SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Why Labour lost in Wandsworth

Socialist Action No. 142, 30 May 1986 · p. 3 of the scan · 257 words

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openiy gay candidates, vital votes.

the real reasons why Labour lost in Wandsworth. FOR black people, the local government election Wandsworth results were a disappointment. More particularly because the response them was to say that it was black candidates that Enley Taylor candidate. DOHT Enley and I SUDE Males of anti-gay backlash. experience was that were weak.

The campaign of Mark II Toryism. must have themselves 114 211 been woud have of race.

had ourselves the set policies that policies. Enley and Going the WandParties they is important in gelling rigal a perspective on WandsworThe policies WCIE socialist policies which had any depth or meaning IN THE AFTERMATH of the local government elections Tribune, New Statesman and others have used the racism and anti-gay prejudices of the electorate to explain away Labour failures. Black and they have argued, lost Wandsworth, where failed to gain control from the Tories by only one seat, has been cited as one such example. AUBREY ESCOFFERY, an unsuccessful black Labour candidate in the Tooting ward of Furzedown, explains and they totally left out blacks.

It is extremely important too to look at how black candidates were selected. There were number on the panel, including at least one black Duncan Braithwaite, a sitting councillor, was selected to fight in his own ward. He had the highest candidates. In other cases canutaaes were selected outside their own area and Another type of disparity case of stood for selection Nightingale ward Tooting.

creased vote for time he have that Bute would been conThat

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