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This week s local elections will undoubtedly see Labour and the Tories receive the lion s share of the votes – but there are plenty of candidates from minor parties bidding for office.
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Elections will take place across the Black Country and parts of Staffordshire on Thursday
Across the Black Country and parts of Staffordshire more than a dozen parties will be represented when voters head to the ballot box on Thursday.
There will also be plenty of independents hoping they can get elected without the backing of a party machine.
Among the parties standing this year are Reform UK - the new name for the Brexit Party, the Black Country Party, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, Workers Party of Britain and Chase Community Independents.
Via the anti-lockdown protests, reactionary conspiracy-theory politics backed by big money have broken through to a fervent working-class audience, warns JOE GILL
Coventry s key election battlegrounds on May 6
There will be some hotly-fought seats
05:00, 3 MAY 2021
Coventry City Council local elections 2019 (Image: Tom Davis)
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Local elections are not the most glamorous event in the calendar, but there is plenty to get excited about here in Coventry and a lot of reasons to vote.
The Newport west Wales Nude and Proud Party leaflet. Picture: Emma Jones RESIDENTS in the Newport West area may have received a rather interesting piece of election post recently. All the parties have been pushing leaflets through doors or sending them out in the post as part of their campaigns ahead of the Senedd elections on Thursday, May 6. However, one leaflet, said to have been pushed through the doors of the western side of the city has got people talking. The leaflet says it comes from the ‘Welsh Nude & Proud Party’ with their candidate Dennis Smith. It has caused quite a stir on social media with users taking notice of the various statistics – and the grammatical errors.
Brian Booth, chief of West Yorkshire Police Federation THE chief of West Yorkshire s Police Federation has called on whoever wins this week s West Yorkshire Mayoral election to hold regular meetings with the union. Brian Booth said that previously the Federation and Police and Crime Commissioner enjoyed a constructive relationship, meeting regularly to discuss pressing matters affecting officers across the county. Ahead of Thursday s election, when West Yorkshire will choose its first ever mayor - who will take control of policing in the county - Mr Booth has called on whoever wins the vote to continue this relationship. He said: “I would hope the successful candidate would continue to meet with the Federation on a regular basis and listen to our concerns, as this happens currently.