词条 | Michael Lavalette |
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He is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Liverpool Hope University, formerly having worked at both Liverpool and Central Lancashire universities. Along with Chris Jones, Iain Feguson, and Laura Penketh, he was an author of the Social Work manifesto for a new engaged practice[3] and organiser of the Liverpool and Glasgow conferences of the Social Work Action Network (SWAN), which stands in the radical social work tradition and seeks to oppose the increased managerialism and privatisation within the social work profession, and to promote social work practice based on principles of social justice.[4] At the end of 2008 the Social Work Action Network ran a campaign defending social workers in the aftermath of the Baby P tragedy.[5] Shortly after, along with Iain Ferguson, he wrote a polemical pamphlet called 'Social Work After Baby P' that included significant contributions from academics, practitioners and senior trade union officers.[6] Lavalette originally joined his local Labour Party in North Ayrshire at the age of 16 in 1979, but by January 1981 he had left to join the SWP. In the early 1990s he moved to Preston for work and became politically active in the local labour movement. In Preston he continues to be politically active. He is the co-ordinator of the local Stop the War Coalition. He organised a solidarity day in Preston for victims of the Asian Tsunami and has led campaigns against hospital privatisation, Islamophobia, the wars in the Middle East and support for local trade unionists on strike. In May 2007 he was re-elected to Preston council and held his seat until May 2011, when he lost it to Labour. In December 2010 Michael Lavalette proposed a motion to Preston City Council calling for opposition to cuts, job losses and privatisations. This motion had the backing of the local trades council and of 'Preston Against Cuts'. 5 Labour councillors had voted and spoken in favour of this motion at these meetings. When it came to the full council meeting however, all the Labour councillors voted against this motion, and for an amendment supporting 'fairer' cuts backed by the Liberals and Tories.[7] In May 2012 he contested the seat again as a Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition supported candidate and was re-elected. Lavalette regularly contributes to the Lancashire Evening Post. Electoral history2003 Local ElectionLavalette stood as a Socialist Alliance Against the War candidate. He was well known in the area as the leader of the local Stop the War Coalition. The "Against The War" label was crucial in gaining him victory in a ward with over 40% Muslim voters.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} George Galloway was alleged to have backed Michael Lavalette in this election, which was one of the charges that led to George Galloway being expelled from the Labour Party.[8] {{Election box begin ||title=Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward 2003 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Alliance (England) |candidate = Michael Lavalette |votes = 546 |percentage = 37.81 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Musa Ahmed Jiwa |votes = 440 |percentage = 30.47 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Julian Sedgewick |votes = 228 |percentage = 15.79 |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Liam Pennington |votes = 220 |percentage = 15.24 |change = }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 106 |percentage = 1.34 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,444 |percentage = 28.0 |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Socialist Alliance (England) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} 2004 European ElectionIn 2004 he was the lead candidate in the Respect list for the 2004 European Election in the North West England region. {{Election box begin for list| title=European Election 2004: North West England[9]}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Gary Titley, Arlene McCarthy, Terry Wynn Brian Simpson, Theresa Griffin, Rosie Cooper, Albert Catterall, Rupa Huq, Ebrahim Adia |votes = 576,388 (192,129.33) |percentage = 27.4 |change = −7.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Den Dover, David Sumberg, Robert Atkins Jacqueline Foster, David Newns, Alfred Doran, Eveleigh Dutton, Leslie Byrom, James Mawdsley |votes = 509,446 (169,815.33) |percentage = 24.2 |change = −11.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Chris Davies, Saj Karim Helen Flo Clucas, Qassim Afzal, Stan Collins, Allison Seabourne, Paula Keaveney, Neil Corlett, Alison Firth |votes = 335,063 (167,531.5) |percentage = 15.9 |change = +4.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = John Whittaker Gregg Beaman, John Browne, Gerald Kelley, Alan Weddell, Stephen Roxborough, Richard Buttrey, Graham Cannon, Roy Hopwood |votes = 257,158 |percentage = 11.7 |change = +5.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = British National Party |candidate = Nick Griffin, Martin Wingfield, Anthony Jones, Patricia Thomson, David Joines, Ralph Ellis, Richard Chadfield, Anita Corbett, Barry Birks[10] |votes = 134,959 |percentage = 6.4 |change = +5.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = John Whitelegg, Gina Dowding, Spencer Fitz-Gibbon, Kay Roney, Peter Cranie, Vernon Marshall, Vanessa Hall, Kenneth McIver, James Craig |votes = 117,393 |percentage = 5.6 |change = +0.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |candidate = Steve Radford, David Green, Hazel Williams, Philip Burke, Christopher Lenton, Christopher Barnes, Michael Butler, Robin Radnell, Daniel Wood |votes = 96,325 |percentage = 4.6 |change = +2.4 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = English Democrats Party |candidate = Christine Constable, Mark Wheatley, Julia Howman, Stephen Pipe, Lauren Spratt, Phillip Evans, Robert Abrams |votes = 34,110 |percentage = 1.6 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition |candidate = Michael Lavalette, Ahmed Hadi, Sabiha Vorajee, Alexander McFadden, Stephen Metcalfe, Madeline Heneghan, Richard Searle, Edna Greenwood, Susan Mary Bond |votes = 24,636 |percentage = 1.2 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Countryside Party (UK) |candidate = Rodney Black, Richard Malbon, Richard Ormrod, Kevin Tomkinson |votes = 11,283 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Prolife Alliance |candidate = Fiona Pinto, Julia Millington, Kathleen Delarmi, Rosanne Allen, Fiona Daly |votes = 10,084 |percentage = 0.