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Where Labour made gains on 6 May Submitted by martin on 25 May, 2021 - 5:42
Author: Robina Baine
Robina Baine was the Labour candidate in the Southwick Green ward of Adur District Council, a seat in which Labour had not run a proper campaign for years, instead standing paper candidates and not canvassing. This time, an active campaign secured a remarkable 20%+ swing from the Tories to Labour, winning the seat for Labour for the first time in fifty years. Janine Booth asked Robina to explain what happened.
Tell us a bit about yourself …
I’m a very ordinary 61-year-old, mother of four and teacher for most of my life. When the children were young, I gave music lessons from home. Then I set up and ran the Popular Music course at Brighton Tech before doing the best job imaginable - teaching at HMP Ford for ten years.