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# Labour confirms candidate for by-election in Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/labour-confirms-candidate-for-by-election-in-burntwood/
- Published: 2021-02-23T11:58:48.000Z
- Updated: 2021-02-23T12:00:33.000Z
- Description: A nurse has been confirmed as the Labour candidate to contest a by-election in Burntwood.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Burntwood, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

A nurse has been confirmed as the Labour candidate to contest a by-election in Burntwood.

The vote for the Summerfield and All Saints ward on Lichfield District Council is due to take place in May.

It comes after [the resignation of Labour’s Bernard Brown last year](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/labour-group-leader-says-ignorant-people-have-led-to-burntwood-councillors-decision-to-resign/).

The party has now confirmed that Mike Galvin will contest the seat.

He worked in mental health services before taking time out to work as a police officer, before returning to nursing, where he is currently a commissioning case manager in the West Midlands.

![Mike Galvin](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mikegalvin.jpg)

Mike Galvin

> “I am so pleased to have been endorsed by local Labour members to represent them in the by-election.  
>  
> “I have been a Labour supporter for as long as I can remember, but decided last year that I should step up and do more for our Burntwood community by seeking election as a councillor.  
>  
> “I know how hard our local Labour councillors work for local residents and would be honoured to be part of this fantastic team.  
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> “I pledge to the residents of Summerfield and All Saints that I will work tirelessly on their behalf if they put their faith in me and elect me as their councillor.”  
>  
> Mike Galvin

Chairman of the local Labour Branch, Cllr Darren Ennis, said:

> “Mike will be a real asset for the town and for the residents in Summerfield and All Saints.  
>  
> “He has a long history of public service and I know he’ll make an excellent councillor.”  
>  
> Cllr Darren Ennis