing this blog sooner, I like so many other people am delighted that Dan Jarvis has been selected as the Labour party candidate in Barnsley Central. The actual date if the by-election has not yet been announced but i'm sure we will all be there to campaign to get Dan elected as the Member of Parliament. A by-election was triggered in the constituency more...
Oldham East and Saddleworth
By TSF at January 14, 2011 | 1:59 pm | 1 Comments
I like so many people in the Labour party and indeed in Oldham East and Saddleworth am truly delighted at the result of the by-election which was held yesterday. Hundreds of Labour activists from right across the country came to Oldham to campaign to get Debbie Abrahams elected as the Labour Member of Parliament. The efforts of every single person paid off, with Labour more...
Afzal Khan Should Be Labour’s Candidate
By TSF at December 4, 2010 | 3:58 pm | 1 Comments
Phil Woolas has lost his judicial review at the high court and now a by-election will take place in Oldham East and Saddleworth. There are a number of people standing in hope that they are selected to be the Labour party candidate, and all have talent but for me there is one man that stands out. He is Cllr Afzal Khan. I know Afzal very well and he would be a more...
Ex-MP Appeals for Seat
By TSF at November 16, 2010 | 10:48 am | 1 Comments
The former Labour Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth Phil Woolas will today appeal to the High Court to overturn the judgement given in the special election court last week which ruled Phil Woolas was guilty of putting leaflets out against his opponent Elwyn Watkins stating that he was linked to extremists. Mr Woolas was the MP since 1997, and had a long more...
The Norwich North By-Election
By TSF at July 18, 2010 | 4:53 pm | 3 Comments
On 23rd July 2009, the electorate in Norwich north will take to the polling stations to vote for a new Member of Parliament, after Ian Gibson, the Labour MP was deselected after the expenses scandal. There are 12 Candidates, that will stand in that constituency they are below; The Labour party candidate is Chris Ostrowski . If you would like to help Labour win this seat, more...
Willie Wins Glasgow
By TSF at November 14, 2009 | 4:47 pm | 2 Comments
Willie Bain was the labour party candidate from Glasgow, he was the only local candidate to be born and live in the constituency he now represents. Whilst i was up in Glasgow for the by-election helping on Willie’s campaign the amount of support for him was outstanding, hearing teenagers to adults to old pensioners everybody knew who Willie was and why he was standing more...
