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Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Local Election Results as they come in …

While the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) was formed to fight the general election, they are also running a number of candidates in the local elections.  These candidates are standing under a variety of names, with Socialist Alternative/SP contesting all 18 seats in Coventry and the Carlisle Socialist and Trade Union wing contesting 5…

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While the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) was formed to fight the general election, they are also running a number of candidates in the local elections.  These candidates are standing under a variety of names, with Socialist Alternative/SP contesting all 18 seats in Coventry and the Carlisle Socialist and Trade Union wing contesting 5 seats (apparently 1 further candidate had a nomination rejected.  There are sitting Socialist Alternative/SP councillors defending their seats in Lewisham and Coventry, and a sitting ‘Save Huddersfield NHS’ councillor in Kirklees defending their seat as TUSC.  In Manchester, SWP supporters are standing as TUSC and going head to head with Respect in Rusholme ward.

(NB some of this information is from secondary sources and may be subject to correction)

TUSC/SP local election candidates

Coventry 18 (all ‘Socialist Alternative’/SP)
Lewisham 3 (All Soc Alt/SP)
Manchester 2
Kirklees 1
Sefton 1
Sheffield 3 (1 TUSC, 2 Soc Alt/SP)
Wakefield 1
(Soc Alt/SP)
Lincoln 1
Carlisle 5 (‘Carlisle Socialist & TU’)
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6 responses to “Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Local Election Results as they come in …”

  1. Liam Avatar
    Liam

    Socialist Alternative/SP have lost the seat they were defending on Coventry City Council

    St Michael’s Ward
    David Stuart Welsh Labour Party [The] 2958 48.1%
    Rob Windsor Socialist Alternative 1783 29.0%
    Maya Ali Conservative Party 1403 22.8%

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  2. Mark P Avatar
    Mark P

    Yes, the former councillor’s vote there has actually gone up by a few hundred since his last win, but he got swamped by the turnout. The SP expect to lose councillors in Lewisham too.

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  3. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Socialist People’s Party results from Barrow borough council:

    Click to access BEDeclarationofResultbill10.pdf

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  4. Duncan Avatar
    Duncan

    Local election results from Carlisle:

    http://www.carlisle.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/democracy_and_elections/local_election_results_2010.aspx

    Some credible local results there, particularly for a first time outing,

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  5. MikeMP Avatar
    MikeMP

    The Socialist Party lost their seat on Kirklees Council (the Metropolitan District based on Huddersfield in Yorkshire).

    Dr Jackie Grunsell is a local GP who sensationally won a Labour seat four years ago as part of a local campaign against NHS cuts, under the title ‘Save Huddersfield NHS’. There are three seats here elected annually and in subsequent years SP members standing as Save Huddersfield NHS’ failed to repeat her victory.

    Dr Grunsell defended her seat this year under the TUSC label and also stood in the General election for the Colne Valley constituency the ward is in, but came fourth in the ward, though with a creditable 17.5%. She scored 1,472 almost double what she scored in the General election (741) indicating a high degree of local support not reflected in the vote for a General Election candidate.

    As there are annual elections (3 out of 4 years) in this ward, it might be possible to build a stronger socialist vote locally here and regain the seat over time. But the difficulty will be the myriad of labels and flags of convenience used by the SP make it difficult to maintain voter interest as they are more likely to remember party labels and identity.

    Crosland Moor and Netherton

    Party Candidate name Votes
    LAB Labour Pattison, Carole Ann 2812 33.4% Gain
    CON Conservative Smith, Basil 1827 21.7%
    LIBDEM Liberal Democrat Constance, Oliver 1549 18.4%
    TUSC Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Grunsell , Jackie 1472 17.5%
    BNP British National Party Turner, Skye 431 5.1%
    GRN Green Ball, Chas 331 3.9%

    Total votes: 8422
    Turnout: 65%

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  6. MikeMP Avatar
    MikeMP

    The Socialist Party standing as Socialist Alternative lost its two seats on Lewisham Council. They were easily won back by Labour.

    LEWISHAM – Telegraph Hill ward
    Name of
    Candidate Description (if any) Number of votes
    BELLPaul The Labour Party Candidate 2861 Elected
    MILLBANK Joan The Labour Party Candidate 2735 Elected
    WHITTLE Dan The Labour Party Candidate 2231 Elected
    PAGE Ian Socialist Alternative 1362
    FLOOD Chris Socialist Alternative 1216
    FLINT Darren Michael The Green Party 1023
    GAMBELLDerek Liberal Democrats 993
    COTTERELL Priscilla Marie The Green Party 916
    LEECH Jess Socialist Alternative 877
    ISPAHANI Shahab Liberal Democrats 842
    LABROM Joan Mary Liberal Democrats 809
    KONOS William George The Green Party 694
    DEANE Andrew The Conservative Party Candidate 621
    KITSON Julie The ConservativeParty Candidate 612
    ROBSON Lara Jane The Conservative Party Candidate 574

    Vote proportion by party description
    Labour 42.6%
    Socialist Alternative 18.8%
    Liberal Democrats 14.4%
    Green Party 14.3%
    Conservative Party 9.8%

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