Greenwich Labour in Crises? Seat Lost to Greens in Upset as Internal Disquiet Mounts - Murky Depths

Greenwich Labour in crises? Seat lost to Greens in upset as internal disquiet mounts - Murky Depths

Labour have lost a contentious election to the Greens in Shooters Hill after a bitter election that came about after a former Labour councillor was suspended, quit and then backed the Greens. The result saw Labour’s vote drop to 30 per cent from 58 per cent as the former sitting councillor, Ivis Williams, raised concerns over land sales before being threatened with suspension. With all votes counted, Tamasin Rhymes triumphed over Labour’s Jummy …

Green Party's Tamasin Rhymes wins Shooters Hill by-election - The Greenwich Wire

The Green Party has its first ever councillor in Greenwich after Tamasin Rhymes won the Shooters Hill by-election. The result, which was announced just after midnight, is the biggest upset in Greenwich politics for a generation and a rare humiliation for Labour, whose candidate Jummy Dawodu boycotted local hustings, claiming they would not be impartial, […] The post Green Party’s Tamasin Rhymes wins Shooters Hill by-election appeared first on Th…