



local elections were held across much of England. As most of the areas contested were in urban areas, like London, Labour were expected to do well. On Thursday (3rd May),across much of England. As most of the areas contested were in urban areas, like London, Labour were expected to do well.





Another factor favouring Labour was the fact that their main opponents, the Conservatives, are the party of government and could be counted on to suffer a degree of unpopularity in mid-term elections like these.





But, unfortunately for Labour, the elections proved generally disappointing, with only marginal gains. In fact the party that did best was the Liberal Democrat Party, which picked up votes in areas where voters favour remaining in the European Union.

Labour 2018: gay man, cross-eyed Black woman, overweight Black woman, Muslim man. Labour increased its number of councillors by a pathetic 77 to a total of 2,350 in the areas contested.

The Conservatives lost only 33 councillors, retaining 1,332.



The Liberal Democrat Party, however, increased its number of councillors by 75 to 536, proportionately a much bigger increase than Labour. They also gained control of 4 local councils, and now control 9 in total, while Labour remains unchanged on 74 local councils. The Conservatives lost 2 to control 46.





UKIP, by the way, was wiped out, losing 123 councillors to have only 3 in the areas contested.





The main story, however, was Labour standing still and failing to make the expected gains. Immediately there was a lot of soul-searching and navel gazing as to why this had happened.





fake anti-Semitism row in the Labour Party, with areas like Barnet in London, which have a relatively large Jewish population, voting Conservative. Although anti-Semitism hardly exists in the Labour Party many Jews simply think it does and voted accordingly. But the number of Jews in Britain is small and has been rapidly falling for decades. Some said it was due to thein the Labour Party, with areas like Barnet in London, which have a relatively large Jewish population, voting Conservative. Although anti-Semitism hardly exists in the Labour Party many Jews simply think it does and voted accordingly. But the number of Jews in Britain is small and has been rapidly falling for decades.





Luckily prominent gay Labour activist and Guardian journalist Owen Jones had a better explanation -- namely, old White voters are simply living too long.









The extreme leftist columnist, who oddly is allowed to play a prominent role in what is supposed to be mainstream political party, tweeted that the reason Labour failed to live up to expectations is because "older, whiter more affluent voters...are more likely to vote in local elections."



This is a clearly ageist and racist comment, designed to strengthen the narrative that older, White votes are worth less than younger, non-White votes.





Although Jones was careful not to call for older, Whiter voters to actually die off or be euthanized, the inference is nevertheless there in his words -- that the sooner they die off the better.





Many leftists said similar things when Trump won in America and when Brexit happened.





Old White man tells other old White

men to die off or vote for globalism.

speaking at his party's Spring conference, said something similar, blaming older voters for not voting the same way as younger voters in Britain's Brexit vote. Again the inference that they should all just curl up and die is clear: In the run up to the local elections, the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, Vince Cable,, said something similar, blaming older voters for not voting the same way as younger voters in Britain's Brexit vote. Again the inference that they should all just curl up and die is clear:

"What changed my mind was the evidence that Brexit had overwhelmingly been the choice of the older generation. 75% of under 25s voted to Remain. But 70% of over 65s voted for Brexit. Too many were driven by a nostalgia for a world where passports were blue, faces were white, and the map was coloured imperial pink. Their votes on one wet day in June, crushing the hopes and aspiration of the young for years to come."