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Lib Dems wiped off Lambeth map The Liberal Democrats have been wiped off the political map in Lambeth, failing to gain a single seat in the borough’s local elections. The party lost 14 of its 15 seats to Labour in the poll on May 22, while the Conservatives fell to just three councillors, all in Clapham Common ward. The Green party took the 15th Lib Dem seat, as Scott Ainslie bagged 11 per cent of the votes in St Leonard, Streatham. Speaking to the Brixton Bugle after the results, a stoical Liberal Democrats leader Alex Davies thanked his “hard-working” colleagues for their time on the council. He said: “In the last four years is has been the Liberal Democrats as the opposition that has held the Labour council to account, for everything from the budget to planning applications and housing issues. “The council is going to make some big decisions, but it’s going to be very difficult indeed for the it to be held to account now.”
The election, which had a turnout of just 32 per cent in the borough, left a surging Labour party with 59 of the 63 seats up for grabs. Cllr Lib Peck, Lambeth council leader, said she was delighted with the result: “It’s a ringing endorsement of the last administration’s sound financial management, successful lobbying and push to Continued on p2
June 2014
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SUMMER IN THE CITY p12-13 Your double page guide to enjoying the sunshine in and around Brixton
Totally Tedx Talks
TedX Brixton, an event for local people to give inspiring talks to their community, is gearing up for its main autumn event by holding a Kick Off day in Lambeth Town Hall on June 7. All are welcome to the warm up gig. Turn to page 5 for more info. DELIGHT: Labour leader Lib Peck
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MAXI JAZZ INTERVIEW p17 New music editor Phoebe Robertson catches up with Faithless legend Maxi Jazz ahead of his Electric fundraiser