Carol Shaw (politician)
Encyclopedia
Councillor Carol Shaw is a London
Liberal Democrat
Politician
. She represents Brondesbury Park
Ward on Brent Council.
She was elected in 1990, as a Conservative
. However, in 2003, just three weeks before the Brent East by-election
, Shaw defected to the Liberal Democrats, expressing frustration with the 'weak' leadership of Iain Duncan Smith
and commending the 'commitment and energy shown by Sarah Teather
'.http://www.brentlibdems.org.uk/news/42.html?PHPSESSID=b9cdf076d9eec76889665a536864dedb Teather subsequently won the by-election and, at the local elections in 2006, Brondesbury Park elected three Liberal Democrat councillors, with a significantly increased majority for Shaw.
London
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Liberal Democrat
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Politician
Politician
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. She represents Brondesbury Park
Brondesbury Park
Brondesbury Park is an electoral ward of the London Borough of Brent, centred around Brondesbury Park railway station. The area has a number of open spaces, such as Queen's Park and Tiverton Green....
Ward on Brent Council.
She was elected in 1990, as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. However, in 2003, just three weeks before the Brent East by-election
Brent East by-election, 2003
The Brent East by-election, 2003 was caused by the death on 18 June 2003 of the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party....
, Shaw defected to the Liberal Democrats, expressing frustration with the 'weak' leadership of Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith
George Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and was previously leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003...
and commending the 'commitment and energy shown by Sarah Teather
Sarah Teather
Sarah Louise Teather is a British Liberal Democrat politician, Member of Parliament for Brent Central, Minister of State at the Department for Education, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay....
'.http://www.brentlibdems.org.uk/news/42.html?PHPSESSID=b9cdf076d9eec76889665a536864dedb Teather subsequently won the by-election and, at the local elections in 2006, Brondesbury Park elected three Liberal Democrat councillors, with a significantly increased majority for Shaw.
External links
- Councillor Carol Shaw Personal profile at Brent Council
- 'Conservative Councillor rejects Tories to join Liberal Democrats'
- Brondesbury Park Results Results from the local elections 2006