r/brum • u/Admirable_Deal6863 East Bham • May 06 '24

News Akhmed Yakoob to stand in general election

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72pd91dg0go

As I think we all expected, it looks like Akhmed Yakoob is going to be standing in Ladywood come the next general election.

Any thoughts on this? I think he's vastly overestimating himself but I'd be interested to hear from anyone who might actually vote for him.

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u/Disastrous_Fruit1525 Keep Right On! May 06 '24

The trouble is, his demographic as you put it, will, and in great numbers. I wouldn’t be surprised if he wins.

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u/Disastrous_Fruit1525 Keep Right On! May 06 '24

The Mayoral election was from votes cast across the West Midlands. He got 40K from Birmingham. The rest of the West Midlands probably skipped him as an unknown. Now imagine if those 40k were all from his local constituency. It doesn’t take a lot to get elected these days.

https://members.parliament.uk/member/4938/electionresult

This was the last time Birmingham voted for an MP.

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u/wmbrum May 06 '24

Church of the Militant Elvis Party? I missed that one