January 4th, 2007

Great Britain local elections: Breakthrough for Respect

Vote RESPECT 2007

Respect has made remarkable progress in yesterday’s local elections. In every ward in which it stood, Respect proved a serious player not only to the smaller parties but to Labour, the Lib Dems and the Tories.

In a landslide victory for Preston Town Centre, Respect’s Michael Lavalette took 52 percent of the vote, beating Labour by 462 votes. Michael more than doubled his vote from when he was first elected in 2003. In two other wards in Preston, Respect secured a firm second.

Respect won another councillor in Birmingham, Mohammed Ishtiaq, who won by over 1,000 votes. Respect was extremely popular in all seven wards it stood in Birmingham. It came in second in two wards and third in four wards, comfortably beating the Greens and the BNP in all seven wards it stood in.

In Bolsover, Respect candidate and former official of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), Ray Holmes, secured the council seat, beating Labour. Ray said “On the doorsteps, our campaign for people not profit really connected with people. People made the links between national and local issues. Now we are going to build on this great result.” Read more »

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