Labour gain Lambeth

[Donna Ferentes]

I was wondering that. But Lambeth Labour isn't slow to criticise other people for doing things they actually did.

 

[JTG]

Was this the only Labour gain in the country? I'm glad those cursed Tories are gone...

Labour also gained Enfield from the Tories, which was rather odd I thought.

 

[Tricky Skills]

Congratulations to the good people of Stockwell. We managed to boot out that buffoon Bottrall. Not only has he been umming and ahhing on Lambeth Education for years, but he has also taken for granted the support of people in SW8 recently.

See ya!

 

[PacificOcean]

Labour also gained Enfield from the Tories, which was rather odd I thought.

Enfield has been true blue since '82.

 

[William of Walworth]

Labour also gained Enfield from the Tories, which was rather odd I thought.

Thats wrong, not sure where you're getting that from. Still Tory AFAIK.

 

[JTG]

BBC telly were lying to me!

They flashed up that Enfield was a Labour gain. Honest they did...

 

[Gramsci]

Wasn't Alex Owalade sacked by the previous Labour administration?

Thats what I thought.Though some Labour councillors seemed to be getting chummy with Alex when they were put into opposition.Is OBV some front for the Labour party?

OBV press release seems to be saying it was Black voters who got the Lib Dems/Tories out.How do they work that one out?Voting is confidential.

 

[Gramsci]

results here

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/News/NoticeOfElections.htm

In Herne Hill Rebecca Thackray (Green) got 1359

Shane got 1298

Kirsty McHugh and Jim Dickson (Labour and reelected as Councillors) got 1343 and 1314

So Shane almost got in.

 

[JTG]

Thats what I thought.Though some Labour councillors seemed to be getting chummy with Alex when they were put into opposition.Is OBV some front for the Labour party?

OBV press release seems to be saying it was Black voters who got the Lib Dems/Tories out.How do they work that one out?Voting is confidential.

I don't know but I'm uneasy at their apparent racialising of politics. It's as bad as what Respect, the BNP and the CPA are up to. Black parties, Muslim parties, white parties... now it's 'Black voters have done this' despite nobody having any idea who voted which way.

 

[Gramsci]

Have to see what Labour will be like now they are back in power.Must say I was surprised.I think the schools issue wasnt doing the Lid/Dems much good.But then Labour closed schools when it was last in power.

A lot Labour Councillors will be new to power.I wonder how they will deal with the Clapham pool and Brixton Rec issue which also didnt do the Lib/Dems much good.

According to Labour party manifesto they will be handing out more ASBOS .So no dropping litter and swearing in the street

 

[William of Walworth]

Annoyingly for us more thoughtful lefties, Gramsci, the ASBO thing seems to be a fairly popular policy ...

I even temporarily like it, in impatient/irrational moments, when I see yoblets destroying new trees in our little park for no reason ...

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Annoyingly for us more thoughtful lefties, Gramsci, the ASBO thing seems to be a fairly popular policy ...

I even temporarily like it, in impatient/irrational moments, when I see yoblets destroying new trees in our little park for no reason ...

to be honest, i think the principle behind ASBOs is relatively sound. ASBOs weren't necessarily designed for "thoughtful lefties" or the middle classes imo...they're there for poor working people living in shitty areas who have their lives blighted by the fuckwittery of uncontrollable kids. if used properly they seem to have a positive effect.

 

[William of Walworth]

In no way can I disagree with that ....

 

[Brixton Hatter]

i kind of hate to agree with 'new' labour tho...

remember when they were bringing ASBOs in? under quite a bit of criticism they made such a fuss about them and how good they would be...time for them to put their money where their mouth is and see if they can work in lambeth. could they, for example, be used to stop the "skunkskunkskunk" geezers on the high street?

 

[stadin kundi]

A greener future for Lambeth?!?
Red-green majority in the council is a positive signal - I guess.
Well - in Finland the Greens have been even in the national government holding 10% of the seats in the parliament...

 

[Streathamite]

results here

http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/News/NoticeOfElections.htm

In Herne Hill Rebecca Thackray (Green) got 1359

Shane got 1298

Kirsty McHugh and Jim Dickson (Labour and reelected as Councillors) got 1343 and 1314

So Shane almost got in.

SHIT! So fucking close....

 

[pooka]

"Great Local Vote Swindle"

Interesting report today from the Electoral Reform Society - "The Great Local Vote Swindle" Here's what it says about Lambeth:

Lambeth

The local election result in Lambeth in 2006 was very
unusual. It was the one council anywhere in the
country that Labour gained. It was also gained
despite Labour’s vote actually falling a little since the
last borough election in 2002.

Labour managed this feat by careful targeting. Their
vote share fell sharply in several wards which were
either already safe for the party (such as Ferndale), or
where Labour stood little chance of winning (such as
Gipsy Hill or Bishop’s). Labour’s vote rose most
precisely where it could do the most good – in the
marginal wards the party stood to gain.

The Conservatives and Greens were particularly hard
done by. The Tories lost one seat despite their vote
increasing across the borough, and the Greens’
success with 15.3 per cent was rewarded with a single
seat in Herne Hill.

Lambeth’s recent elections have shown a considerable
degree of instability, swinging between comfortable
Labour majorities and hung councils. This has
encouraged a short term tactical approach to local
politics, focused on the next borough elections rather
than on sorting out the borough’s considerable long
term problems.

Despite the massive swings in seats,
the voters of Lambeth do not seem to change their
minds all that radically. A system that reflected this
would encourage better government in the borough.