Our local by-election campaign in Islington
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A by-election in the Junction ward of Islington council in London has been called for 28 November, caused by the promotion of a Labour Party careerist to a job with the Mayor of London.
This is the area round Archway in North London and a ward that we have contested on two previous occasions. We are standing there again in this election.
Unusually for a council by-election there are 7 candidates in all. Our opponents are the usual Labour, Green, LibDem and Tory plus an independent and a pro-Corbyn reformist.
It is likely to attract local media coverage as it is a ward that the Greens are hoping to win from Labour and the intervention of “Islington Independents”, a breakaway group from Labour formed by 4 councillors. The Independent candidate is also well-known in the borough.
ISLINGTON LBC; Junction (Lab resigned)
Candidates:
CAINES, Jackson
JONES, Rebecca (Liberal Democrat)
MARTIN, Bill (Socialist Party of Great Britain)
OSBORNE, Devon (Green)
POTTER, Brian Steve (Independent)
POTTS, James Christopher (Labour)
WILKIN, John (Conservative)2022: Lab 2111, 2004, 2001; Grn 761, 545, 507; Con 279, 252, 240; LD 240, 194, 182
Devon Osborne (Grn) stood in Tufnell Park in 2022 and John Wilkin (Con) in Holloway. Wilkin stood here on previous boundaries in 2018. Rebecca Jones (LD) was the candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington at the General Election and North East at the London Assembly elections this year. Bill Martin (Soc) stood in Clapham & Brixton Hill at the General and Barnet & Camden at the London Assembly elections and stood in this ward back in 2018 on previous boundaries.
Current Council: Lab 43; Islington Ind 4; Grn 3; 1 vacancy
Text of our election address:
Capitalism, the system of society we live in, can only be run in the interest of capitalists, the so-called 1 percent, who invest money for profit. Despite the politicians’ promises, it can never be made to work for us, the working class, whose income mainly comes from working for a wage or salary.
Capitalism is a profit-making system that can only work for the few who own not the many who work.
That’s why people’s needs are never met properly and why there are always problems over health care, housing, schools and public services. The politicians blame each other but profits coming before needs is not something any government can change. The Tories weren’t the problem. It was capitalism.
The Socialist Party says society can only be run in the interests of all when the majority working class comes together to bring the wealth of the world into common ownership. To do this, we need to organise politically, to transform the basis of our society, from ownership by the few and production for profit to common ownership by all and production to meet people’s needs.
If you agree with this, and want to let others know you agree, vote for BILL MARTIN the socialist candidate in the up-coming Junction Ward by-election.
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