The by-election of 2003 was caused by the death of the member of Parliament for Brent East, Paul Daisley of the Labour Party. The by-election to fill his seat was held on September 13, and was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Teather. The turnout by electors at this election was 36.42% More information on the 2003 Brent East by-election from wikipedia.
Election 2005. You know its coming. I know its coming. It has been trailed more heavily than a Lord of the Rings movie. You probably think its all happened already given the amount of comment and analysis in the media. Slow news year? Because of my own interest in seeing increased participation from citizens in the upcoming election, I’m running another blog between now and ‘the day’ focusing on the Brent East campaign....