| 词条 | Lydia Simmons |
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Lydia Emelda Simmons {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} is a Labour Party local politician in Slough, Berkshire, England who was active between 1979 and 2007. She has the distinction of being the first black person, as well as specifically the first Afro-Caribbean woman, to become a mayor in England. By the end of her tenure as Councillor on Slough Borough Council (1979 - 1994 and 1999 - 2007), she was the longest-serving member of the council. She was born in Montserrat, a small volcanic island in the Caribbean. Offices1979 - 1994
1999 - 2007
Disputed 2007 electionAt the Slough Council election, 2007, Simmons was the Labour candidate in Central Ward. She was unexpectedly defeated by the Conservative candidate, Eshaq Khan, in circumstances which led to an election petition being presented challenging the result.[1] An election commissioner, on 18 March 2008, ruled the election void because of registration and postal vote fraud; Khan was expelled from the Conservative Party.[2] Simmons did not contest the by-election caused by the court decision. It was only when Labour party activists, surprised by the Conservative victory in an election otherwise a success for Labour, pressed for an investigation that the fraud was discovered, the hearing was told. {{quote|text="The only reasons they came to light at all were the incompetence of the fraudsters and the blatant nature of the frauds."|sign=Commissioner Richard Mawry}}See also
References1. ^{{cite web|last=Barling|first=Kurt|title=Stealing the Vote|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/03/25/kurt_stealing_the_vote_feature.shtml|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)|accessdate=5 January 2012|archiveurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/03/25/kurt_stealing_the_vote_feature.shtml|archivedate=March 2008|location=London|year=2007}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Councillor guilty of voting fraud|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)|accessdate=6 January 2012|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/7302809.stm|location=Berkshire}} External links
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