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Islington Lib Dems vow to fight on
May 13, 2010 6:57 PM
Cllr Terry Stacy
Islington Liberal Democrats have vowed to carry on the fight against Labour after losing control of Islington Council. Last week's combined local and general elections saw Labour take control of councils across London.
The result of the local election in Islington are an example of the flawed first past the post voting system, Labour got 39% of the vote and 73% of the councillors, whilst the Lib Dems got 32% of the vote and only 27% of the seats.
The Conservatives and Greens failed to gain a single council seat in Islington, leaving the Liberal Democrats as the only opposition to Labour in the borough.
The Lib Dems have said they will continue to campaign for residents and will hold Labour to account at the Town Hall.
Islington Liberal Democrat Leader, Terry Stacy, comments:
"This election was nothing to do with the LibDem record of running the council. Labour won control because the general election was on the same day as the council elections.
"Despite Liberal Democrats winning more votes than ever, it is also clear we suffered from the totally unfair voting system. Labour has a stonking majority in Islington yet they only won just over a third of the vote.
"I look forward to beating Labour next time and to seeing Islington become a Liberal Democrat council again. In the meantime, we will hold Labour councillors to account at the Town Hall. We will continue to fight for local people and listen to their concerns to make Islington safer, fairer and greener."
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