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Post by yellowperil on Sept 23, 2017 19:37:24 GMT
So why does Mr Lamb still need to stand on a Save Our Stretton ticket, or is he claiming the credit for the inspector's decision and hoping to reap the rewards at the ballot box?
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Post by maxque on Sept 23, 2017 23:39:18 GMT
So why does Mr Lamb still need to stand on a Save Our Stretton ticket, or is he claiming the credit for the inspector's decision and hoping to reap the rewards at the ballot box? Seems they are still concerned about future projects and traffic issues. |
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Post by yellowperil on Sept 24, 2017 12:24:43 GMT
So why does Mr Lamb still need to stand on a Save Our Stretton ticket, or is he claiming the credit for the inspector's decision and hoping to reap the rewards at the ballot box? Seems they are still concerned about future projects and traffic issues. You continue to amaze me! How do you manage from where you are to be into the intimate details of a local dispute in darkest East Staffordshire , and undoubtedly you will be equally expert everywhere else? I really find our shrinking world quite disturbing  |
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Post by maxque on Sept 24, 2017 18:54:09 GMT
Seems they are still concerned about future projects and traffic issues. You continue to amaze me! How do you manage from where you are to be into the intimate details of a local dispute in darkest East Staffordshire , and undoubtedly you will be equally expert everywhere else? I really find our shrinking world quite disturbing I just googled "Save our Stretton" and read their Facebook page. |
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Post by yellowperil on Sept 24, 2017 20:04:24 GMT
You continue to amaze me! How do you manage from where you are to be into the intimate details of a local dispute in darkest East Staffordshire , and undoubtedly you will be equally expert everywhere else? I really find our shrinking world quite disturbing I just googled "Save our Stretton" and read their Facebook page. Yes,thank you, obvious really, but I still find it all a bit unnerving. Just put it down to my age, I suppose I have now also googled Mr Lamb's Facebook stuff - interesting! |
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Post by Tony Otim on Sept 27, 2017 19:37:02 GMT
I wonder if Green but no LD is a sign of a continuing pact in this area? No idea, but maybe there were negotiations between the two camps and the Greens lost  Would be a hard one for either party, I would guess, unlike Lancaster which looks like it ought to be a nailed-on Green gain if there ever is such a thing. There isn't such a thing. Trust me, there isn't. Even if there were, I'm not sure that one would be without some clue as to how that indy vote is likely to break. |
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Post by yellowperil on Sept 27, 2017 20:06:25 GMT
No idea, but maybe there were negotiations between the two camps and the Greens lost Would be a hard one for either party, I would guess, unlike Lancaster which looks like it ought to be a nailed-on Green gain if there ever is such a thing. There isn't such a thing. Trust me, there isn't. Even if there were, I'm not sure that one would be without some clue as to how that indy vote is likely to break. Yes but 1. I did like the concept of a nailed on Green gain- would be a trifle unusual , I agree. 2. Hoped I'd flush out a comment or two before I posted my predictions tonight |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2017 20:11:08 GMT
It looks to me as if there will be few gains tomorrow night. Maybe 2 Tory gains in the free for all and ukip seat
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Post by bungle on Sept 28, 2017 5:47:31 GMT
So why does Mr Lamb still need to stand on a Save Our Stretton ticket, or is he claiming the credit for the inspector's decision and hoping to reap the rewards at the ballot box? Seems they are still concerned about future projects and traffic issues. As soon as I saw this I thought that perennial Stretton "Popular Alliance" candidate Brian Buxton would be involved; it sounds like his sort of thing. But no, he is remaining loyal to UKIP, even if not the candidate this time (on the list of assentors to Levis). |
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Post by bungle on Sept 28, 2017 5:53:38 GMT
Oh and given this forum's love of bringing railways into threads (as well as Stockport pubs) my little contribution this week is that I worked with the Conservative candidate for Washburn when she briefly chaired the Peak Railway Association in the early 2000s.
I didn't hold a high regard for her abilities to inspire or lead but she is a perfect fit as a rural Tory councillor (which given Mr Teale's superb profile, is what she is will be by tomorrow).
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Post by John Chanin on Sept 28, 2017 9:27:15 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 28, 2017 9:50:47 GMT
I notice that Nene Valley ward in Northampton includes the site of the 'Blazing Car' murder from 1930.
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Post by harryjoe on Sept 28, 2017 10:30:57 GMT
There isn't such a thing. Trust me, there isn't. Even if there were, I'm not sure that one would be without some clue as to how that indy vote is likely to break. Yes but 1. I did like the concept of a nailed on Green gain- would be a trifle unusual , I agree. 2. Hoped I'd flush out a comment or two before I posted my predictions tonight I'd assumed that the indie vote would go tory in Halton (Lancaster) but after calling a friend who lives in the ward, she has said the Greens have worked hard, the Green candidate is very well respected, and although my friend has never voted Green before, tonight together with her husband she will vote Green. My guess is it will be very close. |
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Post by listener on Sept 28, 2017 10:50:05 GMT
Andrew
Many thanks for your tribute to Mark Senior in your preview. I had no idea who he was, but I appreciated his many informative contributions to this website. He was often unrealistic about Lib Dem opportunities; he was also very sensitive and sometimes awkward about recording the sad deaths of councillors.
I can confirm that Hundon ward in St. Edmundsbury has been unchanged since 1973, when it constituted as ward no. 16 of St. Edmundsbury, formed from the same 4 parishes of Clare Rural District. Back in the 1970s, there was no internet and it was difficult to collate results from all over the country. The Sampling Branch of the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys published a book called "New Districts for Old" in September 1974, which is a paperback running to over 1000 pages. It sets out the contents of all the new wards contested in 1973, which were aggregated from existing borough and urban district wards and rural parishes under temporary orders issued by the Home Office. It sets out the polling districts and range of elector numbers in each polling district. Sadly it does not cover County Electoral Divisions, many of which were defined in terms of the previous county electoral divisions.
I believe it was an OPCS internal document only and my copy is now in a state of collapse - a 1000-page paperback is doomed to disintegrate. It was compiled by R.M. Blunden and Sheila Gray; I believe it was Sheila Gray's final project before she retired.
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Post by thirdchill on Sept 28, 2017 11:17:55 GMT
Nice tribute to Mark Senior at the beginning 😊 |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 28, 2017 11:23:56 GMT
I think there's a copy of 'New Districts for Old' in the BL on the open access shelves (with hardback binding).
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Post by markf on Sept 28, 2017 20:13:59 GMT
are they counting tonight in all todays by-elections?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 20:25:05 GMT
are they counting tonight in all todays by-elections? Yes most will, although due to local government budget cuts most will be using an Abacus or their fingers...  |
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Post by markf on Sept 28, 2017 20:49:58 GMT
with a by-election in Barnsley I hope no more than 10 people vote or we are in trouble lol
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Post by maxque on Sept 28, 2017 21:19:09 GMT
A councillor reports than Thetford counts tomorrow.
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