Top Birmingham City Council Stories
Anger at the booths (Birmingham Mail, page 1, 2 and 3 and all local broadcast): Extensive coverage of people getting turned away from polling stations after queuing for hours. Stations St Paul’s Church in Ladywood, Aston and Sutton Coldfield highlighted. John Hemming quoted as witness for Aston. Stephen Hughes quoted. Break out article about St Paul’s area where police were called. Electoral Commission promises to carry out a review.
Hung (Birmingham Mail, later edition page 1): Spotlight on election results indicating hung Parliament outcome forcing power struggle to lead country. Also mention of Jacqui Smith’s defeat in Redditch
Labour stuns Lib-Dems (Birmingham Mail, page 4 and 5): Election results coverage of key areas of West Midlands leading with Shabana Mahmood’s success in Ladywood making her the country’s first Muslim MP. Further coverage of emerging national picture spotlight Peter Robinson’s defeat and initial reaction from Gordon Brown and David Cameron.
Music seized from noisy neighbours (Birmingham Mail, page 7): Council officers swooped on two Birmingham homes in crackdown on noisy neighbours playing loud music.
Birmingham ruling casts a shadow over single status (The Municipal Journal): Analysis of what equal pay tribunal ruling will mean to other authorities facing similar situation. Cllr Rudge quoted.
Return of the MAC (The Stage): Spotlight on new Mac describing new features and look.
Regional Headlines
Radio WM – Fall out from General Election, interviews with Gisela Stuart and Lorely Burt.
Caroline Spelman interviewed saying hung Parliament won’t be good for the country.
National Headlines
UK wakes up to hung Parliament
Lucas becomes first Green MP
Anguish as queues thwart voters
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