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Post by where2travel on Apr 14, 2024 17:26:31 GMT
I was in the Orpington/Biggin Hill area this week. No sign of any activity. What a bloody nice part of the world. On the other side of Bromley borough I've not heard a peep either. (assuming you mean election activity, and it's not just dead full stop) I thought there would be a bit more ULEZ-driven and anti-Khan noise around places like Orpington and Biggin Hill, particularly given the amount created when ULEZ was introduced. Although Khan would hardly have attracted that much support out there in the previous two elections.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Apr 14, 2024 17:57:53 GMT
I was in the Orpington/Biggin Hill area this week. No sign of any activity. What a bloody nice part of the world. On the other side of Bromley borough I've not heard a peep either. (assuming you mean election activity, and it's not just dead full stop) I thought there would be a bit more ULEZ-driven and anti-Khan noise around places like Orpington and Biggin Hill, particularly given the amount created when ULEZ was introduced. Although Khan would hardly have attracted that much support out there in the previous two elections. There has been some grumbling about ULEZ amongst my contacts. I reckon that it won't damage Labour enough in the grand scheme of things, given momentum, but certainly there's irritation and low-level anger. One of my relatives (further into town) was bitterly complaining about having to flog his car as it wasn't ULEZ compliant, and not having the cash to replace it. There's the usual thing about anecdotes and data, but there will certainly be people for whom it will be the major factor in how they vote.
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Post by batman on Apr 14, 2024 21:18:56 GMT
Labour will be expecting a fairly big Tory lead in both Mayoral & Assembly elections in this borough, although Labour's vote has certainly grown in the Beckenham & Bromley/Chislehurst constituencies in recent years.
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Post by nobodyimportant on May 4, 2024 16:31:21 GMT
con hold
ld 18730 ref uk 27603 grn 15813 lab 50174 con 90103
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Post by andrea on May 4, 2024 16:34:20 GMT
The new AM is telling us his wife has been elected to the local council yesterday and so politics in Bromley will be better now she is on the council...
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Post by where2travel on May 4, 2024 23:54:30 GMT
13.5% (and 3rd place) is not a bad showing for Reform, although you'd expect them to do reasonably well in these boroughs, particularly in the outer parts. It's clear a fair number of voters here stuck with the Conservatives in the Mayoral election and then to Reform for the constituency (and presumably) Assembly top-up votes.
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Post by london(ex)tory on May 5, 2024 21:44:01 GMT
13.5% (and 3rd place) is not a bad showing for Reform, although you'd expect them to do reasonably well in these boroughs, particularly in the outer parts. It's clear a fair number of voters here stuck with the Conservatives in the Mayoral election and then to Reform for the constituency (and presumably) Assembly top-up votes. Yep - and I'm very grateful they did!
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Post by bjornhattan on May 5, 2024 22:50:31 GMT
13.5% (and 3rd place) is not a bad showing for Reform, although you'd expect them to do reasonably well in these boroughs, particularly in the outer parts. It's clear a fair number of voters here stuck with the Conservatives in the Mayoral election and then to Reform for the constituency (and presumably) Assembly top-up votes. The result from Lewisham and Greenwich next door, while far weaker, was also a bit better than I expected - I suspect given both demographics and these results that there would have been a swathe of really quite strong areas for Reform out through Eltham, Mottingham, and into the Cray Valley. It wouldn't surprise me if there were wards here where Reform took 20% of the constituency vote.
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Post by london(ex)tory on May 6, 2024 11:22:18 GMT
13.5% (and 3rd place) is not a bad showing for Reform, although you'd expect them to do reasonably well in these boroughs, particularly in the outer parts. It's clear a fair number of voters here stuck with the Conservatives in the Mayoral election and then to Reform for the constituency (and presumably) Assembly top-up votes. The result from Lewisham and Greenwich next door, while far weaker, was also a bit better than I expected - I suspect given both demographics and these results that there would have been a swathe of really quite strong areas for Reform out through Eltham, Mottingham, and into the Cray Valley. It wouldn't surprise me if there were wards here where Reform took 20% of the constituency vote. Our Assembly candidate for Greenwich & Lewisham is also our Parliamentary candidate for Eltham (& Chislehurst), and has been active in Eltham for quite a while (he was one of several council candidates in the Eltham wards in 2022). As political campaigners we probably over-estimate the impact of localised efforts, but it's certainly in those areas that Mark has been pushing hardest so I think he can be very pleased with the outcome. I've said it before and I'll say it again - IT'S A SHAME / DISGRACE WE WON'T GET WARD FIGURES FROM THESE ELECTIONS!!
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