The politician that contested the United Kingdom local elections in 1981 began his career as a journalist becoming editor of what paper?
"Tribune"
United Kingdom local elections, 1981
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in May 1981.
 The results were a mid-term setback for the Conservative government, which lost 1,193 seats, leaving them with 10,545 councillors.
 The projected share of the vote was more respectable for the government, however: Labour 41%, Conservatives 38%, Liberals 17%.
 This was in spite of opinion polls showing a much wider Labour lead over the Conservatives.
 These were the first elections to be contested by Labour under the leadership of Michael Foot, who had succeeded James Callaghan in late 1980.
Michael Foot
Michael Mackintosh Foot {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (23 July 1913 – 3 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician and man of letters.
 Foot began his career as a journalist, becoming editor of "Tribune" on several occasions, and the "Evening Standard" newspaper at the age of just 28.
 He co-wrote the classic polemic against appeasement of Hitler, "Guilty Men", under a pseudonym.
United Kingdom local elections, 2016
The 2016 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2016 were a series of local elections which were held in 124 local councils and also saw 4 mayoral elections in England which also coincided with elections to the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly, the Northern Ireland Assembly, the London Assembly, the London mayoral election and the England and Wales Police and crime commissioners.
 By-elections for the Westminster seats of Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough were also held.
 These proved to be David Cameron's last local elections as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister as he resigned two month later following the defeat of Remain in the referendum on Britain's continuing membership of the European Union. United Kingdom local elections, 2011
The 2011 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 5 May 2011.
 In England, direct elections were held in all 36 Metropolitan boroughs, 194 Second-tier district authorities, 49 unitary authorities and various mayoral posts, meaning local elections took place in all parts of England with the exception of seven unitary authorities (Cornwall, Durham, Northumberland, Isles of Scilly, Shropshire, the Isle of Wight and Wiltshire), and seven districts and boroughs (Adur, Cheltenham, Fareham, Gosport, Hastings, Nuneaton and Bedworth and Oxford).
 For the majority of English districts and the 25 unitary authorities that are elected "all out" these were the first elections since 2007.
 In Northern Ireland, there were elections to all 26 local councils.
 Elections also took place to most English parish councils. South Ribble Borough Council election, 2015
Local elections are to be held for South Ribble Borough Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2015 and other United Kingdom local elections, 2015.
 Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards. Preston City Council election, 2014
Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 22 May 2014 as part of the 2014 United Kingdom local elections.
 The elections have been moved from earlier on in May to coincide with the North West component of the 2014 European Parliament election.
 Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2010 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections.
 The previous elections to Preston council occurred in 2012 but due to the "in thirds" system employed by Preston council, councillors are elected for four-year terms.
 This means gains, losses, and vote share comparisons this year are with those fought in 2010. Lancaster City Council election, 2015
Local elections were held for Lancaster City Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2015 and other United Kingdom local elections, 2015.
 Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards. Wyre Borough Council election, 2015
Local elections are to be held for Wyre Borough Council on 7 May 2015, the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2015 and other United Kingdom local elections, 2015.
 Local elections are held every four years with all councillors up for election in multi-member electoral wards. Preston City Council election, 2010
Council elections for the City of Preston, Lancashire were held on 6 May 2010.
 They coincided with the United Kingdom general election, 2010 and the other United Kingdom local elections, 2010.
 Nineteen electoral wards were fought with those councillors elected in the corresponding elections in 2006 defending their seats due to the "in thirds" system employed in Preston local elections. Gloucester City Council election, 2012
The 2012 Gloucester City Council local elections took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in Gloucester, England.
 This was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections were taking place across the country.
 At the previous Gloucester local elections in 2011, the first after the 2010 general election, of which the result was a hung parliament and subsequently, a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government was formed, both parties shared similar success, winning 9 out of the total 11 seats available (the Conservatives with 6 seats, the Liberal Democrats with 3).