The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 29, 2012 20:11:32 GMT
I wouldn't be surprised if the turnouts today are up just a bit on the dismal ones we saw in Manchester and Cardiff a fortnight ago........
Further proof, perhaps, that the PCC elections actually put some people off voting generally??
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Harry Hayfield
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Post by Harry Hayfield on Nov 29, 2012 20:14:34 GMT
Does anyone have the electorate for Croydon North (or indeed the other by-elections tonight)?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 29, 2012 22:03:58 GMT
Croydon North is the constituency of the father of the National Health Service - the Minister of Health who introduced the NHS White Paper.
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baloo
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Post by baloo on Nov 29, 2012 22:41:13 GMT
Croydon North is expected to declare at around 2.30am. My plan is to go to bed at 7, and get up at 2... Have an exalt for that! Also good luck John. |
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Post by oldhamexile on Nov 29, 2012 23:25:13 GMT
Croydon North is the constituency of the father of the National Health Service - the Minister of Health who introduced the NHS White Paper. Do you happen to know the basis (if any) for the extraordinary story on Willink's wikipedia page, suggesting that sacks of service votes were left uncounted in Croydon North at the 1945 GE, when Willink survived by only 607 votes? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 29, 2012 23:36:45 GMT
Do you happen to know the basis (if any) for the extraordinary story on Willink's wikipedia page, suggesting that sacks of service votes were left uncounted in Croydon North at the 1945 GE, when Willink survived by only 607 votes? All I can tell you is: Civilian residential electorate 68,860 (of which 7 were absent voters) Business Premises register 78 Service Register 8,656 (of which 5,600 had appointed proxies) (source: Return of Parliamentary Electors, 1944-45 HCP 107) Postal votes cast: 4,038 (source: Return of Election Expenses, 1945-46 HCP 128) Which tends to suggest the story is not true. |
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 30, 2012 0:30:08 GMT
After all the hype, the rumour now about Lee Jasper is...........lost deposit ;D
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Nov 30, 2012 0:30:31 GMT
lol
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 30, 2012 0:34:48 GMT
Excellent
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 30, 2012 0:37:46 GMT
Fantastic news. My initial instinct was to forecast a lost deposit for Jasper but unfortunately I took the rumours partially into account in lifting his share to 6% in the prediction competition.
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 30, 2012 1:20:44 GMT
Likewise. I blame H Hemmelig
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Nov 30, 2012 1:50:38 GMT
Croydon Banlieu is a Labour hold, but for some reason the declaration was not broadcast.
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Post by Tangent on Nov 30, 2012 1:51:58 GMT
Idiots - declaration in Croydon N is going on right now, and neither Sky nor BBC are bothering, even though BBC News specifically asked us to stay around. Total insult, and a shame for John.
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 30, 2012 1:52:39 GMT
Utterly crap coverage all round.
I think amateurs are going to have to start broadcasting the result themselves very soon.
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andrea
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Post by andrea on Nov 30, 2012 1:53:46 GMT
from Croydon local paper
John Cartwright, Monster Raving Loony Party: 110
National Front: 161
Christian People: 192
Lee Jasper, Respect: 707
Shasha Khan, Green Party: 855
Simon Lane, 9/11 Was An Inside Job: 66
Winston McKenzie, UKIP: 1,400
Marisha Ray, Liberal Democrat: 860
Steve Reed, Labour: 15,898
Young People's Party: 63
Communist Party: 119
Andy Stranack, Conservative: 4,137
Ballot papers: Rejected for want of an official mark: nil.
Rejected for votes for more than one candidate: five.
Total spoilt: 112.
Total of 93,036 ballots counted, a turnout of 23.5%
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Post by Philip Davies on Nov 30, 2012 1:55:21 GMT
Idiots - declaration in Croydon N is going on right now, and neither Sky nor BBC are bothering, even though BBC News specifically asked us to stay around. Total insult, and a shame for John. He would've looked something like this:  |
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Post by Andrew_S on Nov 30, 2012 1:57:16 GMT
Sky News just got round to announcing that Labour had won Croydon North before cutting to adverts 5 seconds later.
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Post by nord on Nov 30, 2012 1:57:19 GMT
Another Lib Dem lost deposit.
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Post by AdminSTB on Nov 30, 2012 2:11:59 GMT
John took 110 votes, so I'm on a net gain from my bets tonight. ;D
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 30, 2012 2:13:06 GMT
Idiots - declaration in Croydon N is going on right now, and neither Sky nor BBC are bothering, even though BBC News specifically asked us to stay around. Total insult, and a shame for John. Just as they did for the Cardiff declaration a few weeks ago - which was then totally missed as they insisted on airing a pre-recorded foreign story  Genuinely, not good enough. |
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