DOCSLIB.ORG

Peter SOULSBY - Labour 46948

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Peter SOULSBY - Labour 46948 Leicester City Council - Elections 2011 http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections2011/electedMayorResults.aspx City Ward Results Results City Leicester south Mayor Results By-election City Mayor Results Election date: May 5, 2011 Duly Elected Mayor Total Combined Votes Peter SOULSBY - Labour 46948 Candidate Percentage of Votes Total Votes Peter SOULSBY - Labour First Preference Votes 55% 46948 Ross Ian GRANT - Conservative First Preference Votes 11% 9688 Rick MOORE - Independent First Preference Votes 9% 7635 Gary Glen HUNT - Liberal Democrats First Preference Votes 7% 6029 Geoff FORSE - Green Party First Preference Votes 4% 3452 Nima PATEL - Independent First Preference Votes 4% 3358 Regine Amanda ANDERSON - UK Independence Party First Preference Votes 3% 2195 Mohinder FARMA - Unity For Peace and Socialism First Preference Votes 2% 1944 David John BOWLEY - Independent 1 of 2 30/03/2013 10:51 Leicester City Council - Elections 2011 http://www.leicester.gov.uk/elections2011/electedMayorResults.aspx First Preference Votes 2% 1784 Mu-hamid PATHAN - Independent First Preference Votes 2% 1465 Lee Alan SOWDEN - Independent First Preference Votes 1% 631 2 of 2 30/03/2013 10:51 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... City Results Ward Results City Mayor Results Leicester south By-election Ward Results Election date: May 5, 2011 Click on a ward name for more detailed results. This area contains an interactive ward map showing results using a pie chart. Flash player 9 is required Download flash player Abbey Name Party Votes Annette Dawn BYRNE Labour 1579 - elected Colin Stuart MARRIOTT Labour 1542 - elected Harshad Dahyabhai BHAVSAR Labour 1511 - elected Margo HENRY Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 479 Fiona Emily COFFEE Conservative 456 Jonathan HEADINGTON Conservative 422 John FITCH Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 392 Bill MATTHEWS Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 353 Lakshmi-Raj JESA Conservative 333 Paul EDWARDS UK Independence Party 301 Samantha WILLBOND UK Independence Party 287 Stephanie ARCHER Liberal Democrats 230 Gregory YOUNG UK Independence Party 207 Paul SMITH Liberal Democrats 185 John Robert TAYLOR Liberal Democrats 168 Electorate: 9987 Turnout: 3351 Rejected Papers: 26 Aylestone Name Party Votes 1 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Nigel PORTER Liberal Democrats 1141 - elected Adam Michael Drewitt CLARKE Labour 1124 - elected Anthony LEE Liberal Democrats 920 Jon Robert HUMBERSTONE Conservative 838 Peter Alexander BEDFORD Conservative 750 Mohammed Aminur THALUKDAR Labour 613 Alison Jane BANNATYNE UK Independence Party 253 Thomas Henry John O'CONNELL Green Party 191 Alan John STOCKER Green Party 188 Margaret GREEN UK Independence Party 174 Electorate: 8538 Turnout: 3584 Rejected Papers: 34 Beaumont Leys Name Party Votes Paul WESTLEY Labour 1942 - elected Vi DEMPSTER Labour 1865 - elected Sundip MEGHANI Labour 1803 - elected Karl Andrew CRAIG-WEST Conservative 868 Sarah Charlotte Rose WADDINGHAM Conservative 785 Ravinder Kathleen Ivy TAYLOR Conservative 769 Angela Lynn SANSOME Liberal Democrats 332 Adam SHARLAND Liberal Democrats 269 Electorate: 11053 Turnout: 3583 Rejected Papers: 47 Belgrave Name Party Votes Rashmikant JOSHI Labour 3025 - elected John William THOMAS Labour 2509 - elected Karan MODHA Conservative 877 Sakarlal GAJJAR Conservative 508 Chris HUGHES Green Party 290 Christopher SEAL Green Party 240 Electorate: 8443 Turnout: 4392 2 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Rejected Papers: 55 Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields Name Party Votes Michael Ernest COOKE Labour 1696 - elected Anne Elizabeth GLOVER Labour 1597 - elected