AVForums.com is owned and operated by M2N Limited, Batley and Spen by-election: Polls open as 16 candidates vie for seat Im sure, as Angela says, with goodwill and with patience we can sort it out. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. A poll ahead of the vote by Survation put the Conservatives on 47 per cent of the vote, with Labour on 41. Ms Brabin held Batley and Spen for Labour with a reduced majority in the general election of 2019 - down to 3,525 from 8,961 in 2017. What are your thoughts on the Batley and Spen by election? Things like solidarity, empathy are not things the sociopath understands. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Labour's Kim Leadbeater celebrated victory in the by-election, The Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson had to settle for second place. The seat is currently held by Labour's Tracy Brabin, who is stepping down. Merkel concerned about the number of fans at Euros games. Votes cast in the by-election will be counted in nearby Huddersfield with a result expected on Friday morning, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. The Jewish Labour Movement called the result a "triumph for hope and decency" over Galloway's "toxic politics". . Added to that, of course, is that important date in everyone in Englands calendar: 21 June, when normal life and an end to coronavirus restrictions will come into being. But the fact remains that winning a general election today requires 40% or more of the vote. Batley and Spen 2021 by election | AVForums It is a start. A lot depends on how pissed off the voters are with the imposition of a candidate who wasnt even a Labour member a couple of months ago, by Starmers authoritarian leadership, hoping to capitalise on the Jo Cox link. Batley and Spen by-election to be held on 1 July 27 May 2021 Batley and Spen by-election Labour Party Tracy Brabin quit as Labour MP for Batley and Spen after winning the West. Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer hailed the victory as a "fantastic result". Conservative Party co-chair Amanda Milling said it had been a "disappointing result" for her party. Andrew Scattergood, co-chair of the Momentum campaign set up to campaign for former leader Jeremy Corbyn, said Labour could not "portray this as a massive victory". [33] The Greens then confirmed they would not stand in the by-election.[34]. [72], The New Arab's Taj Ali said the result made it clear that Labour was losing Muslim voters because of issues like Kashmir and Palestine, as well as a reluctance to investigate Islamophobia in the party. Despite Kim Leadbeater's commendable victory, Batley and Spen shows that this remains a long way off. Another was George Galloway, who took votes from traditional Labour voters in Batley and Spen's sizeable Asian community. (modern). In the UK almost 85% have had a first dose and more than 63% have had two jabs. Danny Lawson/Press Association, via Associated Press, his party lost a by-election in Hartlepool. Jo Cox's widower Brendan Cox said Ms Leadbeater had been "incredibly brave" to put herself forward, and he was "incredibly proud" of her. If Labour can do the same again, and I see no reason why it should not, it ought to be able to hold Batley and Spen fairly comfortably. This story will be updated as soon as the results are declared - check our widget below to find out who has won: Something went wrong, please try again later. View our online Press Pack. Tracy Brabin quit as Labour MP for Batley and Spen after winning the West Yorkshire mayoral contest, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Read about our approach to external linking. 2021 Batley and Spen by-election - YouTube Batley and Spen by-election results: Who won? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. [7] Heckmondwike also has a well-established South Asian community, with 16.9% residents having Pakistani heritage. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? Labour has selected Kim Leadbeater, sister of Jo Cox, who represented the seat before her murder by a right-wing extremist, as the party's candidate. 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Labour candidate Kim Leadbeater, sister of murdered MP Jo Cox, was elected with 13,296 votes.Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson came second with 12,973 votes and former Labour and Respect MP George Galloway came third with 8,264 votes. I remember well the by election when Jo Cox was murdered and all the main parties, even UKIP, pulled out of standing, out of respect. Critics complained the leaflets were designed to appeal to Muslim voters and to exploit divisions between voters originating from India and Pakistan over the Kashmir conflict. With a majority of just 3,500 the vote is seen as a key test for Keir Starmer's leadership - as well as a sign of whether the . The Batley and Spen by-election will be held on 1 July, it has been confirmed. I've taken to ignoring posts that throw in the WOKE phrase. ", "How tragedy propelled a former actor into politics", "Jo Cox's Batley And Spen Seat Will Not Be Contested By Conservative Party, David Cameron And Jeremy Corbyn Set To Pay Joint Tribute", "Batley & Spen parliamentary constituency Election 2019", "Three Hundreds of Chiltern: Tracy Brabin", "Batley and Spen: Labour's by-election headache", "Who will win the Batley and Spen by-election? But thats why I think its been effective and its why its been an irreversible road map (out of lockdown). Thread starter Tropical Wave; Start date Jun 3, 2021; 1; 2; 3 . 'Shaking and bleeding': plea for protection after violence on Batley Labour is coming home, the party leader told cheering activists in the West Yorkshire constituency, standing next to Kim Leadbeater, who won the seat over the Conservatives by just 323 votes. Expect to hear lots of references to the "red wall" and to what happened in the recent Hartlepool by-election. All rights reserved. Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson came second with 12,973, with former Labour and Respect MP George Galloway third with 8,264. With a majority of just 3,500 the vote is seen as a key test for Keir Starmer's leadership - as well as a sign of whether the Conservative Party can consolidate its previous gains in so-called Red Wall seats. Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Banana artwork in Seoul museum eaten by visitor, Trump says 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, Trevelyan relative 'would consider' famine payment, JP Morgan snaps up troubled US bank First Republic. [29], On 28 May, the Liberal Democrats announced they would stand community campaigner Jo Conchie as their candidate. Or Labour could opt to go long, reasoning that holding the by-election in late summer would give it the advantage of being able to campaign properly, and that the feel-good factor around reopening might have eased by late August. The by-election result is expected to come at around 05:00 BST on Friday. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Listen to our politics podcast: Calling Peston. Her election as MP for Batley and Spen on Friday morning followed one of the most divisive byelection campaigns for decades. Merkel says the Delta variant of Covid-19 is increasing very rapidly in Germany. VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds, resignation of Health Secretary Matt Hancock, "Is Batley and Spen Labour's next by-election headache? The Conservative Party's candidate came second. The by-election was triggered in May when the areas former Labour lawmaker, Tracy Brabin, was elected to another job as West Yorkshire mayor, requiring her to step down from Parliament. [6] The seat's largest town, Batley, has a sizeable number of residents with South Asian backgrounds: Pakistani (9.2%) and Indian (15.9%) (mostly Gujarati), according to the 2001 census. Batley and Spen by election - everything we know so far Batley and Spen byelection: Keir Starmer hails 'victory of hope over company number 03997482, registered in England and Wales. Officially, it's been a short and swift. "Given these recent actions," Ali continued, "it is no surprise that many Muslims feel alienated by the Labour Party. And, of course, that Labours success insqueezingthe other parties of the centre and left down has gone unremarked is part of itspoor political and media management following the local election results. It comes after the Conservatives took Hartlepool, a once rock-solid Labour seat in May, alongside losing more than 300 councillors in England's local elections. [13][14] However, Stephen Bush from the New Statesman argued that Labour were in a stronger position in Batley and Spen than in Hartlepool. Surely, this will boost the governments standing yet further, but it also means Labour faces a choice: the partycould, if itwished, hold the by-election on the last Thursdaybeforethe easing of restrictions, the earliest date itcould legally hold the contest. These are generally more suburban and Conservative areas, with the exception of Cleckheaton, which has Liberal Democrat councillors.
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