Lavalette in by Landslide

[Nigel Irritable]

Respect have apparently taken Birmingham Sparkbrook (which is I think the ward where Salma Yaqoob is already a councillor). That puts them up by one seat nationally.

Socialist Party have come second in a ward in Bootle, on about 20% of the vote but well behind the Labour winner.

 

[Guineveretoo]

Respect have apparently taken Birmingham Sparkbrook (which is I think the ward where Salma Yaqoob is already a councillor). That puts them up by one seat nationally.

Socialist Party have come second in a ward in Bootle, on about 20% of the vote but well behind the Labour winner.

That's not showing on the BBC website yet...

But it is showing on the Birmingham City Council website!

Not all the results are in yet, in Birmingham, and it looks like the BBC only records them once the council is declared.

 

[Fullyplumped]

One More Push.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Respect have apparently taken Birmingham Sparkbrook (which is I think the ward where Salma Yaqoob is already a councillor). That puts them up by one seat nationally.
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Respect won 41.8% in Sparkbrook which was down on Salma Yaqoob's score of 49.6% in 2006, but still excellent and a clear winner.

In the other four seats contested by Birmingham that were also contested in 2006, the Respect vote was up in every single one:

2007 (2006) Change Position
Springfield 25.9% (21.5%) +4.3% 3rd
Lozells & East Handsworth 19.7% (19.3%) +0.5% 3rd
Moseley & Kings Heath 12.3% (7.8%) +4.5% 3rd
Aston 28.0% (3.6%) +24.3% 2nd

and in the two new seats contested for the first time, Respect did well:
Bordesley Green 16.0% 3rd
Nechells 21.3% 2nd

In fact not a turkey amongst them and the improvement up to 12.3% in Moseley & Kings Heath shows what can be done from a smaller base. Aston was different because the sitting LibDem defected to Respect, but nevertheless most pundits claimed Respect did not have a chance.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

I strongly suspect that Respect in a few wards in Birmingham probably took a multiple of the SSP vote across all of Glasgow.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

I strongly suspect that Respect in a few wards in Birmingham probably took a multiple of the SSP vote across all of Glasgow.

And a lot more than Sheridan's renegades:

13,345 22.3% across 7 out of 40 wards.

FPTP rather than PR too.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Respect also won a seat in Bolsover in a two way battle with Labour.

Bristol and Manchester were not as good as last time (about 19% and 18% compared to low 20's last time), but not bad either. Bristol it was a different ward for some obscure tactical reason I can't fathom.

Sheffield is not counting until today.

I've got to go to work, so it will be evening before I'm analysing and posting again.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Socialist Party lost the one seat they were defending in Coventry.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Yep, a new candidate lost by 80 votes. Very disappointing but not very surprising. I don't hold out too much hope for our member who is standing in Huddersfield either.

 

[Macullam]

Respect gains one in Bolsover

some decent results for them elsewhere as well tho (as well as a couple more crap ones). could well pick up a couple more seats yet

Respect gains one in Bolsover

Ray Holmes won the Shirebrook North seat on the Bolsover District council in Derbyshire. In a close fought election, Ray won 53 percent of the vote – 295 votes to the Labour candidate's 264 votes.

 

[Jografer]

Bristol it was a different ward for some obscure tactical reason I can't fathom.

In Bristol they stood in Easton, against the LibDem sitting councillor.... and Labour took the seat, the big shock of the night in Bristol...

 

[Steeleye]

Yep, a new candidate lost by 80 votes. Very disappointing but not very surprising. I don't hold out too much hope for our member who is standing in Huddersfield either.

Ah, bollocks. That is a real shame. Many here in Cov disappointed.

 

[BarryB]

According to the Respect website Wayne Muldoon came 7th standing in Loughborough. Earlier in the year much was made of his defection from Labour as he been a councillor for 12 years. To come 7th seems incredibly bad. Anyone know any reason for this?

BarryB

 

[Fisher_Gate]

According to the Respect website Wayne Muldoon came 7th standing in Loughborough. Earlier in the year much was made of his defection from Labour as he been a councillor for 12 years. To come 7th seems incredibly bad. Anyone know any reason for this?

BarryB

7th because this was a 2 member ward and the other parties stood two candidates. It was four years since last elections. He came last, so fourth in party terms - obviously very disappointing but there is compensation in the East Midlands in winning in Bolsover, which was unexpected by most.