Wayne Jan NAYLOR Labour 1529 - elected Clifford John FARRAN Conservative 570 Aaron BILLING Conservative 569 Ian BRADWELL Liberal Democrats 412 John ORME Conservative 396 Daniel HENRY Liberal Democrats 371 Lee INGRAM English People's Party - "Speaks for England" 354 Fiona Joyce NEVILLE Trade Unionists And Socialists Against Cuts 181 Tracey GREAVES UK Independence Party 180 Anthony WRIGHT UK Independence Party 165 Debbie STOKES Trade Unionists And Socialists Against Cuts 146 Stuart YOUNG UK Independence Party 121 Stephen Derek SCORE Trade Unionists And Socialists Against Cuts 113 Electorate: 11970 Turnout: 3413 Rejected Papers: 31 Castle Name Party Votes Neil CLAYTON Labour 1828 - elected Lynn SENIOR Labour 1774 - elected Patrick Joseph KITTERICK Labour 1745 - elected Bob BALL Green Party 868 Owen JONES Conservative 728 Alexander NUTT Conservative 674 Rachel Anne PEPA Green Party 656 Margaret Bernadette LEWIS Green Party 573 Alexander SERRANO Conservative 548 Alan Francis FOX Liberal Democrats 432 Tony FAITHFULL-WRIGHT Liberal Democrats 389 Sue YOUNG Liberal Democrats 365 Alex MOORE Trade Unionists And Socialists Against Cuts 232 Nima PATEL Independent 132 3 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Electorate: 15499 Turnout: 4122 Rejected Papers: 63 Charnwood Name Party Votes Abdul Razak OSMAN Labour 2759 - elected Paul Darren NEWCOMBE Labour 2673 - elected Mahomed RAFIK Liberal Democrats 399 Yakub UMAR Liberal Democrats 364 Robert Henry REDMAN Conservative 357 Brenda Rose MAW Conservative 349 Electorate: 8321 Turnout: 3867 Rejected Papers: 53 Coleman Name Party Votes Mian Mohammed Hassan MAYAT Labour 2425 - elected Deborah Anne SANGSTER Labour 2321 - elected Pratap JETHWA Conservative 805 Mussa SALEH Liberal Democrats 805 Bashir ADAM Liberal Democrats 799 Andy NEWTON Conservative 626 Avtar SINGH Unity For Peace and Socialism 229 Ashvin VYAS Unity For Peace and Socialism 122 Electorate: 9317 Turnout: 4697 Rejected Papers: 75 Evington Name Party Votes Deepak BAJAJ Labour 2028 - elected Baljit SINGH Labour 1892 - elected Michael Howard JOHNSON Conservative 1386 Teri WHITE Conservative 1064 Robert CARTER Liberal Democrats 412 4 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Christopher Everitt GARNER Liberal Democrats 267 Mohinder Singh FARMA Unity For Peace and Socialism 205 Haridev DASANJH Unity For Peace and Socialism 142 Zoey Debra LUCAS UK Independence Party 135 Beata BURANDT UK Independence Party 124 Electorate: 8489 Turnout: 4263 Rejected Papers: 38 Eyres Monsell Name Party Votes Virginia CLEAVER Labour 1402 - elected Rory PALMER Labour 1306 - elected Joan GARRITY Liberal Democrats 446 Aileen MARLOW Conservative 408 Scott KENNEDY-LOUNT Liberal Democrats 406 Esther Tremaine BRYARS Conservative 401 Electorate: 8101 Turnout: 2585 Rejected Papers: 40 Fosse Name Party Votes Ted CASSIDY Labour 1131 - elected Susan Andree WADDINGTON Labour 1017 - elected Christina Margaret DAVISON Conservative 611 Geoffrey Jack FORSE Green Party 597 Phyllis May GREEN Liberal Democrats 503 Rashmin Chandrakant TAMHNE Conservative 343 Adrian Charles BARNES Liberal Democrats 308 Anne Rosemary GORDON Green Party 287 Andrew GREAVES UK Independence Party 177 Emma STATHAM UK Independence Party 131 Joy VINCENT Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 49 Electorate: 9267 Turnout: 2934 Rejected Papers: 26 5 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Freemen Name Party Votes Bill SHELTON Labour 1089 - elected Elly CUTKELVIN Labour 1062 - elected Dale Derek KEELING Liberal Democrat Focus Team 574 Allan Matthew MCCAFFREY Liberal Democrat Focus Team 447 Luke Russell FOGG Conservative 232 Jill CUNNINGHAM Green Party 202 Kate-Zillah SHARPE Conservative 194 Christine Rosalind WORTH Green Party 165 Nigel Peter MESSER UK Independence Party 109 Stewart WITTERING UK Independence Party 99 Andrew