Labour Uncut understands that Lucy Powell’s victory in the race to become Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Manchester Central was won on the first ballot.
Powell topped the poll on the first round of voting with 93 votes.
Local councillor Mike Amesbury came second with 55. Fellow Manchester councillor Rosa Battle was third with 24 while London charity chief Patrick Vernon came fourth with 11.
The party’s refusal to allow postal voting was threatened by legal challenge last week, forcing party officials to relent and allow proxy voting instead.
However turnout appears to have suffered with just half the membership voting.
Tags: Lucy Powell, Manchester Central, Mike Amesbury, Patrick Vernon, Rosa Battle
Ha,ha ha.Another stitch up by the usual suspects in the party(step forward Mrs.Dromey and her all women short list husband,Jacquie) for a ride the band wagon,I’ll take the money,career politician.This will be rammed down our face in 2015.Does anybody seriously believe that Lucy Powell will be a backbencher to a a Labour GOVERNMENT?Perpetual opposition beckons.The tories must be laughing.
What is wrong with the Labour Party?
Do Labour activists really like opposition because it’s the way they’re heading it seems…
Lucy is an excellent choice and will be an extremely good MP.
We need young MPs like her with talent, who work tirelessly for the Party, to take the Party forward. She has strong roots in Manchester and mustn’t be tempted by the lights in London.
@AnonEMouse
“Do Labour activists really like opposition because it’s the way they’re heading it seems…”
…hasn’t seen the latest polls…
In this case Lucy Powell comes from the area and had contested a seat in the city before going to work for Ed Miliband, so it seems a fair enough result