Thursday 1 July 2021, 10:04pm Credit: PA Images Analysis from our Political Correspondent Harry Horton as polls close in the Batley and Spen by-election. But she added that for her party to "run this close" was still "exceptional", given it has been in government since 2010. Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Banana artwork in Seoul museum eaten by visitor, Trump says 'great to be home' on visit to Scotland, NFL player's daughter, aged two, drowns in pool, Father tells how gunman opened fire on Texas home, Trevelyan relative 'would consider' famine payment, JP Morgan snaps up troubled US bank First Republic. Send your story ideas to yorkslincs.news@bbc.co.uk. [41] Both had made earlier visits as well. "[71], In the New Statesman, Paul Mason pointed out that Labour's pro-LGBT and pro-Israel positions might have resulted in a loss of Muslim votes from the Labour Party towards the Workers Party. On the subject of the thread, I expect Labour to win but with a very slim majority. The by-election result is expected to come at around 05:00 BST on Friday. There was a whopping list of 16 candidates all hoping to get elected to Westminster. "Given these recent actions," Ali continued, "it is no surprise that many Muslims feel alienated by the Labour Party. Many expect a stronger stance from the Labour leadership on these issues and rightly so. This story will be updated as soon as the results are declared - check our widget below to find out who has won: Something went wrong, please try again later. Johnson says after listening to Merkel that progress is being made on quarantine-free travel but points to tough restrictions that UK has on people coming from Germany presently, which he says is quite right. [31], The Greens selected rugby player Ross Peltier on 2 June. 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ITV News Political Correspondent Libby Wiener reports on the by-election in Batley and Spen. [29], On 28 May, the Liberal Democrats announced they would stand community campaigner Jo Conchie as their candidate. Stop with this. Subscribe today to get it in print! The fact that hasn't happened means his supporters are in a pretty good mood this morning. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Read about our approach to external linking. The moment the Batley and Spen by-election results were announced. ", "West Yorkshire Mayoral election results", "Labour's Tracy Brabin elected first mayor of West Yorkshire", "By-elections since the 2019 General Election", "Coming soon: the next red wall by-election", "2001 Census Profile: Former (Pre 1974) Batley Municipal Borough", "Which Kirklees constituency voted against Brexit? [20] On 27 May, he announced that he would be the Workers Party candidate. Labour has held the seat of Batley and Spen since 1997, so a victory might well sound like it was expected. Votes cast in the by-election will be counted in nearby Huddersfield with a result expected on Friday morning, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Five years after Jo Cox MP was murdered in her constituency, her sister is standing for Labour in a crucial byelection there. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. She was appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds on 10 May, vacating her Commons seat. Labour is back. This is a seat that HOPE not hate supporters know well from our work with former MP Jo Cox, who was tragically murdered by a far-right terrorist in 2016. I've taken to ignoring posts that throw in the WOKE phrase. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour candidate, in Huddersfield on Friday after winning the Batley and Spen election. Given that come the by-election England will have completed its unlocking, it may be a seat where Labours position gets worse before it gets better. [22][23] On 23 May the Labour Party announced that Leadbeater, a personal trainer and Jo Cox Foundation campaigner, would stand as their candidate. Labour currently holds this seat with a majority of just 3,525. Batley and Spen by-election to be held on 1 July 27 May 2021 Batley and Spen by-election Labour Party Tracy Brabin quit as Labour MP for Batley and Spen after winning the West. Speaking outside the count, Mr Galloway said he would apply to have the result set aside by the courts, citing a "false statement" made about him during the campaign. [64][65] Analysis in the i newspaper suggested that George Galloway's socially conservative stance may have attracted some Tory-leaning voters, and that the Green Party's decision not to field a candidate may have proved beneficial to the Labour Party. Speaking to Sky News, Starmer sought to more explicitly link a victory of hope over division and decency over hatred to the government, saying a number of Tory voters had switched to Labour. Polling stations are open for people to cast their votes between 7am and 10pm on Thursday, July 1. Officially, it's been a short and swift. 