METCALFE Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 40 Gareth John MATTHEWS HENRY Liberal Party - Against Coalition Cut Backs 38 Electorate: 7167 Turnout: 2408 Rejected Papers: 22 Humberstone and Hamilton Name Party Votes Barbara Ann POTTER Labour 2306 - elected Rita PATEL Labour 2263 - elected Gurinder Singh SANDHU Labour 2231 - elected John Vincent MUGGLESTONE Conservative 1718 Jas SETHI Conservative 1460 Stephen Martin THOMPSON Conservative 1460 David John HASLETT The English Democrats 442 Gita Mukeshkumar PATEL Independent 274 Electorate: 12923 Turnout: 5003 Rejected Papers: 48 Knighton Name Party Votes Lynn Valerie MOORE Labour 2283 - elected Ross Ian GRANT Conservative 2077 - elected Inderjit Singh GUGNANI Labour 2062 - elected Jamal Marvin JEFFERS Labour 1835 6 of 10 30/03/2013 10:59 file:///C:/Users/andrewteale/Documents/elections/local11/source/leices... Andrew James BAYFORD Conservative 1813 Nicholas John BRYARS Conservative 1657 Gary Glen HUNT Liberal Democrat Focus Team 1449 Juliet GILL Liberal Democrats 1258 Jorawar Singh BHOOT Liberal Democrats 1054 Dinah Gillian FREER Green Party 617 Dave DIXEY Green Party 529 Indira NATH Green Party 435 Chris LUCAS UK Independence Party 204 Steve INGALL UK Independence Party 193 Paul O'CONNELL Trade Unionists And Socialists Against Cuts 156 Willem VELDHUIZEN UK Independence Party 146 Electorate: 13056 Turnout: 6736 Rejected Papers: 78 Latimer Name Party Votes Veejay PATEL Labour 4380 - elected Manjula SOOD Labour 3243 - elected Michael GOODRICH Conservative 1025 Christopher Knill PAVEY Conservative 394 Electorate: 9729 Turnout: 5346 Rejected Papers: 59 New Parks Name Party Votes Stephen CORRALL Labour 1624 - elected Dawn ALFONSO Labour 1418 - elected Malcolm UNSWORTH Labour 1271 - elected Mark Kenneth DUNKLEY Conservative 640 Hilary Ann RICHARDS
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Morrison: Essential Public Affairs for Journalists 6E
    Morrison: Essential Public Affairs for Journalists 6e CHAPTER 1: THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION AND MONARCHY TABLE 1A MAIN ENTITLEMENTS LISTED IN BILL OF RIGHTS 1689 Freedoms for all ‘Englishmen’ Sanctions for Roman Catholics Freedom from royal interference with the law— Ban on Catholics succeeding to English throne— sovereigns forbidden from establishing their own reflecting the supposed fact that ‘it hath been found courts, or acting as judge themselves by experience that it is inconsistent with the safety and welfare of this protestant kingdom to be governed by a papist prince’ Freedom from being taxed without Parliament’s Obligation on newly crowned sovereigns to swear agreement oaths of allegiance to Church of England Freedom to petition reigning monarch Freedom for Protestants only to possess ‘arms for Bar on carrying weapons defence’ Freedom from drafting into peacetime army without Parliament’s consent Freedom to elect MPs without sovereign’s interference Freedom from cruel and unusual punishments and excessive bail Freedom from fines and forfeitures without trial TABLE 1B RULES GOVERNING MONARCHICAL SUCCESSION IN THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT 1701 Details Protestants only The Crown should pass to Protestant descendants of Electress Sophie of Hanover (first cousin once removed of Queen Anne, who inherited throne after deaths of Mary and William) No marriages to Catholics Monarchs ‘shall join in communion’ with Church of England and not marry Roman Catholics England for the English If anyone not native to England inherits throne, the country will not wage war for ‘any dominions or territories which do not belong to the Crown of England without the consent of Parliament’ Loyalty from the Crown No monarch may leave ‘British Isles’ without Parliament’s consent (repealed by George I in 1716) Openness before Parliament All government matters within Privy Council’s jurisdiction (see p.
