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Topic: Brent East by-election, 2003

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Brent East (UK Parliament constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Teather, in a September 2003 by-election on a 29% swing from Labour to the Lib Dems. Because it was won by Labour at the previous General Election it is considered as a Labour seat for gain / loss purposes and is therefore a target seat for the LibDems. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brent_East

Brent East by-election, 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In large part this can be explained by opposition to the 2003 Iraq War. The by-election to fill his seat was held on 2005 general election they held on to the seat. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brent_East_by-election,_2003

Shahid Malik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brent East after the 2003 by-election but was controversially left off the shortlist, despite winning more branch nominations than anyone else. It was also suggested that Malik had overstated his opposition to the war in Iraq in an attempt to be selected in Brent East. Insults were traded that the selection had been 'stitched-up' for Robert Evans, the by-election candidate, and that Malik is a carpet-bagger, touting himself around any constituency and saying anything in the hope of getting a Labour seat (although he had stood for fewer than many sitting MPs) www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shahid_Malik

Blair suffers stinging election setback - Financial Times - MSNBC.com British Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, left, alongside his newest MP Sarah Teather, are seen outside the campaign headquarters, in north London, after her win in the Brent East by-election Sept. 19. Tony Blair, the British prime minister, suffered a sensational defeat in the Brent East by-election on Thursday night, as voters punished the government for the Iraq war and the state of public services with a 29 percentage point swing to the Liberal Democrats. Brent East was “not a seat where the natural expectation would be for a Conservative victory,” she told the BBC. msnbc.msn.com /id/3072367

Scottish Liberal Democrats: Press Release 1st September 2003 "I have become disenchanted with local Conservative campaigning and the Conservative Group on Brent Council since the Council Elections. "Brent Liberal Democrats share my views on the local environment and Council services and have the energy and team spirit to build on the work I want to see done for the residents of Brondesbury. The Liberal Democrats are the Party she now trusts to deliver the best deal for people in Brent. www.cix.co.uk /~sldweb/press/0309011.htm

Brent By-election At the last moment solicitors for the Royal Mail told election agent Shane O'Curry that the communication was unacceptable because the text was not 'directly relevant' to the Brent East by-election. Following last week's announcement that the sister of murdered Belfast teenager is to stand in this month's Brent East by-election the Justice for Peter McBride campaign has been inundated with statements of support. Among those who have pledged support for Ms McBride's decision to stand at the upcoming by-election are civil rights lawyers Imran Khan and Michael Mansfield QC. www.serve.com /pfc/pmcbride/brent.html

Press Statements Brent East is one of the most multi-cultural/ multi racial seats, comprising of the least represented communities in Westminster today. Brent East Socialist Alliance is working with local unions, the community and user groups and local staff to defend local services from privatisation. This important bye-election will be a major opportunity for voters to reject Blair and New Labour’s Tory policies of privatisation, war and cuts in public spending. www.stuartbullen.co.uk /sa/press_statements.htm

Brent & Brent East Liberal Democrats Sarah Teather has worked hard for Brent East since she was elected in the by-election in 2003. I would like to thank the people of Brent East for re-electing me as their MP it is an honour to serve you once again. Local people were shocked that instead of campaigning for Brent East the Labour candidate was in Stratford, East London speaking for a pro-war Labour MP at a hustings meeting. www.brent.libdems.org.uk

spiked-politics Article Brent out of shape Indeed, the fact that Brent East was Labour's first by-election loss in 15 years, despite their having been in power for seven years, indicates the sea change that has taken place in British politics, where New Labour dominates the political landscape. Much has been made of Brent East's Muslim community using the by-election as a means of giving Blair a bloody nose for his war in Iraq, and no doubt there is some truth to that. As one Brent East voter put it, 'She is not like the rest of them; you cannot trust the others'. www.spiked-online.com /articles/00000006DF2C.htm

The Scotsman - UK - Tories in attack on Brent campaign Sarah Teather, the winner of the Brent East by-election, gave the conference a polished debut speech yesterday, in which she rounded on Tony Blair, the Prime Minister, for squandering the trust of voters. FALL-out over the Brent East by-election continued yesterday, with the Conservatives reporting the Liberal Democrats to the standards watchdog for producing a "disreputable" campaign guide. She said her victory in the former Labour stronghold last week was borne out of the public’s loss of trust in Mr Blair. thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=1058542003

TomGriffin.Info - Peter McBride Campaign/ Brent East by-election Brent East MP Sarah Teather has called for action from the Government in the wake of the statement by Jim McDonald, the Independent Assessor of Military Complaints Procedures in Northern Ireland. Brent East's new Liberal Democrat MP has pledged her "absolute determination to see justice done" and "deliver a top class service for my constituency" in a special message to the area's Irish population. Ms McBride is standing in the by-election in order to highlight the murder of her brother, Peter McBride in Belfast in 1992, and the British Army's decision to retain the two Scots Guards convicted of his killing. www.tomgriffin.info /ibfolder/brenteast.htm

