Mothin Ali, who won the Gipton and Harehills seat with 3,070 votes, said in his rowdy victory speech people are 'fed up' of being 'let down' by the Labour council.
This is the moment a Green Party councillor shouted 'Allahu Akbar' after being elected to Leeds Council as he declared the victory a 'win for the people of Gaza'.
Mr Ali, who regularly posts videos on his TikTok account, said his phone has been 'ringing off the hook' since the win. The new councillor has said: 'Every single people have a right to fight back, every single people have a right to live free of occupiers.' Despite gains all over England from the Tories in the local elections, Labour lost control of Greater Manchester town Oldham after gains by Independents, some of whom abandoned Sir Keir's party over Gaza.
Mr Ali, who regularly posts videos on his TikTok account, has said on the platform: 'Every single people have a right to fight back, every single people have a right to live free of occupiers' The Labour leader has faced calls to change his policy on Gaza to win back Muslim support and it is understood members of his shadow Cabinet will raise the issue with him again in the coming days.
James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners and a former Downing Street pollster, said the places of most Muslim voters tended to already be in safe Labour seats so the protest votes might not have a huge effect. He said that with 'so many innocent people being killed I'm not surprised people have strong feelings about that'.
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