NOVANEWS
Birmingham Mail
BIRMINGHAM’S Labour Party has inched closer to securing over all control of the City Council with a by-election win in Sparkbrook.
Labour group leader Sir Albert Bore’s partner Victoria Quinn romped to victory in Sparkbrook with a 1,631 vote majority.
It means that Labour has 56 councillors, four short of the 60 needed to take over all control of the council from the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition.
The by-election was called following the resignation, due to ill health, of Respect Party leader Salma Yaqoob. The result leaves Respect with just one councillor, Shokat Ali, who is up for re-election in May next year.
Victoria Quinn, a lawyer, won 3,932 votes, while former Respect councillor Mohammed Ishtiaq came second with 2,301.
The remaining candidates were Liberal Democrat Adil Rashid, 395 votes, Green Party candidate Peter Tinsley, 179 votes and Sahar Rezazadeh gained 133 votes for the Tories.
A third of the electorate turned out.
List of candidates for Sparkbrook by-election
STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED
The following persons have been nominated for the election of a Councillor on Thursday, 10th November 2011 for the SPARKBROOK Ward.
PERSONS NOMINATED |
4.REASONS FOR WHICH THE RETURNING OFFICER HAS DECLARED A NOMINATION INVALID |
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1.SURNAMEOTHER NAMES IN FULL |
2.HOME ADDRESS IN FULL |
3.DESCRIPTION (if any) |
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IshtiaqMohammed |
22 Primrose Lane,Hall Green,BirminghamB28 0JJ |
The Respect Party |
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QuinnVictoria Elizabeth |
86 Featherstone Road,BirminghamB14 6BE |
The Labour Party Candidate |
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RashidAdil |
71 Pelham Road,Ward End,BirminghamB8 2EP |
Liberal Democrats |
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RezazadehSahar |
9 Doulton Close,BirminghamB32 2XF |
The Conservative Party Candidate |
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TinsleyPeter James |
75 Oakfield Road,BirminghamB29 7HL |
The Green P |
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