Foggy
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Long may it rain
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Post by Foggy on Feb 26, 2023 23:30:06 GMT
In seats like that and in all other constituencies, people voting Tory ensures a Tory win. It's been a long time since a Conservative was returned to Parliament with zero votes. Even in Old Sarum, although the resident human population was zero, there were 5 local landowners who "voted" for the Conservative MP. I was actually thinking of uncontested by-elections during the wartime truce rather than wanting to go that far back! |
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john07
Labour & Co-operative
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Post by john07 on Mar 23, 2023 2:08:03 GMT
Even in Old Sarum, although the resident human population was zero, there were 5 local landowners who "voted" for the Conservative MP. I was actually thinking of uncontested by-elections during the wartime truce rather than wanting to go that far back! There was a former RDC in Rutland where the wards were based on the Parishes and one had nobody on the register. It still had councillors 'elected'. |
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Post by johnloony on Mar 23, 2023 10:34:02 GMT
I was actually thinking of uncontested by-elections during the wartime truce rather than wanting to go that far back! There was a former RDC in Rutland where the wards were based on the Parishes and one had nobody on the register. It still had councillors 'elected'. How were they 'nominated' as candidates in the first place? |
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john07
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Post by john07 on Mar 24, 2023 18:48:39 GMT
There was a former RDC in Rutland where the wards were based on the Parishes and one had nobody on the register. It still had councillors 'elected'. How were they 'nominated' as candidates in the first place? I haven’t a clue. I suspect that the incumbent was deemed to have been nominated and that was that? I was told this when I was a student of politics at the University of Manchester. So it must be true? |
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