Election 2010
Election Expenses revealed
The winning candidate for Selly Oak constituency in May’s General Election spent twice as much as his nearest rival to secure victory. Details of election expenses also reveal that Labour’s Steve McCabe spent £13813 on unsolicited leaflets and £165 on balloons.
Selly Oak election video
Birmingham City Council have made available a video of the general election declaration for the Selly Oak constituency. Steve McCabe won the seat with a majority of 3,482. His acceptance speech is included in full.
Bournville Local Election results – Conservative hold
Rob Sealey is the new Conservative councillor for Bournville after holding the seat for the party at Thursday’s local election. He acheived a majority of just 704 after a very strong showing from Labour candidate Nathan Matthew.
Selly Oak General Election result – Labour hold
Labour were declared the winners in the Selly Oak constituency early this morning as the General Election provided a night of upsets and a potential hung parliament. Steve McCabe will now become the constituency’s MP.
Selly Oak Hustings – full report
A packed Cotteridge Church saw candidates from the three main political parties clash on key policy issues as they attended the first hustings for the Selly Oak constituency in the 2010 General Election. The economy, local services, electoral reform and education were all key topics discussed.
Labour Candidate – Gordon Brown is a ‘Grumpy Scot’
Selly Oak’s Labour candidate in the 2010 General Election has called Gordon Brown “a big grumpy Scotsman” who would never be a “TV star”. Steve McCabe was speaking following the Prime Minister being caught on microphone calling Rochdale pensioner Gillian Duffy “grumpy.”
2nd Hustings date for Selly Oak – Children Welcome
A second hustings event has been announced for Selly Oak constituency. It takes place at King’s Norton Boys’ School at 7.30pm on Friday 28th April.
Selly Oak General Election Hustings
Candidates standing for the Selly Oak constituency will face each other in debate this Wednesday during an election hustings. The event will take place at Cotteridge Church in Cotteridge.
General Election candidates for Selly Oak
Following yesterday’s deadline for nomination, a full list of candidates has been published for Selly Oak constituency. In addition to the main three parties there will be candidates from the BNP, UK Independence Party, Green Party and the Christian Party.
Local Elections – list of candidates
The full list of candidates in the local elections on May 6th have now been published. There is one seat in each ward in the city up for grabs and in Bournville it is Conservative Bill Evans who has chosen not to stand again with his seat being defended by Rob Sealey.