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Ronald Alan Neal |votes = 8,318 |percentage = 0.4 |change = N/A }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,115,163 |percentage = 40.9 |change = +21.2 }}{{Election box end}} 2005 General ElectionIn 2005 he stood as a Respect candidate in the Parliamentary elections for Preston coming fourth with almost 7% of the vote, saving his deposit.[11] {{Election box begin ||title=General Election 2005: Preston }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Co-operative |candidate = Mark Hendrick |votes = 17,210 |percentage = 50.5 |change = -6.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Fiona Bryce |votes = 7,803 |percentage = 22.9 |change = -0.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = William Parkinson |votes = 5,701 |percentage = 16.7 |change = +3.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition |candidate = Michael Lavalette |votes = 2,318 |percentage = 6.8 |change = +6.8 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = United Kingdom Independence Party |candidate = Ellen Boardman |votes = 1,049 |percentage = 3.1 |change = +3.1 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 9,407 |percentage = 21.6 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 34,081 |percentage = 53.8 |change = +4.6 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Labour Co-operative |swing = -3.2 }}{{Election box end}} 2007 Local ElectionLavalette kept his council seat, Preston Town Centre, with 1179 votes (more than 52%) increasing his majority by over 19%.[12] {{Election box begin ||title=Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2007 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Respect Party |candidate = Michael Lavalette |votes = 1,179 |percentage = 52.3 |change = +14.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Salim Desai |votes = 717 |percentage = 31.8 |change = +1.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Helen Greaves |votes = 206 |percentage = 9.2 |change = -6.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Susan Horn |votes = 87 |percentage = 3.9 |change = -12.0 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Rupert Wadsworth |votes = 63 |percentage = 2.8 |change = N/A }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 462 |percentage = 20.45 |change = +19.11 }}{{Election box rejected| |votes = 7 |percentage = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,259 |percentage = 46.4 |change = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Respect Party |swing = }}{{Election box end}} 2011 Local ElectionIn May 2011 he lost his seat to Labour. He stood as a Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition candidate because the SWP had left Respect in 2007 and since joined TUSC. {{Election box begin ||title=Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward, 2011 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Yakub Patel |votes = 964 |percentage = 45.7 |change = +13.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |candidate = Michael Lavalette |votes = 840 |percentage = 39.8 |change = -12.5 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jonathan Cooper |votes = 305 |percentage = 14.5 |change = +10.6 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 124 |percentage = 5.9 |change = }}{{Election box rejected| |votes = 17 |percentage = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,109 |percentage = 38.9 |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Labour Party (UK) |loser = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition |swing = }}{{Election box end}} 2012 Local ElectionLavalette successfully stood as an independent in 2012 in the ward which he has always stood in, Town Centre. Due to making the decision to stand at the last minute he did not have time to gain documents giving him the right to stand for Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition so had to stand as an independent candidate.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} {{Election box begin ||title=Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre ward 2012 }}{{Election box candidate| |party = Independent |candidate = Michael Lavalette |votes = 967 |percentage = 48.5 |change = N/A }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Salim Desai |votes = 872 |percentage = 43.8 |change = +2.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = David Treasure |votes = 154 |percentage = 7.7 |change = -5.2 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 95 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,993 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Independent (politician) |loser = Labour Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} Published works
References1. ^Hilary Wainwright [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/nov/16/anyrespectleft "Any Respect Left?"], The Guardian, 16 November 2007 2. ^http://www.tusc.org.uk/16982/12-05-2014/socialist-councillors-can-help-boost-resistance 3. ^Social Work and Social Justice: a manifesto for a new engaged practice http://www.socialworkfuture.org/?page_id=50 4. ^Helen Carter Time is of the Essence The Guardian 11 March 2009 5. ^SWAN Stop Witch-hunting Social Workers http://www.socialworkfuture.org/?page_id=56 6. ^I. Ferguson and M. Lavalette (2009) Social Work After baby P: Issues, debates and alternative perspectives (Liverpool, Hope University Press) 7. ^Socialist Worker 8 January 2011 http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=23498 8. ^Galloway expelled from Labour 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates |title=2004 Election candidates |work=UK Office of the European Parliament |accessdate=4 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004091828/http://www.europarl.org.uk/section/2004/2004-election-candidates |archivedate=4 October 2009 |df= }} 10. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20040603081051/http://www.bnp.org.uk/freedom/regions/nwcand.html 11. ^Michael Lavalette: Electoral history and profile http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/person/9613/michael-lavalette 12. ^RESPECT - The Unity Coalition - News External links
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