Sheffield City Council elections: Fulwood should be a clear home run for the LibDems
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www.thestar.co.uk— Just like it’s the case with Labour in Darnall or the Greens in the city centre, the Liberal Democrats should do very well in Fulwood, in one of their all-orange wards in Sheffield. Incumbent councillor Sue Alston won easily last time she was called to stand and we shouldn’t expect any surprise this year, either. Then, who knows? Cllr Alston said: “My main career was as an NHS midwife – but I have also been a local councillor in Fulwood ward for the past 12 years. I believe that I am the best...
www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield City Council elections: Will LibDems hold on to their monopoly in Ecclesall?. Ecclesall ward is popular with young professionals and their families and students. Ecclesall Road is a long-standing upmarket shopping and entertainment area. The ward is all LibDem but the Greens would like to make headway in the area. Labour are focusing on public transport and their future vision for the city. Lisa Markham, standing for Labour, said: “As a local resident I want to be part of a Labour team which listens to and supports local communities and businesses. We need to work...
www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield City Council elections: Green scores big win over LibDems in Ecclesall. Peter unseated veteran LibDem councillor Roger Davison in a ward that was previously all-LibDem, winning by a margin of 396 votes. Ecclesall is also the ward of LibDem group leader Coun Shaffaq Mohammed. The Greens still have 14 seats on the council as they lost Walkley ward to Labour, where long-standing Green councillor Bernard Little had stepped down. They held City, where group leader Douglas Johnson was re-elected, Nether Edge and Sharrow, Hillsborough, Gleadless Valley and Broomhill and...
www.thestar.co.uk—Sheffield City Council elections: Woodhouse is a Labour safe seat. Labour should win in Woodhouse pretty comfortably and incumbent councillor, Cllr Mick Rooney, should prepare for his next couple of years in the chamber at Sheffield town hall. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS): “It’s been a privilege to represent the people of Handsworth and Woodhouse. “I enjoy being the voice for people who need someone to help solve a problem that has been difficult to sort. “I will always do my best to help anyone who seeks my support and advice....