    [Show full text]
  • On Parliamentary Representation)
    House of Commons Speaker's Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) Session 2008–09 Volume II Written evidence Ordered by The House of Commons to be printed 21 April 2009 HC 167 -II Published on 27 May 2009 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00 Speaker’s Conference (on Parliamentary Representation) The Conference secretariat will be able to make individual submissions available in large print or Braille on request. The Conference secretariat can be contacted on 020 7219 0654 or [email protected] On 12 November 2008 the House of Commons agreed to establish a new committee, to be chaired by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Michael Martin MP and known as the Speaker's Conference. The Conference has been asked to: "Consider, and make recommendations for rectifying, the disparity between the representation of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people in the House of Commons and their representation in the UK population at large". It may also agree to consider other associated matters. The Speaker's Conference has until the end of the Parliament to conduct its inquiries. Current membership Miss Anne Begg MP (Labour, Aberdeen South) (Vice-Chairman) Ms Diane Abbott MP (Labour, Hackney North & Stoke Newington) John Bercow MP (Conservative, Buckingham) Mr David Blunkett MP (Labour, Sheffield, Brightside) Angela Browning MP (Conservative, Tiverton & Honiton) Mr Ronnie Campbell MP (Labour, Blyth Valley) Mrs Ann Cryer MP (Labour, Keighley) Mr Parmjit Dhanda MP (Labour, Gloucester) Andrew George MP (Liberal Democrat, St Ives) Miss Julie Kirkbride MP (Conservative, Bromsgrove) Dr William McCrea MP (Democratic Unionist, South Antrim) David Maclean MP (Conservative, Penrith & The Border) Fiona Mactaggart MP (Labour, Slough) Mr Khalid Mahmood MP (Labour, Birmingham Perry Barr) Anne Main MP (Conservative, St Albans) Jo Swinson MP (Liberal Democrat, East Dunbartonshire) Mrs Betty Williams MP (Labour, Conwy) Publications The Reports and evidence of the Conference are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House.
    [Show full text]
  • Runmed March 2001 Bulletin
    No. 326 JUNE Bulletin 2001 RUNNYMEDE’S QUARTERLY Reporting on a Report Since publication of the report on The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain in October 2000, Bhikhu Parekh has written and spoken about its content in many fora.1 He has addressed both in print and in person how the report was widely and serially misrepresented by the media at the point of publication, and how the reverberations of that initial coverage persist. Here we publish the text of Professor Parekh’s recent keynote presentation to the annual conference of the Political Studies Association of the UK, held in Manchester on 11 April 2001. Bhikhu Parekh When the report on The Future its major recommendations, it microcosm of British society and is Chair of the of Multi-Ethnic Britain was would be useful to explore what covered all points of view except Commission on published last October, it created the report really said, how and rabid racists at one end and the Future of Multi-Ethnic a bit of a stir, which took many of why it was read in a particular peddlers of revolutionary utopias Britain us by surprise, including those manner in certain circles, and at the other.The published report Photo: Stefano with some experience of public what the whole episode tells us was unanimous – the unanimity Cagnoni life.The report was much about the inescapable tensions being consensual and not a misunderstood, grossly between a rigorous academic product of arm-twisting or subtle misrepresented, and often inquiry and the partisan rhetoric moral blackmail that can easily deliberately distorted.