Blairista! With the Brent East by-election today The Guardian runs an opinion piece from London Mayor Ken Livingstone on how disreputable the Lib Dems really are. Some of the people on the ground in Brent East have sought to reassure me that things are not as bad as has been reported, though one party official did remark that they were convinced that David Blunkett must a Lib Dem mole to have said what he said yesterday. There are plenty within the party who suffer from the persecution complex derived from 18 years in the wilderness, but the fact remains that Labour's first by-election defeat under this Government happened not because of the handling of the economy or perceptions that Labour is soft on crime etc, but merely own goals. blairista.blogspot.com /2003_09_14_blairista_archive.html

Brent East By-Election A parliamentary by-election in the constituency of Brent East was held on Thursday 18 September 2003. The election was called to fill a vacancy created by the death of the former Member of Parliament, Paul Daisley. Sarah Louise TEATHER has been elected to stand as the Member of Parliament for the Brent East Constituency. www.brent.gov.uk /elections.nsf/2f123bcc3c5e238c80256ad20034644f/bc06308580a9194880256d900038e7f5!OpenDocument

News archive for Ballotlaw - Online electoral legislation for the UK Having received the Commission’s report, Christopher Leslie, Minister at the Department for Constitutional Affairs, confirmed in the House of Commons on 16th December 2003 that the East Midlands and the North East would be two of the regions for pilot schemes and that a third region would also be selected, having considered the Commission’s recommendations. The report was submitted to the relevant Ministers on 8th December 2003, and recommended that e-voting should not be considered for use in the June 2004 elections, as no region was ready for such an innovation in voting. Knight petitioned that the election should be invalidated in accordance with section 48 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2), as the Returning Officer had failed to “issue to” the relevant voters the materials necessary for their vote to be recorded in time. ballotlaw.com /news/news-archive.aspx

Green Party - Real Progress ?Brent East needs an MP that can make a difference locally whilst working for a fairer world globally. Greens have always stood for social justice and environmental justice and that?s what I?m offering the people of Brent East.? Commenting on Noel?s selection, Darren Johnson, Leader of the Greens in the London Assembly said, "Labour has been a dismal failure but the other parties are just offering more of the same. www.greenparty.org.uk /news/783

UK Indymedia Labour has lost their ‘Safe Seat’ in the Brent East The Liberal Democrats staged a sensational by-election victory early today when they came from third place to win the Brent East byelection with a 29% swing that will shake Tony Blair's confidence on the eve of Labour's Bournemouth conference. It brings his parliamentary party at Westminster up to 54 MPs, the largest number since the 1920s and, at least for the moment, gives weight to his team's claim that the Conservatives are failing to capitalise on Labour's discomforts and should "step aside and let the Liberal Democrats take on this government". But the leader's name was barely mentioned in campaign literature and muttering critics will say the result points to fresh Tory setbacks in the European, local and London mayoral elections next spring. www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2003/09/277797.html

loving the alien..... Disillusioned Labour voters in the Brent East by-election went to the polls to deliver their verdict on the war on Iraq, government trustworthiness and, most pointedly, Tony Blair's leadership. "The Liberal Democrats have won the Brent East by-election with a majority of just over 1,100 votes. Islington councillor Sarah Teather gained 8,158 votes to beat London MEP Robert Evans (7,040), her victory marking the first time Labour has lost a Commons seat in a by-election for 15 years. aonspecial_k.blogspot.com /2003_09_14_aonspecial_k_archive.html

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Goodbye Brent East The Liberal Democrat victory in the Brent East by-election, with an almost 30% swing from Labour, comprehensively seized one of Labour's most safest seats from their hands. He believes that he can use this to turn future elections to the Tories' advantage, but many of the electorate may be very happy to see the Liberal Democrats move to the left to fill the gap as the Blairite shift to the right continues. Kennedy, with the Liberal Democrat conference about to start, must have been hopping about, clicking the heals of his shoes together in delight, as a future General Election victory looks to be finally within his grasp. www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /libdemok.htm

British-Eritreans in Brent East meet Sarah Teather and Yasmin Quereshi Following the announcement of the election date by Tony Blair and the subsequent dissolution of parliament on April 11, both Sarah Teather — standing for re-election — and Yasmin Quereshi will be contesting the Brent East seat. On Saturday 16 April, British-Eritrean constituents of Brent East in North London met with Sarah Teather of the Liberal Democrats, former MP of the constituency and Yasmin Querishi, Labour Party candidate in the coming general election due to be held on May 5 2005. Regarding the increase in crime in certain parts of Brent East, she insisted that the £3 billion the incumbent Labour government may be spending on the introduction of ID cards could be spent on recruiting more police officers to tackle street crime. www.shaebia.org /artman/publish/article_3663.html

