Friday 24 December 2010

Labour councillor Andrew Doubleday barred from standing for re-election


A Labour councillor who was investigated by the party's governing body following complaints about his behaviour will not be allowed to stand in next year's local elections.

Coun Andrew Doubleday was struck off the list of candidates following a two-day hearing of Labour's National Executive Committee.

The father-of-two, who represents Denton South, has been a councillor since 2000 and was waiting to see if he was to be re-selected by the local Labour party to stand for his seat again in May.

A spokesman for the North West Labour Party said: "Following an internal investigation by the NEC authorised panel Coun Doubleday has been removed from Labour's list of candidates for 2011. No further action will be taken."

It is understood that eight complaints were received about the councillor including a number from fellow party members and one from a member of the public. That complaint is believed to relate to an incident at the cricket club in the area last year. A woman is thought to have been so offended by his behaviour that she reported it to Tameside council and the local branch of the Labour party, which passed it to the national governing body to investigate.

Coun Doubleday declined to comment when contacted by the Advertiser. The councillor, a joiner by trade, sits on the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority and the Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London Adjudication Joint Committee.

Tameside council said it was a political matter and declined to comment. Tameside Advertiser

24 comments:

There is natural justice then said...

Great News..............

Anonymous said...

Taylor's mate.

Anonymous said...

Doubleday took the lead in the shouts of 'scum' at the BNP candidate at the last election at Duki Town Hall.
Glad that scum been given the boot.

Sheep with their eyes closed said...

Tameside council said it was a political matter and declined to comment.
So rotten to the core. Doubleday is just the tip of the iceberg.

Manc UAF said...

He is being persecuted for being our man on Tameside Council. Justice for Cllr Doubleday.

Bob said...

Manc UAF
Yeah right, he's a nasty bully boy.

Alf Garnett said...

what the fuck is this shit on here for about black people and what a prick to have posted this ? I stand for the BNP but this shit gets my back up

Anonymous said...

Doubleday is typical of the low calibre rubbish that pass for Labour's elected representatives in Tameside. I don't agree with Labour's politics but wish they could put up some higher calibre folk, so as not to scare off as many potential investors in the region.

He will only be missed by Taylor, and only then until they put another low rent muppet in his place.

Manc UAF said...

Are you a truth denier Aluman or is it your own deep rooted racist beliefs which lead you to feign indignation at the DNA findings? If I was to tell you the DNA of white people is closer to that of a polar bear than is the DNA of a black person would you still react in the same illogical way. You see it is your racist mind which works overtime and jumps to inevitable conclusion as certain keywords appear before you. Nobody is suggesting black people are monkeys but your subconscious racism interprets a question and you come out with a ‘holier than thou’ knee-jerk answer. Me says Aluman should start reading Othello. This quote is rather fitting “those who protest the loudest are the ones trying to provide cover for themselves”

Alf Garnett said...

and your just a shit head you uaf scum

Alf Garnett said...

and UAF scum how can you call anyone with the way your lot have behaved in the last few months ? even attackin the royal family

Anonymous said...

UAF leaders have recently been convicted for attacking police men.

Great example.

JT said...

yea i agree aluman is the worst racist on this blog and if he is spreading rumors acusing non whites of being monkies he should have all his benefits cut and sent to a diversity awarenes coarse

Alf Garnett said...

JT show me pls ? ho thats right you cant you silly little man coz im not in the slightest bit racist

Frank Castle said...

Don't insult people because of their ethnicity but do tell the truth, like young black men commit massively disproportionate amounts of violent crime and aggravated rapes, particularly against white women. This needs dealing with and targeting criminals ethnically is common sense.

Anonymous said...

Oh don't say that Frank, the police are too shit scared to tackle that problem.

Frank Castle said...

For the modern police 'service' good 'community' relations comes way before catching and convicting criminals.

Abused Haughton Green librarian said...

You reap what you sow, Doubledick.

Anonymous said...

all you right wing bigots on here get a life

Anonymous said...

All you morons with no views of your own on here get a life.

uncle joe said...

right wing idiot

The Official Sameoldfitup2008 said...

All you Labour scum get a life.
Ha ha, oh dear so many of them.

Anonymous said...

SCUMBAG HYPOCRITE!!!

old ashtonian said...

Aluman 2000, did'nt you get convicted for making racist comments about the german chap livng next door to you!!