    [Show full text]
  • South Leicester News
    Delivered at no cost to local residents. Leicester FREE South Leicester South turns to gold: EWS Page 4 NKennedy tackles Save our Blair on Iraq post offices News in Brief Kennedy pays tribute to Page 2 Page 3 Jim Marshall Lib Dem Leader Charles Kennedy has paid tribute to former Leicester South MP Jim Marshall. Mr Kennedy said: “I knew and respected Jim Marshall LOCAL LIB DEM as a hard working MP who campaigned hard for the people of Leicester South and wasn’t afraid of speaking out against the party whips on matters of personal principle. I extend my deepest CHALLENGES condolences to his family.” Massive response to survey LABOUR IN Leicester Liberal Democrats have reported a massive to their recent residents survey across the area. The survey questioned people on crime & policing, trafÞ c & LEICESTER parking, rubbish & recycling, public transport, post ofÞ ce closures and the Iraq war. Residents who have not received a copy can ● Local Lib Dem campaigner Parmjit Singh Gill will be in a close download one from the local fight with Labour to win in the Leicester South byelection. Lib Dem website: SOUTH www.leicester-libdems.org.uk The Lib Dems and Labour are set for September at Brent East. Analysis by PA News shows they a close run fi ght in the Leicester South would have comfortably taken the seat on the basis of votes cast in the byelection, caused by the death of pop- constituencyWWhat ha[lastt TTheyear]..h eLiberalPPapers aDemocratspe raverageds SSay… a10,838y …(42.2%), ular local MP Jim Marshall.
    [Show full text]
  • 2003 at Last Year's National Sikh Convention and Was
    PO Box 150, LeIcester, LE5 4DS Email: [email protected] The ""atlonal Council of Gurdwaras is a non-profit making organisation for all Gurdwaras in the United Kingdom. It wa. e.tabU.hed in September 2003 at last year's National Sikh Convention and was .... nll.lln re.ponle to the UK Government's desire for more organisations to represent Sikh grass- rC!911 opInIon. The first and only Sikh Political Party in the UK Oliver Letwln MP, Shadow Home Secretary speaking at the National Sikh Convention in September 2003 laid: Page ~Imentioned eariler that the announcement of the establishment o( the Sikh Federation is good new. (or Sikhs and good news for Britain. Similarly your other two announcements today concerning the establishment o( the National Council o( Gurdwaras snd the new Sikh Advisory Group are both positive developments. You Bra showing 8 determination to aot as a cohesive foroe. You ara bringing the SIkh community together to ensure that you are best placed to worl< with the grain of political and .oe/allnstltutlons In this country." All Gurdwaras In the United KJngdom are automatically members of the National Council of Gurdwarel. Gurdwara. become full members on paying their annual sub&erlptlon, otherwise they remain assocl.l. members. At presant the National Council of Gurdwaras represants some 235 Gurdwaras in the UK The National Counell of Gurdwaras alms to represent the Sang at on all relevant matters Involving the UK Government that directly impact on Gurdwaras and the Sangat. Some of the events and campaign. InvolVIng the
    [Show full text]
  • Who Governs Britain - Democracy in Action? Directly Elected Mayors in England Susan Finding
    Who governs Britain - Democracy in action? Directly Elected Mayors in England Susan Finding To cite this version: Susan Finding. Who governs Britain - Democracy in action? Directly Elected Mayors in England. Mé- moire(s), identité(s), marginalité(s) dans le monde occidental contemporain. Cahiers du MIMMOC, Université de Poitiers ; MIMMOC, 2015, Who Governs in the Americas and in Europe?, 10.4000/mim- moc.2288. hal-02023205 HAL Id: hal-02023205 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02023205 Submitted on 12 Jul 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Mémoire(s), identité(s), marginalité(s) dans le monde occidental contemporain Cahiers du MIMMOC 14 | 2015 Who Governs in the Americas and in Europe? Who governs Britain - Democracy in action? Directly Elected Mayors in England Susan FINDING Electronic version URL: https://journals.openedition.org/mimmoc/2288 DOI: 10.4000/mimmoc.2288 ISSN: 1951-6789 Publisher Université de Poitiers Brought to you by Université de Poitiers Electronic reference Susan FINDING, “Who governs Britain - Democracy in action? Directly Elected Mayors in England”, Mémoire(s), identité(s), marginalité(s) dans le monde occidental contemporain [Online], 14 | 2015, Online since 28 August 2015, connection on 21 June 2021.
