Sentences with phrase «by their constituency labour»

Dawn Butler was selected by the Constituency Labour Party to replace him and was elected in Brent South.

On the eve of the close of nominations by constituency Labour parties (CLPs), the New Statesman has reported that Corbyn is leading the field.

Candidates are selected by the Constituency Labour Parties, following the plan outlined in the Labour Party Rule Book.

In four of these cases a sitting MP was not selected by their Constituency Labour Party to stand.

In 1975, he was deselected by his Constituency Labour Party.

Not exact matches

The survey, carried out by ComRes, asked for the opinions of those living in the 40 most marginal Conservative and Labour constituencies.

No Love for Johnnie by Wilfred Fienburgh, about the trials and tribulations of a Labour MP struggling with career ambitions, and some of the challenges which life around Westminster and his constituency threw in his way.

Under plans drawn up by Labour, various London MPs would see their seats carved up in order to keep Corbyn's Islington North constituency intact.

The problem is exacerbated by the Labour Party's dominance in Scottish constituencies: 2015 could well see a Labour majority in Westminster and a Conservative majority in «rump UK», i.e. the United Kingdom minus Scotland.

Today's poll is the first of seven constituency polls to be released by the party, which they claim will show them emerging as serious challengers to Labour in the North of England.

The Survation poll commissioned by Unite union found the Lib Dems are on just 23 % behind Labour on 33 % in the seat, when voters were asked about their constituency vote.

Now, he is the most popular candidate among trade unions and grassroots Labour activists, having been endorsed by 162 Labour constituency parties — ahead of Yvette Cooper, Andy Burnham and Liz Kendall — and by six unions, including Labour's two biggest affiliates, Unite and Unison.

A forthcoming by - election in the Cumbrian constituency of Copeland is shaping up to become a key test for the Labour Party's electoral prospects under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn.

During the mid - to late - 1990s, he was politically active for Labour in Islington North, the constituency represented by Jeremy Corbyn, and was selected as Labour candidate to contest St George's Ward for Islington London Borough Council in 1998.

The constituency has traditionally favoured the Conservative Party though has fallen to Labour in three general elections in addition to the 1991 by - election.

In particular, it is why the Tories continue to struggle in the North of England, where they could be supplanted by UKIP as Labour's principal opposition in many constituencies.

The Liberal Democrats» vote has fallen by half in constituencies where Labour are their main challengers, according to my latest round of polling in marginal seats.

The nearby constituency of Southampton is run by a Labour council.

By September, Miliband had received the support of six trade unions, including both Unite and UNISON, 151 of 650 Constituency Labour Parties, three affiliated socialist societies, and half of Labour MEPs.

Even though they have been given a free vote by their anti-war leader Jeremy Corbyn, many Labour MPs will feel pressure from their constituency parties and local left - wing activists not to vote in the same lobby as the Tories.

By Dr Steve Fisher Abstract: This post summarises the main points from the national and constituency polls in Scotland before discussing what might help Labour north of the border.

For those living in constituencies where Labour and the Liberal Democrats are expected to share first and second place, tactical voting by Conservative supporters in favour of the Lib Dems increases the chances that another Con - Lib coalition would have a majority.

Responding to this proposal, Welsh Labour has stated that it would prefer all AMs be elected by First Past The Post — two from each of the 30 constituencies with a system known as Two Member First Past The Post.

Greenwood shared a speech she made to her Nottingham South constituency Labour party, saying she was repeatedly «undermined» by her boss throughout her nine months in her role.

Labour members voted for six candidates backed by Momentum and the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy to represent the constituency Labour parties on the 33 - strong NEC.

Certainly, Labour constituencies see fairly high levels of UKIP support (notably at the recent Heywood & Middleton by - election), suggesting there is credence to the argument that Labour is losing its disaffected traditional and typically working class voters to UKIP.

