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A Green Party candidate won the Goldsmid ward by-election, accompanied by a former councillor switching allegiance.
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Updated Jun 26
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What happened
A Green Party candidate won the Goldsmid ward by-election, accompanied by a former councillor switching allegiance.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutBruno De OliveiraLabour Party
How it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A councillor in Hove represented Goldsmid Ward and publicly supported Andy Burnham's bid for Prime Minister.Sub-event
Green Party wins Goldsmid by-election; former councillor switches allegiance.1 source
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Labour Party
centrist social democratic political party in the United Kingdom