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No Tory revival in Sheffield

By Sheffield Labour ⋅ June 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
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The Euro-election vote demonstrated clearly that there was no appetite for Cameron’s Conservatives in Sheffield.

Labour topped the Euro-vote in Sheffield with 29,143 votes, nearly five thousand votes ahead of the Liberal Democrats, who were more than a further six thousand votes ahead of UKIP. The Conservatives trailed in a miserable 4th position.

Paul Wood (Chair, Sheffield District Labour Party) said:

“I was delighted that Labour topped the poll in the Euro-election vote in Sheffield. I was particularly pleased that our local Labour candidate, Linda McAvan, was elected.

Whatever Labour’s difficulties nationally at the moment, this result clearly demonstrated that there is absolutely no appetite amongst Sheffield people for Cameron’s Conservatives. To be beaten into fourth place in Sheffield by the rag-tag-and-bobtail UKIP must be a considerable blow to them.

Neither could I help but notice the huge disappointment on the faces of the Liberal Democrats. The result was a slap in the face for Nick Clegg’s claims for Lib Dem dominance in Sheffield.

I know that many of our traditional voters didn’t come out to vote in this election, which was reflected in our vote share. They told us this reflected their anger and frustration about recent events in Parliament.

However, I think that most of them will be absolutely horrified when they wake up to find that, by not going out to vote, they had let in a BNP MEP regionally.

When we are able to get back to the real agenda – about which Party has the best policies, the best candidates and the most commitment to see the city and the country through the global recession – I am sure that Labour
locally will be building on tonight’s vote in future parliamentary and
local elections.”

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