Bank holiday "On the Knocker" for Labour in West Ham

 

Today and Sunday have been another couple of “full on” campaigning days for Labour candidates and activist supporters across Newham. In West Ham, we’ve had three sessions each day, including attending community events and services. 

Huge thanks to our West Ham and Beckton MP, James Asser, for joining us today, and to the well-respected West Ham ward Councillor (and my good friend and mentor) John Whitworth, who is retiring this year after 12 years of service.  

The weather has been mostly great – warm with plenty of blue skies, just the odd spot of rain that quickly cleared. It was lovely meeting many West Ham residents who have already voted Labour by post and catching up on casework they’d previously raised with us.  

Residents particularly value that Labour is the only party offering local, confidential, free advice surgeries every Saturday morning in the ward from 10am–11am (excluding Bank Holidays). None of the other candidates have ever done anything remotely similar for the ward, either before or during the campaign.  

The campaign carries on tomorrow, Wednesday, and of course Thursday. The count is on Friday when results will be announced – first the Mayoral vote, then the Councillors. In West Ham, we’re feeling positive but will approach the campaign, as all candidates should, as though it could be won or lost by a single vote.

(I need to ask the Newham History Group about the wall plaque in the bottom left that intrigued James and me. It appears to be some sort of boundary mark but connect with Rotherhithe in Surrey)