Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on May 12, 2023 19:31:16 GMT
WILTSHIRE UA; Tisbury (Lib Dem vacancy)
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BUDDEN, Richard Gordon (Liberal Democrat)
EDWARDS, Quentin Gwynne (Conservative)
2021: LD 793; Con 563; Grn 310
Current Council: Con 61; LD 27; Ind 6; Lab 3; 1 vacancy
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on May 12, 2023 19:44:57 GMT
Absolutely gorgeous part of the world, we holidayed here about 5 years ago. If you head towards Salisbury you get a great view of the Fovant Badges carved into the chalk hillside.
Still, in the current political climate I'd back an LD hold here, particularly in a straight fight.
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batman
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Post by batman on May 12, 2023 19:47:29 GMT
I can't believe it would be anything other than a very easy LD hold.
There was a very nice brewery in Tisbury called Tisbury Brewery about 40 years ago. It didn't last long.
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Post by phil156 on Jun 5, 2023 8:54:58 GMT
They will be counting this after 10.15 on Thursday evening
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Post by southernliberal on Jun 5, 2023 11:54:14 GMT
WILTSHIRE UA; Tisbury (Lib Dem vacancy) Candidates: BUDDEN, Richard Gordon (Liberal Democrat) EDWARDS, Quentin Gwynne (Conservative) 2021: LD 793; Con 563; Grn 310 Current Council: Con 61; LD 27; Ind 6; Lab 3; 1 vacancy No idea about local factors/any personal vote the incumbent had but would imagine it's an easy LD hold. Obviously 2021 was a good year for the tories (and an average year for LDs) vs. today when LDs are stronger and tories weaker plus the majority of that Green vote would, I would have thought, switched across to us, only thing of interest should be the size of the LD majority. |
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Post by Clark on Jun 5, 2023 13:35:14 GMT
I suspect this is one of the hundreds of wards that is Lib Dem locally but always carried by the Tories in a General Election
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Post by iain on Jun 5, 2023 13:41:45 GMT
WILTSHIRE UA; Tisbury (Lib Dem vacancy) Candidates: BUDDEN, Richard Gordon (Liberal Democrat) EDWARDS, Quentin Gwynne (Conservative) 2021: LD 793; Con 563; Grn 310 Current Council: Con 61; LD 27; Ind 6; Lab 3; 1 vacancy No idea about local factors/any personal vote the incumbent had but would imagine it's an easy LD hold. Obviously 2021 was a good year for the tories (and an average year for LDs) vs. today when LDs are stronger and tories weaker plus the majority of that Green vote would, I would have thought, switched across to us, only thing of interest should be the size of the LD majority. Tisbury had never been Lib Dem before 2021 at UA level, and using andrewteale 's website, never since 2002 on the old district or county. This should be a Lib Dem hold in the current climate, but there's nothing especially certain about that in an historically Conservative area. |
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Post by ricmk on Jun 8, 2023 16:23:49 GMT
Good news everyone. We have our preview so the by-election can go ahead after all. |
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Post by timmullen1 on Jun 8, 2023 21:36:37 GMT
Whilst we await the result, a chance to speculate on the “unforeseen circumstances”
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jun 8, 2023 21:43:25 GMT
'was'  |
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johnloony
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Post by johnloony on Jun 8, 2023 22:03:39 GMT
'was' Who or what was what? |
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Post by dizz on Jun 8, 2023 22:09:34 GMT
'was' Who or what was what? Tiswas? |
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Post by Robert Waller on Jun 8, 2023 22:10:11 GMT
If you're voting today in the Tisbury by-election & was due to go to The Recreation Hut,
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Post by timmullen1 on Jun 8, 2023 22:10:18 GMT
'was' Who or what was what? Read the sentence in the Council’s Tweet quoted by Robert Waller, and if you’re still unable to figure it out then I suggest a Key Stage 1 English language course would be beneficial. |
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Post by yellowperil on Jun 8, 2023 22:30:29 GMT
Anyway, surely the important point is not the lack of grammatical awareness by officers of Wiltshire council ( quelle surprise), but the loss of the polling station ( did someone cock up the booking?). It is not just a question of moving to another building, this last minute change means the good people of one village have had to make their way to a quite different village in order to cast their vote. I am sure it will be possible for someone to say that completely changed the result.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 8, 2023 22:31:15 GMT
Breaking news: Local council's obsession with wrongly using the word 'was' continues
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Post by yellowperil on Jun 8, 2023 22:36:05 GMT
No, the turnout really "was" as stated. Pretty good, and just think what it would have been without that moving of the polling station.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 8, 2023 22:36:52 GMT
No, the turnout really "was" as stated. Pretty good, and just think what it would have been without that moving of the polling station. But how many rejected ballot papers was there? |
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Post by timmullen1 on Jun 8, 2023 22:41:59 GMT
No, the turnout really "was" as stated. Pretty good, and just think what it would have been without that moving of the polling station. But how many rejected ballot papers was there? 11 😉 |
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Post by maxque on Jun 8, 2023 22:45:01 GMT
No, the turnout really "was" as stated. Pretty good, and just think what it would have been without that moving of the polling station. Probably very similar, as the Situation of Polling Stations states there was 86 voters at that station. Fonthill Gifford was 112 inhabitants in 2017 according to the council. |
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