Plenty more results to come in - Birmingham and Preston were excellent, Bolsover came out of the blue; Bristol and Manchester are okay. Have to see how Yorkshire and the other counts go today.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Good result for Respect in Leeds:

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?path=/&pageID=baa06c5e-e54d-413c-8fb4-b6cfceb33ef9

Beat both 'Green' parties easily (GPEW and AGS).

Sheffield and rest of West Yorks still counting.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Greens held Sheffield Central - poor Respect result.

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/facts-figures/election-results/election-results-2007/central

 

[belboid]

crap result for Respect in Sheffield Central

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/facts-figures/election-results/election-results-2007/central

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Respect 2nd in Sheffield Burngreave 24% - same as last year so that's good.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Respect 2nd in Sheffield Darnall 23% on first outing. Excellent result.

 

[belboid]

not if you're convinced you're going to win it its not!

honestly, i thought she would do significantly better, and that will be a very disapointing result for Maxine.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

not if you're convinced you're going to win it its not!

honestly, i thought she would do significantly better, and that will be a very disapointing result for Maxine.

I've yet to meet a candidate who didn't believe they could win ...


When we are disappointed because we only got 24% ... again ... then I am pleased.

All the doom-mongers that say "Respect is a blip that will not last 12 months" are obviously wrong - a long term electoral base is being consolidated in a series of important English cities.

 

[cockneyrebel]

All the doom-mongers that say "Respect is a blip that will not last 12 months" are obviously wrong - a long term electoral base is being consolidated in a series of important English cities.

And for revolutionaries the long term strategy is what? Build a left reformist organisation?

 

[belboid]

bollocks lad!

Maxine expected to increase her vote - everybody did. And she was expected to run the Labour bloke close. She didn't. And this must be the mkost promising time for her, and for respect. It will be a lot harder an 12 months time, without Blair. Sad, but true.

A good result for them ion Darnall tho, its true.

 

[pingupete]

Delighted to see that Jillian Creasy has held her seat for the Greens in Sheffield Central. Well done to Lavalette in Preston. An impressive result. In terms of Green / Left rantings at each other, probably the best outcomes.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

bollocks lad!

Maxine expected to increase her vote - everybody did. And she was expected to run the Labour bloke close. She didn't. And this must be the mkost promising time for her, and for respect. It will be a lot harder an 12 months time, without Blair. Sad, but true.

A good result for them ion Darnall tho, its true.

In the wider picture it's not much of a setback. I never expected instant victories - that's the SWP getting over-excited.

7% and 11% in two wards in Bradford for Respect. Which is an okay start given the General Election result was crap and this was the first standing in locals. One more to declare (the student dominated City which will be interesting).

 

[Fisher_Gate]

Delighted to see that Jillian Creasy has held her seat for the Greens in Sheffield Central. Well done to Lavalette in Preston. An impressive result. In terms of Green / Left rantings at each other, probably the best outcomes.

But unnecessary contests better avoided in future, eh Pete?

 

[belboid]

getting avery good result on first standing, you would hope and expect that if you are 'going places' you would increase your vote. you didnt. By any honest explanation that is a disappointment.

 

[pingupete]

I'm all in favour of some dialogue on this but let's not kid ourselves, the Euros are the elephant in the room, and there is no getting away from it..

Let me float a vague idea - if Respect want to extract a General Election + Council Election deal in exchange for Euro support, I think you have our attention. There are those of us, with influence, who will argue in favour.

No snap decisions now. Let's all enjoy the weekend and our local victories. This afternoon I shall mostly be drinking real ale. Obvious sad for all left parties north of the border but there is much more to come out about the postal and ballot paper problems.

 

[Fisher_Gate]

In the wider picture it's not much of a setback. I never expected instant victories - that's the SWP getting over-excited.

7% and 11% in two wards in Bradford for Respect. Which is an okay start given the General Election result was crap and this was the first standing in locals. One more to declare (the student dominated City which will be interesting).

9% for Respect in Bradford City ward beating the LibDems and Greens - both parties with representation on the City Council. Not a bad first election campaign. Poor result in Kirklees, with Calderdale to come - so West Yorks is a mixed bag.

Reasonable Respect results in Luton, Canterbury and Cambridge, so it's not just big cities.

 

[belboid]

very good result in Calderdale, about 25%, only 350 behind