We came out with victory

IN the local elections which took place last week the council members were elected and more than half of our community candidates were elected. The local elections held in some cities of England, especially London, took place on Thursday, May 3 from 07:00 to 22:00. The controversy with the Conservative Party who holds majority seats in parliament and the Labour Party it’s the main opposition party, has additionally tumbled in the local elections. The Conservative Party, which was criticized over its Brexit’s decisions, could not gain a strong hold the Labour Party, who was also facing dilemmas due to anti-Semitism claims.

According to the results of the elections held in 150 councils, the Labour Party gained 74 and the Conservative Party had gained 46 councils. In the elections held in 2014, the Labour Party had 74 councils and the Conservative Party had 48 councils. In regards to the recent results, while the Labour Party maintained the number of councils, the Conservative Party had lost 2 councils. Thus, there were bigger changes in the elected councillors.

In reference to official results, the Labour party increased its councillor members by 77 to 2350 in total. The conservative Party decreased its councillor members from 1365 to 1332. Additionally, the Liberal Democrats increased its council members from 461 to 536, gaining the management of 4 councils and handling the administration of 9 councils in total.

The UK Independence Party had experienced a serious electoral loss in the local elections last week. This is argued to relate to their racist attitudes before and after the Brexit period therefore, this has been reflected in the elections.

UKIP does not have the authority of any municipality but had 126 councillor elected in 2014, but in the local elections last week the party had lost 123 council members which has left them which only 3 councillors.

OUR SUCESSFUL CANDIDATES

In the elections we participated with 62 candidates, we achieved a significant success as a Turkish-speaking background. Twenty-one of our 29 candidates, especially for Enfield council in North London, won elections and achieved great success. This means that we have selected 3 out of 3 candidates in the Enfield council seat, which has a total of 63 council members. Our community members, who are candidates to take part in the administration of 11 councils in North London, have become members in eight councils. Our community members have been elected across the capital, with a majority of the elected candidates found in North London boroughs. The results for the Local elections elected councillor’s from a Turkish-speaking background in London are as followed:

Barnet Municipality

1. Altan Richard Akbıyık – Liberal Democratic (Golders Green) lost with 258 votes

Camden Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Meriç Apak – Labour (Kentish Town) won by 2238 votes
2. Sedef Akademir – Conservative (West Hampsted) lost with 819 votes

Enfield Municipality: 21 Candidates Won

1. Yasemin Brett – Labour (Bowes) won by 2386 votes
2. Ertan Hurer – Conservative (Bowes) lost with 535 votes
3. Hass Yusuf – Labour (Chase) won by 1931 votes
4. Tolga Aramaz – Labour (Edmonton Green) won by 2629 votes
5. Ergin Erbil – Labour (Edmonton Green) won by 2699 votes
6. Ergun Eren – Labour (Enfield Highway) won by 2148 votes
7. Ahmet Hasan – Labour (Enfield Highway) won by 1889
8. Erol Ovayolu – Independent (Enfield Highway) lost with 379 votes
9. Fatosh Sarıca – Green – (Enfield Highway) lost with 271 votes
10. Güner Aydın – Labour (Enfield Lock) won by 2288 votes
11. Birsen Demirel – Labour (Enfield Lock) won by 2308
12. Elif Erbil – Labour (Enfield Lock) won by 2217 votes
13. Mustafa Çetinkaya – Labour (Haslebury) won by 2268 votes
14. Saray Karakuş – Labour (Haslebury) won by 2311 votes
15. Nesil Calışkan – Labour (Jubilee) won by 2132 votes
16. Alev Cazimoğlu-Labour (Jubilee) won by 2132 votes
17. Sinan Boztaş – Labour (Lower Edmonton) won by 2379 votes
18. South Eastern – Labour (Lower Edmonton) won by 2321 votes
19. Ahmet Öykener – Labour (Palmers Green) won by 2144 votes
20. Tolga Suleiman – Conservative (Palmers Green) lost with 1073 votes
21. Baykal Suruk – Conservative (Palmers Green) lost with 908 votes
22. Susan Erbil – Labour (Pounders End) won by 2302 votes
23. Ayfer Orhan – Labour (Pounders End) won by 2196 votes
24. Mahmut Aksanoğlu – Labour – (Southbury) won by 2081 votes
25. Jasmine Storry – Conservative (Southgate) lost with 1727 votes
26. Tahsin Ibrahim – Labour (Town) lost with 1801 votes
27. Sabri Özaydın – Labour (Turkey Street) won by 1964 votes
28. Gonul Daniels – Conservative (Winchomore Hill) lost with 1891 votes
29. Hussein Işık Akpınar – Labour (Upper Edmonton) won by 2672 votes

Hackney Municipality: 3 candidates won

1. Feryal Demirci – Labour (Hoxton East & Shoreditch) won by 1411 votes
2. Muharrem Can Özsen – Labour (London Fields) won by 1933 votes
3. Ali Doğan – Labour (Springfield) lost with 1724 votes
4. Altan Hassan – Liberal Democrat (Stoke Newington) lost with 305 votes
5. Mete Serdar Çoban – Labour (Stoke Newington) won by 2581 votes

Haringey Municipality: 5 Candidates Won

1.Peray Ahmet – Labour (Noel Park) won by 1938 votes

2.Emine İbrahim – Labour (Noel Park) won by 1906 vote

3.Baran Yazgı – Conservative (Northumberland Park) lost with 173 votes

4.Erdal Doğan – Labour (Seven Sisters) won by 2121 votes

5.Makbule Güneş – Labour (Tottenham Green) won by 2342 votes

6.Mahir Demir – Labour (West Green) won by 2077 votes

Havering Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Osman Ali Dervish – Conservative (Pettits) won by 1933 votes

Hillingdon Municipality

1. Jem Duducu – Conservative (Barhill) lost with 593 votes

Islington Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Nurullah Turan – Labour (St Mary’s) won by 1535 votes

Kensington and Chelsea Municipalities: 1 Candidate Won

1. Cem Campbell won the Kemahli – Conservative (Royal Hospital) won by 1779 votes

Tower Hamlets Municipality

1. Arif Omer Erdogan – Liberal Democratic (St. Peter’s) lost with 255 votes

Waltham Forest Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Nick Halebi – Conservative (Chingford Green) won by 2113 votes

Bexley Municipality: 2 Candidates Won

1. Cafer Munür – Conservative (Blackfen & Lamorbey) won by 2110 votes
2. Gem Ahmet – Liberal Democrat (Crook Log) lost with 440 votes
3. Ahmet Dourmoush – Conservative (Longlands) won by 1672 votes

Bromley Municipality

1. Ayse Mary Smith – UKIP (Cray Valley East) lost with 337 votes

Croydon Municipality

1Eray Arda Akartuna – Conservative (Woodside) lost with 782 vote

2.Mustafa Tary – Conservative (Woodside) lost with 767 votes

Greenwich Municipality

1. Ebru Ogun – The Plumstead (Glyndon) lost with 475 votes

Lambeth Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Abraham Dogus – Labour (Bishop’s) won by 1090 votes

Sutton Municipality

1. Abdullah Reader – Liberal Democratic (Belmont) lost with 748 votes

Wandsworth Municipality: 1 Candidate Won

1. Nabi Toktas – Conservative (Furzedown) lost with 982 votes
2. Aydin Emre Dikerdem – Labour (Queenstown) won by 2637
3. Yasin Belan – Labour (West Putney) lost with 1419 votes