Meaning of Hartlepool by-election, 2004 - Definition of Hartlepool by-election, 2004 - Dictionary of Meaning - www.mauspfeil.net This was the highest by-election turnout since the Image:EnglandHartlepool.png.html">Image:EnglandHartlepool.png in May in May rightthumbLocation of Hartlepool constituency. Preceding by-elections had seen the Image:EnglandHartlepool.png.html">Image:EnglandHartlepool.png come from third place to beat the come from third place to beat the rightthumbLocation_of Hartlepool constituency, and in Image:EnglandHartlepool.png.html">Image:EnglandHartlepool.png and and rightthumbLocation_of Hartlepool constituency took the seat from Image:EnglandHartlepool.png.html">Image:EnglandHartlepool.png. The seat was safer (judging by the 2001 result) than Leicester but was vulnerable to swings such as achieved in Brent, or in rightthumbLocation of Hartlepool constituency where the Lib Dems narrowly failed to win. www.mauspfeil.net /Hartlepool_by-election,_2004.html

BBC NEWS Politics Brent 'highlights Labour's failings' Labour's defeat in the Brent East by-election is a signal that ministers have failed to listen and communicate with voters, the party's chairman has admitted. But Ms May was upbeat about her party's future success saying Labour voters in Brent East had been looking for a Labour home and found that in the Liberal Democrats. Ian McCartney said he was "very disappointed" that Labour had lost its first by-election in 15 years, adding that the "backdrop of the controversy over Iraq" had not helped. newswm.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/3121664.stm

23: Brent East The expectation that Brent East will automatically return a Labour MP at the general election is typical of the arrogance with which the New Labour leadership treats traditional Labour voters. Brent East, one of the most ethnically mixed constituencies in the country, was hardly fertile territory for the far right. Because it was a by-election, the Labour Party bureaucracy was also in charge of the selection (with a minimum of input from local party officers), presenting party members with a shortlist of four to choose between. www.workersaction.org.uk /23BrentEast.htm

RTE News - Labour loses seat in UK by-election The Liberal Democrats in Britain have taken one of the Labour party's safest Westminster seats in the Brent East by-election. It is the first time Labour has lost a by-election in Britain in 15 years. RTE News - Labour loses seat in UK by-election www.rte.ie /news/2003/0919/britain.html

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Washington, D.C. Robert Brent, a Catholic and nephew of Bishop Carroll, was the first mayor, and was annually reappointed by Presidents Jefferson and Madison until 1812; in 1812 the duty of electing the mayor devolved on the council, and from 1820 to 1871 on the people. In 1817 the charters of the corporations of Washington and Georgetown were abolished by Act of Congress; for a brief time the District was assimilated to a territorial form of government, with a board of public works as the most important administrative factor. The first local authorities of Washington were the president, three commissioners appointed by him, and the Levy Court; the city was incorporated in 1802, with a city council elected by the people, and a mayor appointed by the president. www.newadvent.org /cathen/15558a.htm

News and speeches:: The Labour Party, Britain forward, not back Robert Evans was selected as the Labour candidate by Brent East Constituency Labour Party on 17 Labour’s candidate Robert Evans said: "Paul Daisley was a magnificent MP for Brent East. Like Paul, I will work flat out to achieve high levels of prosperity and jobs in Brent East. www.labour.org.uk /news/brent18sept

Scottish Liberal Democrats: Press Release 19th September 2003 The swing to the Liberal Democrats in the Brent East by-election was 29%. Following the spectacular victory by the Liberal Democrats in the Brent East by-election, the party will now set its sights on winning seats across Scotland in the next General Election. In a statement following the by-election result, Scottish Liberal Democrat Convener Tavish Scott MSP, said: www.cix.co.uk /~sldweb/press/0309193.htm

Campaign Briefing 2003: Sunday 27 September This policy has brought disaster on the Party: Labour not only lost its 58th safest seat Brent East, its first by-election loss in 15 years, it is now on its lowest poll rating for 11 years, at 35 points. Conference also comes hard on the heels of the Brent East by-election — a wake up call to the party leadership — listen to Labour’?s members and voters and change course. The real reason was and remains the US’s determination to gain unfettered access to Iraq’s oil and a strategic base for its troops in the Middle East. home.freeuk.net /clpd/cb03sun.htm

UK Indymedia Army murder victim's sister stands in Brent East by election. Kellie McBride, the sister of 18 year old Peter McBride from north Belfast who was shot in the back in 1992 by Scots Guardsmen James Fisher and Mark Wright, was nominated as a candidate in the Brent East Westminster by election. The Justice for Peter McBride Campaign announced today that Kelly McBride, sister of the murdered Belfast teenager, would be standing as a candidate in this month’s by-election in the Brent East constituency in London. By standing in Brent East, Kelly McBride plans to bring her demands for the dismissal of the two soldiers right to the heart of political debate in Britain. www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2003/09/276458.html

The UK Politics Forum :: View topic - Brent East 18th September 2003 By-Election Results The Brent East seat was previously held by Paul Daisley (Labour) with a majority of 13,047 who died aged 45 of cancer in June 2003. The Liberal Democrats' victory in Brent East was hailed yesterday by the party's strategy chief as the result of "an excellent campaign, an excellent candidate and above all a sign that the tide has turned against Blair and New Labour". Many voters saw the by-election as an opportunity to deliver a message of no confidence in Tony Blair, they said, and it was fought by many as a referendum on the performance of the government. www.politicsforum.co.uk /forum/viewtopic.php?t=28281

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