{"id":18126,"date":"2024-05-07T09:58:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T08:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=18126"},"modified":"2024-05-07T13:23:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:23:23","slug":"deputy-city-council-leader-ousted-by-workers-party-in-longsight-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/deputy-city-council-leader-ousted-by-workers-party-in-longsight-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Deputy city council leader ousted by Workers\u2019 Party in Longsight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workers&#8217; Party of Britain beats Labour by 185 votes &#8211; 2,444 to 2,259<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WPB&#8217;s Shabas Sarwar replaces Labour&#8217;s Luthfur Rahman, current deputy Manchester City Council leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Councillor Sarwar credits win to stance on Gaza war<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Featured image credit: Leslie Kerwin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour\u2019s Luthfur Rahman, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, has lost his council seat to Workers\u2019 Party of Britain candidate Shabas Sarwar after he won 2,444 votes &#8211; beating Labour by 185.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It comes after the WPB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/local-election-2024-results-live-29103725\">took control of a further two seats in Rochdale<\/a> following the 2024 local elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-1024x764.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-1024x764.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-768x573.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-1536x1146.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-150050-33a77f0a-2048x1527.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Workers&#8217; Party winner Shabas Sarwar shakes hands with Labour&#8217;s Luthfur Rahman Credit: Leslie Kerwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the election outcome, Councillor Sarwar said he was \u2018proud\u2019 of his achievement as someone &#8220;new to the political arena&#8221; and that he believed the vote had been decided by his party\u2019s support for a ceasefire in Gaza, alongside local issues affecting Longsight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Labour Party\u2019s stance against Gaza had a huge impact here,\u201d he said. \u201c[The Gaza situation] has divided the ward, and it has divided the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s 50-50. When you look at Gaza, the issues there, it needs to be resolved. Labour needs to call for a permanent ceasefire, it needs to stand for humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe think that the Labour Party is not just drifting away from British values, but local values as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A large room full of people inside the Manchester Conference Hall during the election count. It is well lit and crowded. \" class=\"wp-image-18130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-101657-eac4b497-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manchester&#8217;s election count Credit: Leslie Kerwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Workers\u2019 Party of Britain describes itself as a socialist and working-class party, with the key aims of its \u201910 point plan for Britain\u2019 including &#8220;an end to imperialist wars and financial domination, starting with withdrawal from Nato&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its other aims focus on cheaper housing and easier access to healthcare and transport, as well as promises to \u2018rebuild British industry\u2019 by focussing on higher-quality working conditions. The party\u2019s leader George Galloway &#8211; a former Labour MP &#8211; founded the WPB in 2019, though has since been widely denounced for homophobic remarks in which he said he &#8220;does not believe gay people to be equal&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked for a response, Councillor Sarwar said he was &#8220;unaware&#8221; of the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Workers' Party of Britain leader and founder George Galloway stands next to winning counsellor Shabas Sarwar. Both are smiling as Galloway talks to a reporter. They are standing outside, and the outer walls of the Manchester Conference Hall are visible. \" class=\"wp-image-18131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2024\/05\/image-20240503-153150-b9064cf9-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">George Galloway standing next to winning councillor Shabas Sarwar Credit: Leslie Kerwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Sarwar was later joined by Mr Galloway following the win, with the latter declaring his support for the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a historic victory,\u201d Mr Galloway said. \u201cThe deputy leader of the city council of the greatest city in England has just been toppled in a massive swing by a candidate standing for the first time \u2013 by a party standing for the first time in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cShabas will change everything in Longsight. 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