'They drive us on' - Darren Moore sends message to Sheffield Wednesday supporters, If the Owls are to join Plymouth and Ipswich in winning promotion to the Championship they will have to do it the hard way and negotiate the play-offs, Newcastle Knights forward open to Super League move as recruitment market picks up. Sixteen candidates in total ran in contest. But the fact remains that winning a general election today requires 40% or more of the vote. [58] On 27 June, former MP Tracy Brabin and a group of Labour campaigners were attacked by three men. 2021 Batley and Spen by-election - Wikipedia, Kim Leadbeater on running for her sister Jo Coxs seat: I know this is what she would want me to be doing, The notable big name MPs who lost their seats or quit after the 2015 UK general election. A lot depends on how pissed off the voters are with the imposition of a candidate who wasnt even a Labour member a couple of months ago, by Starmers authoritarian leadership, hoping to capitalise on the Jo Cox link. Nobody tried to gain sympathy. According to the bookies Ladbrokes the Tories were overwhelming favourites to gain the seat, giving them odds of 1/5, with Labours Leadbeater chalked up at 7/2 for a much-needed Labour victory. Merkel has said Germany and the UK have agreed to establish regular inter-governmental consultations. In the UK almost 85% have had a first dose and more than 63% have had two jabs. Clubs are free to negotiate deals ahead of 2024. Like 'PC gone mad' before and 'virtue signalling' its buzz phrases that are thrown in to debates often without any actual relevance to the discussion. This is not a traditional "red wall" seat - it was Tory until 1992 2. Follow BBC Yorkshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It had been tipped for July 22nd but will actually be held on July 1st. Ms. Leadbeater acknowledged that it had been a grueling few weeks but added, I am absolutely delighted that the people of Batley and Spen have rejected division and they voted for hope.. Votes will then be counted overnight, and the result is expected in the early hours of Friday morning. The Liberal Democrats got 17.2% of the vote there in 2010, and in the 2015 general election 18% of Batley and Spen voters . We fought an incredibly positive campaign and did very well to reduce a long standing Labour majority, several decades old, to 323, with the third biggest swing in favour of the government since the war. Quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. Maybe ask the mods to change it to a thread about all Westminster by elections as there are a couple coming up and another possible fairly soon. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Voters are going to the polls in the Batley and Spen by-election on Thursday to decide their new MP. Votes will be counted in nearby Huddersfield and a result is expected on Friday morning. Here's the full list of the candidates running in the by-election. Labour won this election against the odds, Mr. Starmer said. [18], When the result of the West Yorkshire mayoral election was announced on 9 May 2021, Bob Buxton, Yorkshire Party leader and mayoral candidate, announced that his party would contest the by-election. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Unfortunately the dregs of politics, who by and large shared the same views as the terrorist who murdered her, decided to use her death for some free publicity and stand in it. The seat was held by Labour with their candidate Kim Leadbeater being. Brabin had held the seat since the 2016 Batley and Spen by-election, which was called after the murder of Jo Cox, the seat's incumbent MP. It means she will now represent the seat previously held by her sister Jo Cox, who was murdered there in 2016. Andrew Scattergood, co-chair of the Momentum campaign set up to campaign for former leader Jeremy Corbyn, said Labour could not "portray this as a massive victory". VideoThe secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, LGBT troops take love for Eurovision to front line, Why an Indian comedian is challenging fake news rules. Sir Kier said: "Kim ran a positive campaign of hope, in the face of division. The election this week of the sister of Jo Cox, a lawmaker who was killed in 2016, was seen as a victory for Labours leader in a region where Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservatives had made big inroads. He denies his aim is to split the Labour vote but it could mean the Tories could take the seat for the first time in nearly 25 years. (By-elections must have a minimum number of weeks after moving the writ, which the defending party does.). Why is there a by-election? 2023 BBC. 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The No. [45] She said "I am the only person out of the 16 candidates that lives in Batley and Spen" and "I have a proven track record of getting things done at a local level and an established reputation for working for all parts of the community." For other inquiries, Contact Us. [68], Writing in The Guardian, Starmer responded to the result by saying "Labour's back, and the promise of a better future is back too. Johnson suggested that the post-Brexit dispute over chilled meats heading to Northern Ireland from Great Britain would improve following a meeting with the German chancellor. 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