Sir Keir Starmer pledged to help clean up British politics hours before campaigning in a by-election caused by the resignation of a Labour councillor convicted of housing fraud, it has emerged. The Labour leader visited the Polthorne estate in Plumstead with London mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, pressing voters to endorse Labour in tomorrow’s Glyndon […]
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Glyndon by-election: Candidate blocked from addressing councillors on HMOs
A residents’ group representative was blocked at the last minute from speaking in a Greenwich Council meeting because he is standing in a by-election this week. Stewart Christie, of the Positive Plumstead Project, was due to address a scrutiny panel discussion about houses of multiple occupation, but was told shortly before Tuesday’s meeting that he […]
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19 hopefuls step forward for Greenwich Council by-elections
Nineteen candidates have been confirmed for four Greenwich Council by-elections, which will be held on the same day as the London mayoral poll, on 6 May. Residents in four parts of Greenwich borough will be able to pass their verdict on how the council is doing – although national and London-wide issues will also be […]
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Glyndon by-election: Four candidates vie to replace disgraced councillor
Four candidates have put their names forward to succeed Tonia Ashikodi as the councillor for Glyndon ward, a week after the Labour representative was given a suspended sentence for housing fraud. Ashikodi, 31, was found guilty last month on two counts of fraud by misrepresentation after applying for and accepting council housing while owning three […]
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Coronavirus: Glyndon by-election stays on for now, elections boss says
The by-election to replace disgraced councillor Tonia Ashikodi remains on despite the coronavirus outbreak – and will need a court order or act of parliament to stop it, Greenwich Council’s elections boss said last night. James Pack, the borough’s head of electoral services, told councillors that as the writ for the Glyndon ward by-election, due […]
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By-election to replace disgraced Greenwich councillor could cost £30,000
Up to £30,000 of taxpayers’ money will be spent on the by-election forced by this week’s resignation of disgraced Greenwich councillor Tonia Ashikodi. The council confirmed shortly after Ashikodi’s resignation on Wednesday that a by-election to fill the vacancy in Glyndon ward would be held on Thursday 9 April. It means the council will have […]
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Plumstead revolt: Independent candidate takes on council in Glyndon by-election
Local residents in Plumstead are putting up an independent candidate in a Greenwich Council by-election to show their anger over what they say is the borough’s neglect of the area. Ebru Ogun is running in the Glyndon ward by-election on 5 May – the same day as the London mayoral and assembly poll – against […]
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