A socialist guide to the local elections 2006.
Including socialist candidates at the council election
Labour takes beating
Some new
left councillors
BNP goose step forwards
Newswire
Big drop in Labour vote - Labour lose control of almost 2 in 5 of their councils across England
BBC estimates vote share disaster for Labour
Tories
40%, Lib Dems 27%,
Labour 26%
RESPECT Birmingham Salma Yaqoob elected
Tower Hamlets Respect claim they've unseated Labour group leader
12 seats Newham 3 seats gained
Preston
2nd place in four wards
Bristol Jerry Hicks 2nd place
Sheffield Maxine Bowler 2nd place
Haringey Respect comes second to Labour and
in one Camden and Ealing ward
Liverpool Respect 11% 3rd place
Socialist Alternative Stoke, Paul Sutton, 3rd place ward won by BNP, Bootle, Pete Glover, 2nd place,
Newcastle Paul Owens 2nd place, Coventry Rob Windsor elected (now 3 cllrs), Lewisham retain two councillorsColchester two independent socialists receive 8.9% and 11.5%. Peter Smith in Walsall came second (34.4%) for the Democratic Labour Party Enfield two defend the NHS candidates "Save Chase Farm" candidates elected (SCF note)
Norwich Green Party wins four more councillors (up to 9) and Lewisham win five new councillors and gains in Bristol, Watford, Oxford, Sheffield, Stroud and others. 20 elected in total (91 councillors in total) Watford Mayoral vote 11% AND in a by election in Scarborough the Greens gained another councillor taking the total to 92.
Swindon, Socialist Unity gain 5.1% and 5.5%
IWCA get another elected cllr in Oxford
BNP take a goose-step forward - highest ever
BNP result - 33 gains and many second places
Broxbourne keep council seat, Epping
Forest gain three,
Sandwell win 3 new seats,
Redditch win one seat,
Stoke win 3 new seats, Pendle win a seat,
Dagenham and Barking win 12 seats,
Burnley 2 seats,
Kirklees 2 seats
Far right breakaway group 'England First' in Blackburn has won 2 seats
Candidates of the left
Find the left candidate nearest you
Tim Oxton, independent socialist candidate in Colchester
Eddie Adams, Alliance for Green Socialism Golborne Ward of Kensington & Chelsea (interview)
Janine Booth, Socialist Unity
Hackney central
(interview)
Andy Newman,
Socialist Unity
Swindon (leaflet)
Glyn Robbins, one of the Respect candidates for Tower Hamlets on Liam Mac Uaid's blog
Tom Woodcock for Romsey Cambridge Respect candidate's blog
Let us know if you know of left candidates at this election that we've not listed
Articles
Find the
left candidate nearest you (full results)
Comprehensive results as xls spreadsheet
At a glance list of left
councillors elected
Election overview
Jim Jepps
Two election myths about
Respect Jim Jepps
Strong showing for Respect Liam Macuiad (blog)
SWP failure in
Respect success Peter Manson
The
Green Party Result
Peter Cranie
Greens on May 4th
Matthew Selwood
BNP; A Barking disaster but no national
breakthrough Dave Landau
Where now for
anti-fascists? Andy Newman
BNP result
summary &
Full results
Left / right
clashes (updated)
Cambridge
almost exciting Jim Jepps
Cambridge Voting Behaviour Study
The cracks in Camden Fiona Millar
(link)
Colchester
after the election Tim Oxton
The far right in London John Crudas MP
Impressions from
Manchester Margaret
Manning
Oxford, good for the 'others' Matthew Selwood
Oxford
Respect on a high Dave Radford
Stoke: BNP Sneaks In Phil Burton-Cartledge
Initial response on
Swindon Andy Newman
Socialist Party gains SP statement
Pre-election analysis
2006 Elections,
what would be a good result?
Socialist Unity policy on the
2006 local elections
New Forest; A
left-free region
Newham & Tower Hamlets; storming democracy
Oxford; too
bloody interesting
South Essex:
Chiselling away the BNP
Barking and Dagenham: We can beat the BNP
Stoke;
Opportunity for Socialist Advance
Green voting -
nearest candidates (xls
document)
What about the Lib Dems?
Independents and
single issue candidates
Why do
we stand in elections? (July 2004)
Combating the fascist threat
BNP leader turned away from count BBC
Why the BNP might thrive Guardian
BNP 'only real opposition' claim BBC
Respect and BNP criticised over expenses Guardian
Deliver anti-BNP sermons, bishop tells vicars This is Lancashire
'Anyone but the BNP' Telegraph
Doherty misses anti-racism rally BBC
Emmerdale stars back campaign against BNP- full article UNISON
BNP and far-right local election candidates 2006 Stop the BNP
Hope v Hate - The 2006 local election campaign Searchlight
Victim's family air BNP concerns BBC
Fears that Margaret Hodge’s BNP myths will help the Nazis Socialist Worker
United in battle against the BNP Stop the BNP
BNP accused of 'thriving on hate' BBC
Poll finds growing support for BNP Politcs.co.uk
More 'considering voting for BNP' BBC
Driven by neglect Weekly Worker
Nick Griffin must die Disillusioned kid
Don’t panic, just turn out the vote Stop the BNP
Minister says BNP tempting voters BBC
Peter Oborne- The voters are angry — and looking elsewhere Spectator
BNP support "on the wane" in Burnley Burley Citizen
Insignificant in percentage terms but very sinister Stop the BNP
Minister warns of shift to far right Independent