That ever - shrinking but always vocal constituency within the Labour party that is impressed by such a show of fundraising largesse would be well advised to stop for a moment, consider what tactics brought a dip in our membership, a loss of intellectual dexterity in power, & loss of trust & support among the wider public, & to not be jellylegged by the implied promises of favour from vested interests that such large donations are supposed to signify.

This seat is held by Labour stalwart Hugh Henry, who represented the previous Paisley South Constituency.

The six constituency NEC places are also being elected this year, with nominations by local Labour Parties being made up until 24 June and ballot papers being sent to all members around 7 July.

BMG suggested that Labour were clearly ahead of the Conservatives — by five points on the constituency vote and four points on the list.

Sandra White, an SNP MSP since 1999 took this constituency seat from Labour in 2011, increasing the SNP share of the vote by 14 %, with a lead of 882 votes.

You have only a few days in which to get your policy amendments in to Labour's policy process — they must be submitted by constituency party secretaries through the Your Britain website by 13 June.

They are by far the most damning of any voters when it comes to the coalition's performance: just 9 per cent of them say the government is doing well, compared to 16 per cent of Labour voters generally and 39 per cent of all voters in the constituency.

This change was originally suggested by the Labour Coordinating Committee to stop the constituencies from registering dissatisfaction with a Labour government's policies by electing left wing MPs — as happened under the Wilson / Callaghan government.

This constituency is held by Iain Gray, the MSP who led Labour to landslide defeat at the last 2011 Scottish parliament election.

Watson claims that these groups — previously known as Militant and Socialist Organiser — are using the methods used by Militant in the 1980s to take control of local constituency Labour parties (CLPs).

Back in January we revealed the internal squabbles within the Truro & Falmouth Labour Party and it's Momentum offshoot as Ms Gillett was chosen by Momentum as their preferred candidate for the constituency selection process.

By mid-November, in its key seats, Labour had contacted over 15,000 voters per constituency, 21 % on average.

Doubtless Labour, whose support fell by five points, will argue that it had its own particular local difficulties in Copeland — the party's leader, Jeremy Corbyn, used at least to be antipathetic to the nuclear power industry, on which the constituency is heavily dependent.

Stroud is a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by David Drew, a Labour politician.

The Tatton MP was accused of over-claiming on his mortgage in his Cheshire constituency home by a Labour activist.

A Scottish Labour party spokesperson refused to confirm or deny Mr McLeish's expected candidacy for selection in Glenrothes, a constituency they are widely expected to lose in the by - election.

Almond Valley is another seat with a strong Labour background (the Westminster constituency was held by Robin Cook until his death), and with little interest in voting for the Liberal Democrats or the Conservatives.

In a council by - election taking place in his Sheffield Hallam constituency the Lib Dems doubled their majority, gaining a 4.3 % swing from Labour.

The level of defeat and retrial amongst female Labour MSPs in 2011 means that unless Labour reintroduces a strategy that secures gender balance in its constituency nominations, any future recovery in the party's electoral fortunes could well be accompanied by a reduction in the overall level of female representation.

Labour has retained the constituency of Glenrothes, following a two - horse by - election against the Scottish National party (SNP).

In a package of moves hailed by Miliband's team as the most significant since John Smith's «one member one vote» shakeup in the early 1990s, the Labour party is set to introduce a code of conduct for prospective parliamentary candidates, strict spending limits and standard constituency agreements with trade unions.

Crosby's realisation that Lib Dem seats could be taken and that voters in those constituencies were persuadable, especially when the polls indicated a Labour majority supported by the SNP, to vote Conservative.

The poll, conducted by the independent Electoral Reform Services for the I Want A Referendum (IWAR) Campaign, canvassed support for the Lisbon treaty in ten marginal Labour and Liberal Democrat constituencies.

Plaid Cymru say the plans are motivated by «self interest», and certainly Labour did win 70 % of the constituency seats in May with 42 % of the vote (60 % with 32 % of the vote in 2007).