Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has failed in his bid to turn into a member of the UK parliament. Rowntree stood for the centrist Labour Party within the Mid Sussex district, a long-standing stronghold for the embattled Conservative Celebration. The seat went to the Liberal Democrats, one other centrist occasion, unseating the Tories for the primary time for the reason that constituency was established in 1974. Rowntree gained roughly 17 % of the vote in comparison with first place Alison Elizabeth Bennett’s 39 %. Within the UK at giant, Labour swept to victory, taking energy for the primary time since 2010.
After a few false starts, Rowntree won his first native election in 2017, incomes a seat on Norwich County Council. He stood down in 2021, citing shielding obligations throughout the pandemic. Upon announcing his nationwide authorities run, he stated, “Residents have their finest probability in a era to make their vote rely and return a Labour MP to parliament. The Tories have run out of concepts, and the Lib Dems have run out of steam. I’m working for parliament to offer the power and imaginative and prescient the realm so desperately wants.”
Rowntree took half in Blur’s latest reformation, which produced The Ballad of Darren and the forthcoming Live at Wembley Stadium album and movie; he additionally launched the solo album Radio Songs final 12 months.