Rowan Draper

Former Labour Councillor.

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

The past few months have been a period of deep reflection for me, especially following the sudden and unexpected loss of my dad.

This experience has given me new perspective, making me realize how important it is to harness the skills I’ve gained:

https://t.co/fvYtWtiZpr

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

Thank you for all the nominations so far tonight!

With a mandate to do more as Deputy Leader, I will unite our party and deliver change.

[Alan Olive @AlanOlive1]

If I've got this correct; there's over £1M sitting in one faction's bank account & 800,000 email addresses on the other factions computer?
"one faction would hold mailing list data, while a different more pro-democratic group controlled donor information"
https://t.co/OzbBCLusnC

[Prof Colin Talbot (rerum cognoscere causas) @colinrtalbot]

Judean Popular Front strikes back at Popular Front for Judea…..

[MattBrookes @MattBrookes3]

It’s weird. Every time Jeremy Corbyn gets into a position of authority the whole thing immediately degenerates into factional infighting and incompetent disarray.

If only it were possible to work out the consistent factor in all of this.

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

We won’t achieve our party’s historic mission of tackling child poverty by shouting from the side lines.

It won’t happen unless there is someone with the clout — and the mandate — to make it happen.

Read about my priority as Deputy Leader here:
https://t.co/Z2377KhVnT

[Bridget Phillipson @bphillipsonMP]

Tackling child poverty will be my top priority as Deputy Leader.

Everything is on the table, including removing the two-child limit.

As Deputy Leader — with a seat in Cabinet — I will be fighting to lift children out of poverty day in, day out:
https://t.co/3xxQ9PGaXG

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

@NickBuckleyMBE Vive lá France!

[@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps]

Remarkably, the governing party didn't lose a single seat in any by-election between 1945 & 1956 (Labour 1950-51; Tories, 1951-56), or any seat in GB from 1945-57. (In 1956 NI by-election a Unionist seat - then regarded as part of Tory total - was lost to Independent Unionist).

[@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps]

The Tories have lost four seats in by-elections this year, one short of Labour's five recorded by-elections losses in one year, which they suffered in both 1967 and then again in 1968. There's probably just about time for Sunak's party to equal or even exceed that!

[@Tomorrow'sMPs @tomorrowsmps]

The Conservatives have now lost eight seats in by-elections in this Parliament, which equals their number of by-election losses in the 1992-97 (John Major) Parliament. But that's well short of Labour's post-war record of 15 losses in 1966-70.

[Kerry Ashdown @KerryAshdownLDR]

Tributes have also been paid at tonight's meeting by Cllr Godfrey and Cllr @JeremyPert to the three former cabinet members who lost their seats at this month's election - former leader Patrick Farrington, @CllrPrice and @CarolynTrowbrid

[Kerry Ashdown @KerryAshdownLDR]

New cabinet is as follows: Deputy leader - Rob Kenney. Resources - Ralph Cooke. Community - Jill Hood. Leisure - Gillian Pardesi. Economic Development - Ant Reid. Environment - Ian Fordham. Climate change - Tony Pearce

[Kerry Ashdown @KerryAshdownLDR]

@Staffordbc The new council leader's first order of the day is to announce the new cabinet - and it features members of the Stafford Borough Independent and Green groups as well as Labour members

[Kerry Ashdown @KerryAshdownLDR]

Evening! I'm at @Staffordbc at the start of a new council year and it's the first full council meeting after a rather eventful election. There's a new leader in charge - Labour's Aidan Godfrey, who was elected at Saturday's Mayor Making #LDReporter

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

Well done @CllrShaunDavies 👏 Good luck for the year ahead!

[LGA Labour @LGA_Labour]

We're delighted to announce that @CllrShaunDavies has been elected unopposed as @LGA_Labour's nominee to be the next Chair of the Local Government Association @LGAComms 👏

Shaun will become the first Labour Chair of the LGA since 2014 at the LGA General Assembly in July

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

CORRECTION:

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

Final results:
Con 15 (-4)
Lab 13 (+3)
Borough Indies 7 (+1)
Green 4 (+3)
Lib Dem 1 (+1)

Conservatives are largest party and could form a minority administration but I'd expect Labour to form a minory administration with the Greens and/or Borough Independents.

[Stafford BC @Staffordbc]

RESULT | FULFORD WARD

Seats won by Michael Dodson (Con) with 576 votes and Alec Sandiford (Lib Dem) with 693 votes.

For full results visit: https://t.co/yTEPYWYBZf

#SBCElections2023

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

@AmaraSophia @TheGreenParty @DougRouxel The sitting Councillor did stand and lost. The ill health Councillor who didn’t stand was in Forebridge.

[Rowan Draper @Rowan_Draper]

@CllrStubbsNUL @SkyNews @BethRigby East Staffs, Cannock and Stafford and Stoke all lost for the Tories. How did Newcastle get on?