TROTSKYIST VOTES IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS

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LONDON Socialist (IMG) Candiethnal Green & Bow Sir Ashley Bramall (Lab)

WASEI OMERE C. Weingarten (IMG)

G. Lewis (GLGA] * Weingaron гcenoo s.° por Islingion North ECHEVELAD J. Saveed (Cons)

M. Sullivan (IMG) * Sullivan recalved 2.5 percentol Lambeth Central A.L. Grieves (Lab)

MAITRE LEASE W.A. Bonnet (Lib)

P. Corbyn (IMG)

S. Hope (Comm)

H.G. Bedwin (SPGB)

W.G. BoRks(DMAHO) * Corbyn rece/ved 1,5 pa Southall Y. Sleyp (Lab)

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K. Stevens (Lib)

B. Franklin (NP)

G. Hedley (IMG) 2,811 * Hodley rocorred d-e por cant or the vota.

BIRMINGHAM Candidetes

6.092 ThOn DOO HOBET 3 020 National Front IMG Conno * Graham recalred 5 per cent of TROVOTD Saltiey LADOL Tary Aslan Socialist League.

National Fror * Ahean recelved 11.4 per cont of Soclailat Falkirk — Wand 1 J. Archibald (SNP)

D. Fowler(SSL) * Fowier recehred 1.3 per cant of EnO VODO Aberdeen - Castlehill f. Grant (SSL) 2,839 Grant recelved 17,3 per cent Vol bho vo10 Edinburgh - Bonningion J.W. Kem(Lab)

C. Martin (Cons)

F.T. Chalmers (SNP)

D. Terney (SSL) * Tiemay recelved 3.4 per cent of thevote. 2,415 1,981 Edinburgh - Harbour J. Hastie (Labi Г. McCarron (SNP LICHA TUDIa!

J. Donaldson (SSLI Donaldson recaled 2.8 per Edinburgh - Linke L VisION COnS A.M. Bleck Labi G. McGuire (Lib R.A. Cormack(SSL)

COMEDI USOR Edinburgh - Lome SA HUROn LAA J. Hanson (Cona)

R. Ward (SNP P. Tiarney [SSL)

of tha vote.

Glasgow - Kalvin G. Rennie (Cons) d r nua LaD G.rOmO Nr M.K. Montgomery (SSL)

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Cormack recelved 1.1 pe * Tiemey recalred 1.6 per cent W.M. Hutcheson (Ind Cona) 173 * Montgomery recelved 1.6 pe policles of the SNP The gain living standards and the confidence of the working class. Labour's national Tory policies have lald the basis for the offensive about to be unleashed at the Councii level. Todate, Counclis oniy in sofar as these bodies have been in the hande •ELaR HA TEELAOU OE ICTES Buckinghamshire and the grammar school issue in •TAHES CH ASTRO DABERSCD Now, the Labour-inspired cuts in facilitles will be accompanied by a direct assault on the jobs and wages of the Council workers. Already newly elected Tories have expressed the urgent need to tackle the 70 per cent budget allocations ear-marked for wages. And calls for closing direct works departments to contract the work out to private firms -of lump labour - will soon become the norm.

The County elections did represent a trial run of the general elections. The campalans of the IMG (Soclalist) canidates indicated that significant numbers of working class people are sick to death with Labour's betrayals. The powerful, independent action which Is vital needs to be strengthened in the coming months. It must be transformed into a socialist opposition at every level of the left wing would be a united revolutionary intervention ir the general elections. Sectarianiam in the revolutionar) left can strengthen none but those hoping to gain by the real threats levied by the Torles, the National Front and the Labour right wing Itself

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