    [Show full text]
  • Runmed March 2001 Bulletin
    No. 342 JUNE Bulletin 2005 RUNNYMEDE’S QUARTERLY Labour’s third win leaves Commons’ ethnic mix unchanged Ta b le 1: MPs (BME) returned to Parliament by the 2005 General Election Name Constituency Party First Elected The 2005 General Election result has already faded into Diane Abbott Hackney North & Stoke Newington Lab 1987 memory. Apart from its purely historic significance for Labour, Keith Vaz Leicester East Lab 1987 Piara Khabra Ealing Southall Lab 1992 and starting, prolonging or ending the careers of individual Ashok Kumar Middlesbrough South & Cleveland East Lab 1997 MPs, it produced little general change. Omar Khan looks at Mohammad Sarwar Glasgow Govan Lab 1997 Marsha Singh Bradford West Lab 1997 how the black and minority ethnic vote affected the picture. David Lammy Tottenham Lab 2000* Mark Hendrick Preston Lab 2001* Though the General Election 2005 the Liberal Democrats’ first and only Parmjit Dhanda Gloucester Lab 2001 Khalid Mahmood Birmingham Perry Barr Lab 2001 produced an historic moment for BME MP Parmjit Singh Gill had lost Dawn Butler Brent South Lab 2005 the Labour party it did not witness their seats, the net overall increase Sadiq Khan Tooting Lab 2005 Shahid Malik Dewsbury Lab 2005 many major shocks nor did it in BME MPs was just 3.These results Shailesh Vara Cambridgeshire NW Con 2005 contradict the current electoral indicate some solid continuities with Adam Afriyie Windsor Con 2005 trends when looked at from the the most recent elections as well as Sources: Khan (2001b: 16–17); Census 2001; BBC 2005 Election website *First elected in a by-election.
    [Show full text]
  • Mps' Expenses and Allowances
    in Public Life on Standards Committee MPs’ expenses and allowances MPs’ expenses and allowances Supporting Parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer Committee on Standards in Public Life November 2009 November 2009 November Cm 7724 Twelfth Report Chair: Sir Christopher Kelly KCB Cm 7724 Spine Twelfth Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Chair: Sir Christopher Kelly KCB MPs’ expenses and allowances Supporting Parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer Report Presented to Parliament by the Prime Minister by Command of Her Majesty November 2009 Cm 7724 £26.60 MPS’ exPeNSeS aNd aLLowaNCeS © Crown Copyright 2009 The text in this document (excluding the Royal Arms and other departmental or agency logos) may be reproduced free of charge in any format or medium providing it is reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and the title of the document specified. Where we have identified any third party copyright material you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. For any other use of this material please contact the Office of Public Sector Information, Information Policy Team, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU or e-mail: [email protected]. ISBN: 9780101772426 Printed in the UK for The Stationery Office Limited on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ID 2332086 11/09 Printed on paper containing 75% recycled fibre content minimum. 2 PRefaCe Preface 4 November 2009 Revelations about the expenses regime in the House of Commons have corroded public trust in the integrity of Parliament. The reputation of individual MPs and confidence in the way we are governed have both been seriously damaged.
    [Show full text]
  • Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
    Wednesday Volume 529 8 June 2011 No. 165 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Wednesday 8 June 2011 £5·00 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2011 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Parliamentary Click-Use Licence, available online through The National Archives website at www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/our-services/parliamentary-licence-information.htm Enquiries to The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; e-mail: [email protected] 141 8 JUNE 2011 142 Mr Mitchell: My right hon. Friend is absolutely right House of Commons that there are greater risks when operating in conflict states, but in such states the very poorest in the world Wednesday 8 June 2011 lose out twice over, once because they are poor and again because they are living in frightening and conflicted The House met at half-past Eleven o’clock circumstances. PRAYERS Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con): I welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to a zero- tolerance attitude to fraud. Will he encourage the World [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] Bank to continue to have its regular survey of 32,000 small businesses across different developing countries, which BUSINESS BEFORE QUESTIONS shows that although fraud is a problem, it by no means absorbs all the aid entering those countries, as bar-room NEW WRIT gossip would have it, and that it is more prevalent in Ordered, south Asia than in Africa? That the Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to Mr Mitchell: My right hon.
