Sentences with phrase «council seat held»

There were once as many as five four African candidates vying for the council seat held by Foster.

The Green Party also nominated Frank Cetera to run for the 2nd District Common Council seat held by Chad Ryan, a Democrat.

«We're independent, we're free to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done,» said Howie Hawkins, who is running for the 4th District Common Council seat held by Democrat Khalid Bey.

Samuel Herbert is on the ballot in the Democratic primary for the Fillmore District Council seat held by David Franczyk.

Francisco Moya — Assemblyman Francisco Moya, a Queens Democrat, ran unopposed in the general election, winning a New York City Council seat held by Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who declined to run for reelection.

ASTORIA — Costa Constantinides, one of three candidates vying for the City Council seat held by term - limited Peter Vallone Jr., is far ahead of his competitors when it comes to fundraising, according to filings released by the Campaign Finance Board last week.

Powers, a former Chief of Staff in the Assembly, is running for the East Side Council seat held currently by the term - limited Daniel Garodnick.

In an action that surprised some political observers, the club was unable to make an endorsement at the April 23 meeting for the at - large Council seat held by incumbent Anita Bonds, a Democrat who's also a longtime LGBT rights supporter.

Five years ago, Welsh Labour did very well in the Welsh local elections, increasing the number of council seats they held by around 70 %; by the end of that night they had substantially more councillor in Wales than did the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats put together.

Not exact matches

Time and again the Works Council, or Betriebsrat, which holds eight of VW's 20 board seats, has played a decisive role, mobilizing the support of the state government to get its way over the interests of private shareholders.

The Canadian Board Diversity Council reports that women hold 21.6 % of seats on FP500 companies, up marginally from 19.5 % in 2015.

Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council (FRC), said some seats formerly held by moderate Republicans are now being filled by more conservative Republicans.

Over the weekend, Alexander, the beleaguered Lib Dem MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, openly urged Tory and Labour voters in his Highland's seat to support his bid to hold it against an insurgent Scottish National party challenger, Highlands council leader Drew Hendry.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D - Ill., on Monday received the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, a vote of confidence from labor leaders and a pool of manpower that should help her in the three - way Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican Mark S. Kirk.

One, John Quaglione, is an aide to State Senator Martin Golden, who represents much of the same area and once held the Council seat himself.

The former lawmaker, who also previously held a seat in the City Council, will challenge Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland to represent Queens» 21st Council district, which includes parts of Corona, Elmhurst, Flushing and LaGuardia Airport.

The District 3 City Council race, for the seat held the past 14 years by Speaker Christine Quinn, pits two passionate and energetic L.G.B.T. contenders against each other for what has often been dubbed «the gay seat.»

That includes the vacant South Shore seat most recently held by Joe Borelli, who was sworn into his new position in the City Council last week.

Rodriguez, who has been a member of the State Assembly since 2011, is running for the open seat held by the City Council's term - limited Speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito.

State Sen. Bill Perkins is expected to win a crowded special election Tuesday for the City Council seat in Harlem that he previously held for eight years.

The Liberal Democrats are not traditionally big players in the Midlands, though they drew close to Labour in Birmingham in 2008, holding 32 seats on the council to Labour's 36.

During an election marked by turmoil over term limits and a tempestuous Democratic primary season, Queens Republicans last week gained two seats in the City Council and solidified their hold over a third in a borough where the GOP is heavily outnumbered.

The outspending to Democrats reflects the party's dominance in both the city council (where it now has 48 of the 51 seats), as well as the state assembly (where Democrats hold 102 of the 150 seats), Mr. Sheinkopf said.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said she expects the seat of former Sen. Bill Perkins, a Harlem Democrat who won a City Council post, to be filled by another mainstream Democrat when a special election is held on May 23.

In the 2014 local elections, Berry was elected to the Highgate ward of Camden London Borough Council, holding the seat of outgoing Green councillor Maya De Souza in a split result for the ward.

