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Respect Party Election Results
The Respect Party was a left-wing political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2016. Its name is a contrived acronym standing for: Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community and Trade Unionism. The Respect Party was established in London in January 2004; it grew out of the Stop the War Coalition, opposing the Iraq War {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Iraq War {{Nobold, {{lang, ar, حرب العراق (Arabic) {{Nobold, {{lang, ku, شەڕی عێراق (Kurdish languages, Kurdish) , partof = the Iraq conflict (2003–present), I .... Parliamentary elections By-elections, 2001–2005 ---- 2005 general election Summary of results: No. of candidates: 26 Votes received: 81,860 % of total votes: 0.25% Vote as % of electorate: 0.15% Vote as % in seats contested: 6.84% Lost deposits: 17 at a cost of £8,500 Source: ---- 2010 general election Summary of results: No. of candidates: 11 Votes received: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respect Party
The Respect Party was a left-wing to far-left, socialist political party active in the United Kingdom between 2004 and 2016. At the height of its success in 2007, the party had one Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons and nineteen councillors in local government. The Respect Party was established in London by Salma Yaqoob and George Monbiot in 2004. Arising in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it grew out of the Stop the War Coalition and from the start revolved largely around opposition to the United Kingdom's role in the Iraq War. Uniting a range of leftist and anti-war groups, it was unofficially allied to the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) and the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), a far-left, Marxist group. In 2005, Respect's candidate George Galloway was elected MP for Bethnal Green and Bow and the party came second in three other constituencies. Respect made further gains in the 2006 and 2007 local elections, at which point its support peaked. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Ridley
Yvonne Ridley (born 23 April 1958) is a British journalist, author and politician who holds several committee positions with the Alba Party in Scotland. She was a former chair of the National Council of the now-defunct Respect Party. Ridley made global headlines when she was captured by the Taliban in 2001 after the events of 9/11 and before the start of the U.S.-led war. Two years later she converted to Islam. She is a vocal supporter of Palestine, which she took up as a schoolgirl in her native County Durham. She is an avid critic of Zionism and of Western media portrayals and foreign policy in the War on Terror, and has undertaken speaking tours throughout the Muslim world as well as America, Europe and Australia. She has been called "something close to a celebrity in the Islamic world" by the journalist Rachel Cooke, and in 2008 was voted the "most recognisable woman in the Islamic world" by Islam Online. Biography Ridley was born in the working class mining town of Stanle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorset South (UK Parliament Constituency)
South Dorset is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2010 by Richard Drax, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, although the area covered has changed since then. History Formation The constituency was created as a consequence of the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. The Act reduced the number of Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MPs.in Dorset from 10 to 4 (see Redistribution of Seats Act 1885#Redistributed seats: England). It was initially proposed to name the new constituencies after existing boroughs (Shaftesbury, Dorchester, Poole and Bridport) but, following an amendment in the Commons on 14 April 1885, the names were changed to the points of the compass (North Dorset, South Dorset, East Dorset, West Dorset). The So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff Central (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cardiff Central () is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The seat is currently held by Jo Stevens of the Labour Party. She was appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 6 April 2020. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Cardiff wards of Canton, Cathays, Central, and Riverside. 1983–2010: The City of Cardiff wards of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Plasnewydd, and Roath. 2010–present: The Cardiff electoral divisions of Adamsdown, Cathays, Cyncoed, Pentwyn, Penylan, and Plasnewydd. As its name suggests, Cardiff Central covers the central area of the City of Cardiff. It extends from the area around the Millennium Stadium in the south to Llanishen Golf Course in the north, taking in the City Centre and the University. History This was a Conservative-held t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge (UK Parliament Constituency)
Cambridge is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 by Daniel Zeichner of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. It was held by the Conservatives from 1967 to 1992, since when it has been represented alternately by both Labour and the Liberal Democrats. In the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, the results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum by constituency, constituency voted 73.8% to remain. Constituency profile One of the oldest continuously constituted constituencies, it was created in 1295 and is centred on the College town, university city of Cambridge. The current constituency covers the majority of the city of Cambridge, including the areas of Arbury (which contains some soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bristol East is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency recreated in 1983 covering the eastern part of the City of Bristol, represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament since 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 by Kerry McCarthy of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. Constituency profile Bristol East covers Fishponds, St Anne's, Bristol, St Anne's and Brislington. History First creation The seat was first created in 1885. Boundaries were slightly altered in 1918 and Bristol East was abolished in a comprehensive review of the local seats for the 1950 general election. ;Political history The most powerful representative of Bristol East in Parliament and H.M. Government was Sir Stafford Cripps, MP (''Lab'') 1931–1950, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1947 to 1950. The seat shifted from Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party representation through to the Labour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradford North (UK Parliament Constituency)
Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, and Thornton. 1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, and Idle. 1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and North East. 1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, Laisterdyke, and Undercliffe. 1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and Undercliffe. The constituency covered the northern part of Bradford. Following the review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Yaqoob
Salma Yaqoob (formally Jacob) (born 15 August 1971) is a British political activist and psychotherapist who served as the Leader of the Respect Party from 2005 until 2012, representing the party on Birmingham City Council. She led the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and is a patron of Stop the War Coalition UK. She unsuccessfully stood to be the Labour Party candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands in the 2021 mayoral election, finishing third out of three candidates. She has been a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque. Yaqoob has also contributed to news outlets, including ''HuffPost'', ''The Guardian'' and the ''New Statesman''. Early life Yaqoob's parents, Mohammed and Gubzubda Yaqoob, emigrated to the UK from Pakistan in the 1960s, and her father worked in a mill before joining the Royal Mail.Ann McFerran (22 July 2007"Relative values: Salma Yaqoob and her father Mohammad" timesonline.co.uk; accessed 15 April 2017. Yaqoob was born in Bradford on 15 August 1971: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Sparkbrook And Small Heath (UK Parliament Constituency)
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was notable for having the largest percentage of Muslim voters of any UK constituency at 48.8% (based on 2001 census figures). The seat was abolished following a review of parliamentary boundaries by the Boundary Commission for England. History Boundaries The City of Birmingham wards of Fox Hollies, Small Heath, Sparkbrook, and Sparkhill. This was an inner-city residential seat in the south-east of Birmingham, noted for its large immigrant population. In the first half of the 20th century, it was home to many Irish families. In more recent times it is populated by people of Asian origin, who now account for some 50% of residents—the highest proportion of any seat in the country. The majority of ethnic minorities in this ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Naseem
Mohammad Naseem, ( ur, محمد نسیم; 6 September 1924 – 22 April 2014), was a British Muslim leader and political activist. Nassem worked as a GP before later becoming chairman of the Birmingham Mosque Trust ( Birmingham Central Mosque), one of the largest and most prominent Islamic places of worship in the United Kingdom. Born in Amritsar in British India in September 1924, Naseem was educated mainly in Pakistan and then in England, where he trained to become and worked as a GP for many years and also specialised in the medical procedure of circumcision, particularly for the British Muslim community. He was executive member of, and home affairs spokesman for, the Islamic Party of Britain. Naseem was the main practitioner of male circumcision in the region and was based in Aston, Birmingham. History In the 1970s, Naseem became involved in the establishment of a major mosque and Islamic centre in Birmingham and supported a project that had begun in the late 1950s but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Perry Barr (UK Parliament Constituency)
Birmingham Perry Barr is a constituency in the West Midlands, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Khalid Mahmood of the Labour Party. Constituency profile UK Polling Report stated in 2015: "Perry Barr and parts of Handworth Wood are relatively affluent and Oscott is a large, mostly white, inter-war housing development. The most notorious part of the seat is Handsworth, a tough, multi-ethnic, inner-city area." Members of Parliament Boundaries The constituency covers a broad area of north-west Birmingham. 2010–present: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, Birchfield 1997–2010: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Oscott, Perry Barr, and Sandwell. 1983–1997: The City of Birmingham wards of Handsworth, Kingstanding Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. It gives its name to a ward in the Erdington council constituency. Kingstanding ward incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Galloway
George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer who is currently leader of the Workers Party of Britain, serving since 2019. Between 1987 and 2010, and then between 2012 and 2015, Galloway was a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for four constituencies, first for the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and later for the Respect Party, the latter of which he joined in 2004 and led from 2013 until its dissolution in 2016. Galloway was born in Dundee, Scotland. After becoming the youngest ever chair of the Scottish Labour, Scottish Labour Party in 1981, he was general secretary of the London-based charity War on Want from 1983 until his election as MP for Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency), Glasgow Hillhead (later Glasgow Kelvin (UK Parliament constituency), Glasgow Kelvin) in the 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 general election. In 2003, he was expelled from the Labour Party for bringing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
