Sentences with phrase «one's former constituency»

In Mrs Cox's former constituency of Batley and Spen, in West Yorkshire, the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green candidates will come together at a farmer's event raising money for a special care baby unit.

Asked about the chances of a split, Martin Hinds, former constituency secretary in Edinburgh West, which is held by the SNP, said: «I wouldn't be surprised.

Lakeland: Past Wildrose Party candidate Shannon Stubbs and former constituency president Terry James are seeking the Conservative nomination in this sprawling rural riding.

The poll in David Blunkett's former constituency saw Ukip hold on to the second place which they first secured in the 2015 general election, beating Liberal Democrats into third and Conservatives in fourth.

In a dismal night for Labour, the SNP also captured Gordon Brown's former constituency which had been the safest seat in Scotland.

David Cameron today made a surprise campaign visit to Margaret Thatcher's former constituency amid growing Tory fears of a Labour victory.

While Benn himself fought and lost the Bristol East seat and later resurfaced as MP for Chesterfield, Benn «s local sympathisers later deselected Cocks and replaced him with Benn «s former constituency secretary Dawn Primarolo.

Nortey, a former constituency chairman, won the initial primary organized in August last year, but lost in a re-run after his main contender Philip Addison managed to get the results annulled.

In London, former Cabinet ministers Vince Cable and Ed Davey are putting themselves forward as candidates, while the party's former deputy leader Simon Hughes will stand in his former constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

A former constituency executive of who spoke to The aL - hAJJ on condition of anonymity said «Halidu started on a good note when he invited all the aspirants and their campaign teams to come together in order to retain the seat, but things have since changed.

Attempts to re-name a road in Margaret Thatcher's honour fail after no residents in her former constituency come forward to volunteer.

He garnered 396 votes as against 367 by the former Constituency Chairman of the area, Nii Noi Nortey.

Attempts to re-name a road in Margaret Thatcher's honour have failed after no residents in her former constituency came forward to volunteer their street.

The former constituency chairman walked off after the EC declared his main opponent Phillip Addison winner of the tightly contested polls.

Boothroyd, re-elected as MP for West Bromwich West after her former constituency was abolished, was quickly thrown in the deep end, after being appointed assistant government whip for the Labour party.

On 30 November 1988, a bronze statue of Clement Attlee was unveiled by Harold Wilson (the next Labour Prime Minister after Attlee) outside Limehouse Library in Attlee's former constituency.

The former Tory MP left the Conservatives to join UKIP and plans to stand for Nigel Farage's party in his former constituency, Clacton in Essex.

In the speech in his former constituency, Blair said the Tory promise of a referendum was «a concession to party, a manoeuvre to access some of the Ukip vote, a sop to the rampant anti-Europe feeling of parts of the media».

Mr Laws, a former investment banker who is said to be independently wealthy, has been an MP since 2001 and represents Lord Ashdown's former constituency.

It covers almost all of the former constituency of Glasgow Rutherglen and most of the former constituency of Hamilton South, and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first - past - the - post system of election.

Mahama Razak, the constituency organizer and the deputy constituency treasurer, Mujeeb Ayamga were convicted to a one - week jail term each for assaulting one Batong Alhassan Huaru, a former constituency youth...

He previously represented the former constituency of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy from 1999 to 2007, and was the Westminster MP for the area from 1974 to 1992.

Mahama Razak, the constituency organizer and the deputy constituency treasurer, Mujeeb Ayamga were convicted to a one - week jail term each for assaulting one Batong Alhassan Huaru, a former constituency youth organizer of the NDC.

Consequently it's not surprising that the former Labour leader doesn't look altogether enthused about meeting people in his old colleague Ed Ball's former constituency.

Existing Labour rules say that a sitting MP has the right to contest a new seat if it contains at least 40 % of their former constituency.

The one exception was Enoch Powell's former constituency of Wolverhampton SW, a very divided constituency between ultra-wealthy Tory suburbs and the inner - city areas.

Carmichael's defeat in his former constituency of Stroud, Gloucestershire, was one of several losses during a difficult night for the Conservative party, during which the education secretary Justine Greening managed to keep her seat.

Carmichael's defeat in his former constituency of Stroud, Gloucestershire, was one of several stunning losses during a difficult night for his party during which the education secretary Justine Greening narrowly escaped defeat.

The president's two Sikorsky Black Stallion helicopters landed on the field outside Myrobella, and the two leaders lunched on fish and chips in the local Dun Cow pub a few miles from Trimdon Colliery in the pretty town, which gives its name to Blair's former constituency.