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Post by maxque on Sept 18, 2015 7:06:03 GMT
Ayr Con 38.5% (+5.5) SNP 38.0% (+6.6) Lab 16.2% (-7.2) Ind 5.5% Grn 1.9% Tories unlucky there, that's a good effort. Clearly Ayr East didn't get the memo about Scotland queuing to vote for Jezza. Doubt Labour is targeting wards they were 3rd in 2012 and 2nd in 2008. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 18, 2015 7:08:30 GMT
Tories unlucky there, that's a good effort. Clearly Ayr East didn't get the memo about Scotland queuing to vote for Jezza. Doubt Labour is targeting wards they were 3rd in 2012 and 2nd in 2008. A facetious comment on my part, but nonetheless, the vote reducing by 7.2% isn't good. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 18, 2015 7:25:21 GMT
Interesting Town Council result yesterday: Folkestone East result for Folkestone Town Council: UKIP 365 Labour 290 Tories 211 Lib Dems 91 TUSC 18. Theoretically this is a UKIP gain from Labour as the vacancy was the Labour seat won in May and the replacement candidate is her husband I think - who lost in May. UKIP stood only 1 candidate in May and topped the poll. In May it was 1 UKIP, 1 Labour, 2 People First, - People First didn't stand this time. Folkestone / Shepway is one of the 3 areas in Kent that have a significant UKIP presence so it suggests where we have that groundbase we can still get significant support and win... Almost balances out the 5 defections from UKIP on Thanet... I missed those  To Independent or other parties? I think we still have a majority in spite of that but it wouldn't give us much scope for any more and we're still less than 6 months in  |
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Post by Pimpernal on Sept 18, 2015 7:57:26 GMT
Almost balances out the 5 defections from UKIP on Thanet... I missed those To Independent or other parties? I think we still have a majority in spite of that but it wouldn't give us much scope for any more and we're still less than 6 months in Having just checked it's 4 defections - forming a new group Democratic Independence Group or something. One of those involved Ash Ashbee was a supporter of the Thanet Independence Group previously (or one of the other Independence Groups - they got a bit confusing...) so not too surprising she's gone her own way again. Leaves UKIP with a single councillor majority but not too likely an alternative administration could be formed even if we lost another 4 or 5... |
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 18, 2015 9:50:05 GMT
Doubt Labour is targeting wards they were 3rd in 2012 and 2nd in 2008. A facetious comment on my part, but nonetheless, the vote reducing by 7.2% isn't good. Have you seen the recent by-election results in Scotland? It is a significant improvement on those (until last week, anyway) especially in a rare SNP/Tory marginal where a squeeze might anyway be on. The clutch of contests in a few weeks might be more informative as to whether Jez is breathing any life back into SLab...... |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Sept 18, 2015 9:57:43 GMT
A facetious comment on my part, but nonetheless, the vote reducing by 7.2% isn't good. Have you seen the recent by-election results in Scotland? It is a significant improvement on those (until last week, anyway) especially in a rare SNP/Tory marginal where a squeeze might anyway be on. The clutch of contests in a few weeks might be more informative as to whether Jez is breathing any life back into SLab...... Oh I have indeed...but if I were really cheeky, I could suggest that Jezza has killed off last week's progress in Scotland! |
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Post by troubadour on Sept 18, 2015 14:55:38 GMT
The East Folkestone Town Council seat was not held by Labour. It was not Claire Jeffries' seat and Dylan Jeffries was not married to the bloke from some Shepway type party who sadly died. So it was not technically a gain from Labour.
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Post by marksenior on Sept 18, 2015 15:47:33 GMT
The East Folkestone Town Council seat was not held by Labour. It was not Claire Jeffries' seat and Dylan Jeffries was not married to the bloke from some Shepway type party who sadly died. So it was not technically a gain from Labour. It was a gain from People First , Paul Marsh had sadly died in June shortly after his election . |
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Post by afleitch on Sept 18, 2015 17:36:31 GMT
A facetious comment on my part, but nonetheless, the vote reducing by 7.2% isn't good. Have you seen the recent by-election results in Scotland? It is a significant improvement on those (until last week, anyway) especially in a rare SNP/Tory marginal where a squeeze might anyway be on. The clutch of contests in a few weeks might be more informative as to whether Jez is breathing any life back into SLab...... You do realise that popular local SNP councillors (now MP's) are vacating these seats and they are not suffering as a result... |
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Post by andrewteale on Sept 18, 2015 18:31:29 GMT
Ayr Con 38.5% (+5.5) SNP 38.0% (+6.6) Lab 16.2% (-7.2) Ind 5.5% Grn 1.9% Tories unlucky there, that's a good effort. Clearly Ayr East didn't get the memo about Scotland queuing to vote for Jezza. If those were the figures in an ordinary election Labour would be in danger of losing their seat to the Tories. They only have 0.8 quotas to 1.9 each for the Tories and SNP. |
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Post by observer23 on Oct 12, 2016 13:22:52 GMT
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Post by observer23 on Oct 12, 2016 17:52:55 GMT
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 12, 2016 18:14:17 GMT
She's no Karen Danczuk is she..
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Post by jimmy1969 on Oct 12, 2016 19:29:15 GMT
I’ve seen some of Louise Dickens tweets recently and thought there were very unprofessional. The Conservative councillor for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire is bringing her ward and party into disrepute. Her behaviour is disgusting and she certainly isn't showing her ward or politic as a whole in a good light. her grandfather was a bigot and gay hater and also hated religious minorities, clearly the same arrogance and bigotry runs in the family. www.otsnews.co.uk/tory-councillor-dolly-bird-louise-dickens-attacks-southport-author-on-twitter/ |
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Post by observer23 on Oct 13, 2016 10:24:49 GMT
I’ve seen some of Louise Dickens tweets recently and thought there were very unprofessional. The Conservative councillor for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire is bringing her ward and party into disrepute. Her behaviour is disgusting and she certainly isn't showing her ward or politic as a whole in a good light. her grandfather was a bigot and gay hater and also hated religious minorities, clearly the same arrogance and bigotry runs in the family. www.otsnews.co.uk/tory-councillor-dolly-bird-louise-dickens-attacks-southport-author-on-twitter/It’s very worrying that folks with such narrow-minded opinions can win local elections. Still, this is perhaps due to trusting constituents being kept in the dark about such things. The three monkeys scenario. |
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Post by observer23 on Oct 13, 2016 10:44:50 GMT
She's no Karen Danczuk is she.. Mr D apparently though so - for a short while at least ;-) |
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Post by jimmy1969 on Oct 13, 2016 11:10:34 GMT
I’ve seen some of Louise Dickens tweets recently and thought there were very unprofessional. The Conservative councillor for Richmondshire in North Yorkshire is bringing her ward and party into disrepute. Her behaviour is disgusting and she certainly isn't showing her ward or politic as a whole in a good light. her grandfather was a bigot and gay hater and also hated religious minorities, clearly the same arrogance and bigotry runs in the family. www.otsnews.co.uk/tory-councillor-dolly-bird-louise-dickens-attacks-southport-author-on-twitter/It’s very worrying that folks with such narrow-minded opinions can win local elections. Still, this is perhaps due to trusting constituents being kept in the dark about such things. The three monkeys scenario. |
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