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West Midlands Labour Party Mayoral Selection, 2016
The West Midlands Labour Party (UK), Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 was the process by which the Labour Party selected its candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands, to stand in the 2017 West Midlands mayoral election, mayoral election on 4 May 2017. The selection took place amid the backdrop of the 2016 Labour Party leadership election (UK), 2016 Labour Leadership election, with Simon being a close friend and ally of Tom Watson (Labour politician), Tom Watson, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, who had been calling for incumbent Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn to step down. Steve Bedser pitched to Corbyn supporters, expressing his support for Corbyn, whilst simultaneously stating that Corbyn needed to improve his performance. On 10 August 2016, Simon was announced as the winning candidate. Candidates Not selected *Najma Hafeez, management consultant, former Birmingham City Councillor and former Chairwoman of City Hospital, Birmingham, City Hospital * Milkinder Jaspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siôn Simon
Siôn Llewelyn Simon (born 23 December 1968) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Erdington from 2001 to 2010 and as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the West Midlands from 2014 to 2019. Simon was the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Further Education from 2008 to 2009 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Creative Industries from 2009 to 2010. He stood down at the 2010 general election to campaign for a directly elected mayor of Birmingham, with the intent of standing in the first election. In 2014 Simon was elected a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands. In 2016 he was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Mayor of the West Midlands but was defeated in the 2017 election by 50.4% to 49.6% of the vote in the final round. In 2019, he lost his seat at the European Parliament election. Early life Simon was born in Doncaster to Welsh-speaking parents, and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
