Nominations closed yesterday for the general election and the council by-election in Stratford and New Town ward. Here’s a list of the candidates standing:
By-election – Stratford & New Town
- Isabelle Anderson, the Green Party
- Matthew Gass, the Conservative Party
- Jamie McKenzie, UKIP
- Charlene McLean, Labour Party
- Joe Mettle, Christian Peoples Alliance
- Bob Severn, Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
General election – East Ham
- Mohammed Aslam, Communities United Party
- Lois Austin, Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition
- Samir Jassal, the Conservative Party
- Tamsin Omond, the Green Party
- Daniel Oxley, UKIP
- David Thorpe, Liberal Democrats
- Stephen Timms, Labour Party
General Election – West Ham
- Festus Akinbusoye, the Conservative Party
- Cydatty Bogie, Communities United Party
- Lyn Brown, Labour Party
- Jamie McKenzie, UKIP
- Rachel Collinson, the Green Party
- Paul Reynolds, Liberal Democrats
- Andy Uzoka, Christian Peoples Alliance
At last May’s election Stratford voters had a three-way choice between Labour, the Tories and the Christians. This time there are three new options – Green, UKIP and TUSC – though it won’t make much difference to the outcome. And it says something about the enfeebled state of the Liberal Democrats in Newham that they couldn’t find a single person willing even to put their name on the ballot paper.
Voters have a similarly broad choice in the general election but the results are a foregone conclusion. The only thing worth noting is the presence of a Communities United candidate in each seat. The jailing of their leader last year is obviously no deterrent to throwing away £1000 on two lost deposits. Kamran Malik has removed himself from the scene of the crime. He is standing Brent Central.
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