Alison Hopkins, the Liberal Democrat candidate, beat Parvez Ahmed (Labour) by only 37 votes in the Dollis Hill by-election.
RESULT (2010 local election total for each party in brackets)
Alison Hopkins (Lib Dem) 1205 46.49% (41%)
Ahmed Parvez (Labour) 1168 45.06% (39%)
Samer Ahmedali (Conservative) 140 5.40% (17%)
Pete Murry (Green) 79 3.05% (3%)
Rejected papers: 21
Turnout: 29.8%
RESULT (2010 local election total for each party in brackets)
Alison Hopkins (Lib Dem) 1205 46.49% (41%)
Ahmed Parvez (Labour) 1168 45.06% (39%)
Samer Ahmedali (Conservative) 140 5.40% (17%)
Pete Murry (Green) 79 3.05% (3%)
Rejected papers: 21
Turnout: 29.8%
Elected on a minority turnout of 29.8%, now that is democracy.
ReplyDelete70.2% shows no confidence in local councillors.