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BREAKING: Votes Revealed As UK Confirms Labour Party Winner Of 2023 Election (DETAILS)

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BREAKING: Votes Revealed As UK Confirms Labour Party Winner Of 2023 Election (DETAILS)

Nigerian poet, Ndukwe Onuoha of Labour Party elected councillor in UK

A Nigerian poet based in the UK, Ndukwe Onuoha of the Labour Party, LP, has been elected a councillor in his ward.

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Onuoha was elected to represent the Mackworth and New Zealand ward in Derby City Council.

The UK-based poet was nominated by his party in November 2022 and was the only candidate of African descent to have emerged as the winner.

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The Derby council announced the poet’s victory via a tweet on Friday.

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According to the Derby council, Onuoha polled 1,168 votes to become councillor.

The council tweeted, “MACKWORTH & NEW ZEALAND RESULTS Ndukwe Onuoha (Labour), Gaurav Pandey (Conservatives), John Whitby (Labour) have been elected. Labour GAIN,”

“MACKWORTH & NEW ZEALAND RESULTS 🗳️ Ndukwe Onuoha (Labour), Gaurav Pandey (Conservatives), John Whitby (Labour) have been elected. Labour GAIN.#LocalElection2023 — Derby City Council (@DerbyCC) May 5, 2023.”

Nwando Umeh, another Nigerian and a Labour Party candidate, contested as one of the representatives of the Mackworth and New Zealand ward, but lost after she polled 1,084 votes, the council said.

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The law provides that a British or a citizen of the commonwealth – to which Nigeria belongs, having been colonised by the British – is eligible to contest for a councillor position in the UK.

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