Taking Hulme to the Lomax - Reds sqeeeze Greens out!
It’s a Labour victory in Hulme for Emily Lomax, pushing the Green Party off the ward. This makes all 3 councillors Labour representatives in Manchester City Council.
It looks like the Green Party tactics of having their party member, grey beard and clip board, stood in Hulme Library taking numbers or addresses, did not deter voters from wanting to see red for Hulme. Even so, Steven Durrant (Green Party) was a close second being only 50 votes behind Emily Lomax.
This is Emily’s first victory as a Labour Councillor candidate. In 2004 she was Labour candidate in Didsbury West but did not win. This time she joins her colleagues, Nigel Murphy and Mary Murphy, to represent our regenerated area.
In an interview for my ALL FM show last year, I did ask Emily if she thought of changing her surname to Murphy to see if that would help. Well, maybe not. Hulmers have now put their confidence in her. I may post the interview again or, better still, ask her for a new one!
Hulme Ward
Electorate: 10485 Turnout: 21.7
| Hulme Ward | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Steven Durrant | 911 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Glenn Hinks | 190 | |||
| Conservative | Jamie Hutchinson | 215 | |||
| Labour | Emily Lomax | 961 | |||
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems hold on to the City Centre seat and its another Labour victory in Moss Side. This, however, doesn’t reflect the country’s results as a whole. The Conservatives are relishing in a national majority overall win.
Let’s hope that Reds beat the Blues in Moscow on the 21st May. For many United fans, this could be the only result that counts.