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[[File:Louie_French.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Conservative Party]] candidate [[Louie French]] ]] | [[File:Louie_French.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Conservative Party]] candidate [[Louie French]] ]] | ||
| − | + | When nominations closed on 9 November 2021, it was announced that there were 11 candidates standing in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election:<ref>''[https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-11/Statement-of-persons-nominated-notice-of-poll-and-situation-of-polling-stations-9-november-2021.pdf "Statement of persons nominated in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election"]''</ref> | |
| − | + | ===Christian Peoples Alliance=== | |
| + | [[Carole Valinejad]] | ||
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| + | On 30 October 2021, Bexley councillor [[Louie French]] was chosen as the [[Tory]] candidate.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/oct/30/tories-select-councillor-louie-french-for-old-bexley-and-sidcup-byelection "Tories select councillor Louie French for Old Bexley and Sidcup byelection"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Elaine Cheeseman]] | ||
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| + | [[John Rooks]] | ||
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| + | ===Heritage Party=== | ||
| + | [[David Kurten]] | ||
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| + | ===Labour=== | ||
| + | On 27 October 2021, it was reported that the Labour candidate would be chosen from an [[NEC]]-approved shortlist of four, all from London but only one of whom is from Bexley Borough.<ref>''[https://labourlist.org/2021/10/revealed-labour-shortlist-of-candidates-for-old-bexley-and-sidcup-by-election/ "Revealed: Labour shortlist of candidates for Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election"]''</ref> This process ignored a rule change made at conference, giving the local CLP more power over candidate selection.<ref>''[https://labourlist.org/2021/10/delegates-voted-to-transform-selections-why-is-the-rule-change-being-ignored/ "Delegates voted to transform selections. Why is the rule change being ignored?"]''</ref> On 28 October 2021, Labour announced its candidate as [[Daniel Francis]], a councillor for Belvedere, who was the Leader of the Labour Group on Bexley Council from 2017–2021.<ref>''[https://labourlist.org/2021/10/daniel-francis-selected-as-labour-candidate-for-old-bexley-and-sidcup/ "Daniel Francis selected as Labour candidate for Old Bexley and Sidcup"]''</ref><ref>''[https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/19681541.labour-selects-candidate-old-bexley-sidcup-by-election/ "Labour selects candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup By-Election"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Liberal Democrats=== | ||
| + | [[Simone Reynolds]] | ||
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| + | ===Official Monster Raving Loony Party=== | ||
| + | [[Mad Mike Young]] | ||
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| + | ===Reform UK=== | ||
| + | On 29 October 2021, [[Reform UK]] announced that their leader [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tice Richard Tice] would be their candidate.<ref>''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/10/29/land-by-election-blow-boris-johnsons-nanny-state-says-reform/ "I'll land a by-election blow to Johnson's nanny state"]''</ref> On 4 November [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tice Richard Tice] claimed the Tories are "clearly worried" ahead of the upcoming by-election contest in Old Bexley and Sidcup.<ref>''[https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1516257/brexit-party-latest-news-reform-uk-richard-tice-conservative-old-bexley-sidcup-london-ont "'Tories clearly worried!' Reform leader exposes Conservative concerns ahead of by-election"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Rejoin EU=== | ||
| + | [[Richard Hewison]] | ||
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| + | ===UKIP=== | ||
| + | [[John Poynton]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:56, 1 December 2021
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The 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election is scheduled to take place on 2 December 2021 following the death of the sitting member, James Brokenshire, who had been the MP for the constituency since 2010.[1]
Contents
Candidates
When nominations closed on 9 November 2021, it was announced that there were 11 candidates standing in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election:[2]
Christian Peoples Alliance
Conservative
On 30 October 2021, Bexley councillor Louie French was chosen as the Tory candidate.[3]
English Democrats
Green Party
Heritage Party
Labour
On 27 October 2021, it was reported that the Labour candidate would be chosen from an NEC-approved shortlist of four, all from London but only one of whom is from Bexley Borough.[4] This process ignored a rule change made at conference, giving the local CLP more power over candidate selection.[5] On 28 October 2021, Labour announced its candidate as Daniel Francis, a councillor for Belvedere, who was the Leader of the Labour Group on Bexley Council from 2017–2021.[6][7]
Liberal Democrats
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Reform UK
On 29 October 2021, Reform UK announced that their leader Richard Tice would be their candidate.[8] On 4 November Richard Tice claimed the Tories are "clearly worried" ahead of the upcoming by-election contest in Old Bexley and Sidcup.[9]
Rejoin EU
UKIP
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References
- ↑ "Notice of UK Parliamentary By Election – Old Bexley & Sidcup"
- ↑ "Statement of persons nominated in the 2021 Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election"
- ↑ "Tories select councillor Louie French for Old Bexley and Sidcup byelection"
- ↑ "Revealed: Labour shortlist of candidates for Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election"
- ↑ "Delegates voted to transform selections. Why is the rule change being ignored?"
- ↑ "Daniel Francis selected as Labour candidate for Old Bexley and Sidcup"
- ↑ "Labour selects candidate for Old Bexley & Sidcup By-Election"
- ↑ "I'll land a by-election blow to Johnson's nanny state"
- ↑ "'Tories clearly worried!' Reform leader exposes Conservative concerns ahead of by-election"
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