Comments on: London European Elections

By: Joe James B

Joe James B — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:56:33 +0000

It is strange how in politics some people do become quite rising stars, and you see a lot from them, then they suddenly fade.

Pauline Green, who gained London North for Labour in 1989, then I think might have been the Labour leader of the MEPs at the time of their 1994 landslide is such an example.

But after a poor result in 1999, she just dropped out as an MEP I think.
I remember her predicting another big Labour win in 1999, no doubt not quite realising that governments nearly always suffer in these sorts of contests (unless they are very close to a General), whatever the opinion polls show.

I was also thinking of Graham Mather, who was an MEP in Hampshire/Oxfordshire from 1994, but may have lost out in the nominations for the lists in 1999?
He was quite right wing, but also not particularly Euro sceptic – he actually led the European Policy Forum, in the early/ mid 1990s, although I’m not sure what their stance was.

Another was Imela (Mel) Reid, who was a rather outspoken Labour MEP in the Midlands (I think Nottingham/Leicestershire, but also covering Nuneaton). I remember her on Question Time with John MacGregor.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:42:06 +0000

She’s a Tamil candidate. A majority of Tamils in London must have voted for her.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:47:07 +0000

What a fantastic result for the no 17 Indi! 50k+ votes, 3rd in Harrow, near 4th in Brent. Quite a showing. Who is she and what’s her story?

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:12:22 +0000

London also provided the highest Labour share with the exception of the North East (and not excluding Scotalnd and Wales)

By: Warofdreams

Warofdreams — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:59:48 +0000

Rather different results to the rest of the country; Labour did relatively well (where being down 3.5% is “relatively well”), losing their third seat, as expected, but easily holding their second. Little progress for the Conservatives, and UKIP fell back, as did the Lib Dems, and the BNP were a long way off winning a seat, but the Greens put in a strong performance.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:13:21 +0000

Probably not but it might be close.

By: Neil Turner

Neil Turner — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:54:17 +0000

Will Labour drop down to one London MEP???

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:19:51 +0000

It was 37.3% last time.

By: Andy Stidwill

Andy Stidwill — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:14:22 +0000

Sky News are reporting a turnout in the London region of 33.5%.

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:06:14 +0000

“It’s certainly true that Tamil voters were out in force in my ward”

Makes a change from them clogging up Parliament square and surrounding roads I suppose. It would be utterly absurd if a British seat in the European parliament were to be occupied by the representative of a faction from a sectarian struggle in Asia.