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Local elections take place on 5 May 2022. Polls will open at 7am and close at 10pm. (Jewish News)
May 3, 2024, 7:13 pm
Labour romps home in Bury but Tory vote holds up in Epping Forest
London anxiously awaits results of mayoral contest as local election results in Jewish areas in England reveal support for candidates from both main parties
By Lee Harpin
Michael Rubinstein pictured with Bury South Labour MP Christian Wakeford after winning the Pilkington Park seat
May 6, 2023, 12:20 pm
Deputy triumphs at local elections as Labour candidate in Bury’s Pilkington Park seat
Michael Rubinstein - who represents the Whitefield Hebrew Congregation on the Board of Deputies - was elected as a councillor in the Pilkington Park seat in Bury at the local elections
By Lee Harpin
JLM's Rebecca Filer and Izzy Lenga (right) celebrate in Camden.
May 6, 2022, 2:23 pm
Man arrested after newly-elected councillor targeted in antisemitic campaign 
lzzy Lenga, who won overnight in South Hampstead, reveals she faced "levels of antisemitism I've never had before" in the run-up to Thursday's vote.
By Lee Harpin
Local elections take place on 5 May 2022. Polls will open at 7am and close at 10pm. (Jewish News)
April 28, 2022, 12:30 pm
LOCAL ELECTIONS: Labour scents victory at last in Barnet
Thursday's local elections take place in England, Wales and Scotland. Jewish News takes a deep dive into key battles affecting Jewish communities in the capital and beyond.
By Lee Harpin
Helene Richman (Jewish News)
April 3, 2022, 2:06 pm
Tory councillor defects to Lib Dems, saying party has shunned ‘communities like ours’
Ex- Barnet Conservative Helene Richman launched a damning attack on local Tory Group at press conference confirming her defection.
By Lee Harpin
Bury Conservatives leader Nick Jones (left) and suspended local election candidate Dr Shadman Zaman
March 31, 2022, 11:53 am
EXCLUSIVE: Tory candidate suspended after refusing to delete Israel condolence post
Dr Shadman Zaman, who was standing as in the Bury local election, was asked to remove his Facebook post sending condolences to Israel after 11 people were killed in terror attacks
By Lee Harpin
Rabbi David Mason
March 24, 2022, 11:08 am
Exclusive: Muswell Hill rabbi selected as Labour candidate in Haringey
Rabbi David Mason will stand in the Crouch End ward after party sources say he 'absolutely smashed it' at a selection meeting on Wednesday.
By Lee Harpin
A mayoral hustings at JW3 in 2016
March 23, 2022, 4:12 pm
Jewish News supporting local election hustings
Events hosted by the London Jewish Forum, Jewish Leadership Council and Board of Deputies will take place across five London boroughs in partnership with local synagogues
By Jewish News Reporter
Ayfer Orhan (centre) is standing alongside Rob Aaron-Wilson (left) and Guy Russo in the local elections in May.
March 23, 2022, 12:21 pm
Ex-Labour councillor Ayfer Orhan standing for Lib Dems in local election
Corbyn supporter Orhan, who quit Labour in 2021, is one of three candidates on the joint Enfield Liberal Democrats and Local Independents list for the May elections in Enfield
By Jewish News Reporter
Zack Polanski, Nathan Boroda, Anne Clarke and Laurence Brass
May 10, 2021, 10:48 am
Local Elections 2021: Jewish candidates standing for all parties have success
Conservative communal candidates performed strongly in line with the national trend, while Labour, Lib Dem and Green representatives also made gains
By Lee Harpin
Ken Livingstone speaking on Sky News
May 4, 2018, 1:23 pm
Ken Livingstone to fight expulsion as he brands allegations a ‘big smear’
Former London Mayor says he's 'not going to my grave' until the issue is resolved, as he brands allegations against him a 'big smear
Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to supporters during a visit to Finchley & Golders Green Conservative Association in Barnet, Photo credit: Toby Melville/PA Wire
May 4, 2018, 1:15 pm
Theresa May: Voters ‘rejected vile Labour anti-Semitism’ in Barnet
Prime Minister says people have "rejected the vile anti-Semitism" which has gone unchallenged in Labour
Count volunteers sort ballot papers at the local council elections. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
May 4, 2018, 7:50 am
Barnet swings to Tories as Jewish voters send message to Labour
Tories take control of Barnet Council and Jewish Labour candidates in the borough fail to get elected, amid the party's anti-Semitism row
Mike Freer and Theresa Villiers.
May 1, 2018, 4:55 pm
OPINION – Mike Freer and Theresa Villiers: Why Barnet’s voters face a crucial choice
Two Conservative MPs urge the community's voters to back their party in the borough with the largest Jewish population
By Mike Freer and Theresa Villiers
L-R Barnet Labour Hale ward candidates Ernest Ambe, Rachel barker and Liron Velleman , supported by deselected former Tory councillor Sury Khatri (second left)
April 27, 2018, 12:33 pm
Local Elections 2018: The battle for Barnet
Ahead of polling day on May 3, we speak to candidates hoping for your vote in the London borough with the largest Jewish population
By Marc Shoffman
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