    [Show full text]
  • The Power of the Black Vote in 2015
    POWER OF THE BLACK VOTE IN 2015 The Changing Face of England & Wales Parliamentary seats and their voters Sponsored by Table of Contents 3 Foreword - Simon Woolley 4-5 Executive Summary 6-7 List of Marginal Seats Measured by BME Impact 8 Voting and turnout 9 Methodology 10 BME Population 11 Individual BME Communities 12 Labour’s Challenge 13 Conservative’s Opportunity 14 Lib Dem’s Watershed 15 MP’s Vulnerable to BME Vote 16-63 Analysis of Parliamentary Seats © Operation Black Vote - August 2013 Researched, written and designed by Lester Holloway 2Assistance from Louise Alexander Changing Face of Britain Foreword lack and minority ethnic unemployment, education, Bvoters have been handed health and housing. the greatest opportunity ever What is also interesting about to effectively engage in British this data is the shift of where politics. BME political power has been. In Our groundbreaking research the past it was almost exclusively clearly shows that the BME vote in urban, inner city areas which could easily decide over 160 seats. barely changed political hands. The Coalition Government has Today this change is not only oc- governed the UK with a working curring in urban areas such as majority of just 83 seats. The data Croydon, Harrow and Ealing but that we are publishing therefore also outside urban areas, such speaks volumes; In a 168 marginal as Corby, Rossendale & Darwin, seats the BME electorate is larger Cheadle and Loughborough. than the majority in which the With this report we relish the seat was won. The BME electorate challenge to inspire an often cyni- could influence an even greater cal electorate to engage as never number of seats if, as predicted, before, and simultaneously to the election contest becomes ever inform our political leaders that tighter.
    [Show full text]
  • Election of the City Mayor Candidates Booklet
    2019 © ELECTION OF THE Leicester City Council Leicester City Mayor THURSDAY 2 MAY 2019 leicester.gov.uk/elections2019 Introduction On Thursday 2 May 2019 electors in Leicester will have the opportunity to vote for the person they want to be city mayor of Leicester until 2023. On the same day you can also vote in the city council elections. The law* requires us to send this booklet to every registered voter in the city. It includes: • an overview of the role of the elected city mayor • an election address – or statement – from each of the mayoral candidates who wish to be included • information on the voting process for the elected city mayor and on how the result is calculated • frequently asked questions about elections and the voting process. 2 ELECTION OF THE CITY MAYOR leicester.gov.uk/elections2019 There are seven candidates standing for city mayor. Statements from six of them can be found on pages 16 to 27. Stuart Ian Eric Young, UK Independence Party (UKIP), is also standing but did not provide an address to be included in this booklet. Your vote is important in deciding who the future city mayor of Leicester will be. Please note that each election address is the responsibility of the relevant candidate and the text, photographs and pre-prepared artwork (where applicable) have been supplied by them. The views expressed are theirs and the content cannot be attributed to the returning officer or Leicester City Council. As required by law, the returning officer has drawn lots to decide the order in which the candidates appear in this booklet.
    [Show full text]
  • Having a Party
    summer2016 leicester.gov.uk leicesterlink Having a party A dream Your Leicester City Mayor's What’s day newsletter review on P4 P7 P13 P46 2 leicester.gov.uk | summer 2016 | LEICESTER LINK FEATURE P4-5 hat can you say about what has happened in Leicester over the W past few months? Extraordinary, unbelievable, inspiring… Leicester City’s triumph in the Premier League has been hailed as the greatest feat in team sport ever, contents anywhere in the world. None of us will forget the extraordinary scenes of joy here over the past 4-5 39 HAVING A PARTY ALL ABOARD few weeks, especially at the victory parade and Not your usual The new Haymarket party on Victoria Park. Monday night Bus Station It’s a monumental achievement by the club, the players and the fans, who have certainly played 7 41 their part. It’s also hugely significant for the city, YOUR LEICESTER PUBLIC HEALTH Sign up to our new Good food for young tums; raising our profile and bringing in thousands of email newsletter get active in Leicester visitors. We particularly look forward to welcoming European fans for Champions League matches 42-45 8-11 next season! NEWS YOUR CCG Turn to pages 4 and 5 for more photos from the Passport to museums, Big Pages from the local NHS parade and to page 48 for details of the Fearless Friendly Read and more 46-51 Foxes exhibition at New Walk Museum. WHAT’S ON 13-29 This issue of Link also features my city mayor's CITY MAYOR'S 51 review – a round up of council activities over the REVIEW COMMITTEE past year and a brief look ahead to what's coming up.
    [Show full text]