Some see local election results as pointers for the coming national political fights, but others say they are more about council tax and bins and other services.
Not exact matches
The demand comes in the wake of disastrous
election results, which
saw the Lib Dems punished in
local councils and an overwhelming rejection of AV.
And it is unlikely that either will flourish in the public perception if, as suggested by the
results of the recent
election, we
see a continuing disconnect at
local level.
The text of the press conference jointly signed by Sheikh Usman Abubakar Babantine and Imam Musa Tanimu, Chairman and Assistant Secretary respectively said, «The discernible sense of disillusionment of the masses was clearly
seen during the just concluded intra party
local government primary
elections in many states in the country which
resulted into rioting, use of weapons, massive killings and vandalism, «This shows that we are still lacking qualitative and responsible political leadership.
That relationship deteriorated even further in the wake of a recent
local council by -
election result which
saw an 11 per cent swing to Labour.
The latest
results, which were the outcome of the bye -
election in Eke and Obioma wards, Udi
Local Government Area,
saw the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ezeako Lawrence and Mr. Chijioke Ikechukwu, emerging as winners of the two seats contested.
The first
results in on
local election night in England and Wales have
seen a spate of holds for the Conservative party.
I was somewhat surprised by this
result,
seeing how well the Tories did in the
local council
elections for Derbyshire County Council in this area a few weeks ago.
I gave this interview to KUOW, Seattle's
local NPR affiliate the day after the
election summing up the
results and laying out
SEE's vision for schools.