Friday 27 March 2015

Lib Dems select Lauren Keith to fight Brent Central

The website YourNextMP LINK has made some rapid changes today following the announcement that Lauren Keith will be the new Liberal Democrat candidate for Brent Central, she was previously listed as the 2015 candidate for Barking. She tweets at @laurenpk


Her selection as candidate follows Ibrahim Tuguri's stepping down as Liberal Democrat candidate over donation allegations. LINK  It is not clear whether Taguri will stand as an Independent.

Lauren Keith stood in the Brent local elections in May 2015 in Mapesbury ward. Result below:

Lia Colacicco Labour 1402 15% Elected
Ahmad Shahzad Labour 1278 13% Elected
Helen Ginette Carr Liberal Democrats 1257 13% Elected
Columbus Moloney Labour 1241 13% Not elected
Paul John Edgeworth Liberal Democrats 1179 12% Not elected
Lauren Keith Liberal Democrats 1067 11% Not elected
Scott Bartle Green Party 776 8% Not elected
Bertha Joan Joseph Conservative 445 5% Not elected
William Bernard McGowan Conservative 416 4% Not elected
Samer Ahmedali Conservative 408 4% Not elected













































14 comments:

Anonymous said...

I never knew he was Columbus!

Anonymous said...

Good luck to Lauren she might do well.

Anonymous said...

Alison Hopkins has remained very silent on Lauren Keith's selection. And she's usually so loquacious.

Anonymous said...

Surprised Columbus did not ask for a recount with that little between him and Carr.

Anonymous said...

He did

Alison Hopkins said...

00:28 is absolutely correct. Moloney was loudly demanding a recount but Mo Butt railroaded the decision not too. Bit odd given Mo was equally against Lib Dem requests for recounts on equally sound grounds.

Anonymous said...

Then he didn't get one as there was no recount.

Unknown said...

The Brent LibDem organiser has told me that Ibrahim Taguri won't be standing as an independent. Taguri's comment was made in the heat of the moment when he was struggling to come to terms with the fact that his months of work would be wasted (paraphrasing there).

The LibDems, or at least the organiser, insist Taguri did nothing wrong and he will be cleared eventually, they are more upset about the "terrible timing" of the revelations rather than the alleged crime itself.

Anonymous said...

Its okay Ibrahim the Liberals time in government was wasted. We can tell it is all about you as otherwise promotion of the liberals would have been reward enough.

Anonymous said...

The police are now investigating the Taguri affair

https://twitter.com/mattholehouse/status/581109547382738944

Anonymous said...

Is Alison Hopkins off to Barking, then?

Anonymous said...

Cheeky Cheeky! Where's Lembit Opik

Alison Hopkins said...

I'll have you know I am already proud to be Barking. I'm also very proud that many in Dollis Hill refer to me as the Gobby Rottweiler. I regard that as a badge of honour and a compliment. I suspect the idiot Stopp who commented on my appearance (!) on Twitter and the equally idiot Filson might disagree. That too is a compliment in my book. ;)

Anonymous said...

Will she be using any of the dodgy money that Ibrahim Taguri Raised?