Golden, who once held the Council seat himself, has the deepest roots in the district.

In local elections held on 22 May 2014, the Liberal Democrats lost another 307 council seats [84] and ten of their eleven seats in the European Parliament in the 2014 European elections.

Brian Simon, the executive assistant for U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - Jamaica), told TimesLedger Newspapers Wednesday that he has dropped out of the race for the 27th Council District, the seat currently held by Leroy Comrie (D - St.

Ukip gained their second seat on the Humberston and New Waltham council when candidate William Harness triumphed in the by - election held to replace Conservative councillor John Colebrook following his death in December.

Watertown is holding a primary election next Tuesday for two seats on the City Council.

Labour can face little more humiliation in Glasgow, where its last fortress - the city council - fell last month and all six Westminster seats are already held by the SNP.

It was a better night for Labour in England, where the party held on with few losses despite claims 100 council seats would go.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - City Councilor Jake Barrett held on by a 38 - vote margin to win re-election to his 1st Council District seat representing Syracuse's North Side, elections commissioners said today.

Freeman — who in the 2007 Democratic primary defeated incumbent Albany County Legislator Lucille McKnight on the machine count only to lose by four votes once absentees were tallied — this time held his lead over party - backed candidate Victor Cain for Albany's 2nd Ward Common Council seat.

De La Rosa's defeat of Linares and Alcantara's win in the «open» seat currently held by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who is heading to Congress, represent a consolidation of power for the three, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, their allies, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and other Uptown politicians and activists, especially those of Dominican descent, but also the larger Hispanic community.

After 21 councils were declared in England Labour was holding up, making net losses of just 1 council seat out of 222.

The assemblyman is running for the 23rd Council seat now held by his brother, Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis), who chose to make a bid for the comptroller's job instead of seeking a third term.

The City Council campaign is now between Moya and Hiram Monserrate, who held the council seat for seven years before he was removed from the state senate for assaulting his girlfriend and served time in federal prison forCouncil campaign is now between Moya and Hiram Monserrate, who held the council seat for seven years before he was removed from the state senate for assaulting his girlfriend and served time in federal prison forcouncil seat for seven years before he was removed from the state senate for assaulting his girlfriend and served time in federal prison for fraud.

Overall, nearly 44 % of council seats in England and Wales are now held by the Conservatives, compared to 26 % for Labour.

The candidates, who are vying for the 28th City Council District seat, currently held by Councilman Thomas White -LSB-...]

According to unofficial results Tuesday night, council Minority Leader Deb Brown will be the sole Republican on the council; the other eight seats will be held by Democrats.

These are just two examples of easily avoidable types of problems that District Leader Frank Gulluscio, who won the Democratic primary last month for the City Council seat currently held by Eric A. Ulrich, state Senator Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), and local community activist Betty Braton say could be avoided in the future if two bills currently before the New York City Council are passed.

A special election to fill a vacancy for Harlem's city council seat will be held on Tuesday — Valentine's Day.

In a supplementary question to 326 members in Liberal Democrat - held seats / councils we asked; «Do you agree that «a vote for the Liberal Democrats could produce a hung parliament and keep Labour in power» is the best line of attack in Lib / Con marginals?»

The election will decide who will serve the two years left on Council term for seat that had been held by the late Thomas White, who -LSB-...]

As recently as 2006, Republicans held four seats on the council and routinely offered up full slates of candidates.

The results saw the Conservatives strengthen their hold on the council by gaining 15 seats from the Liberal Democrats.

Ex-con City Council candidate Hiram Monserrate failed to retake the Queens Council seat he once held before doing prison time for fraud, losing out to Assemblyman Francisco Moya...

Trafford district council in Greater Manchester, which Labour held only during the absolute peak of New Labour's support between 1996 and 2002, went to no overall control from a Conservative majority, with Labour's nine - seat swing not enough to take it.

After all, Linares became the first Dominican - born individual to hold elected office in the United States when he won a City Council seat in 1991 with the help of the Harlem machine.