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Post by peterl on Oct 1, 2018 13:34:57 GMT
I've just found the info on Ferndown so I thought I might as well get this one started.
Dorset County Council, Ferndown Division Conservative defence following the death of Steve Lugg
Matthew Coussell Liberal Democrat
Mike Parkes Conservative (town councillor, ex-mayor)
Lawrence Wilson UKIP (town councillor)
Previous results:
2017 (Boundary Changes) Con 3,090, 2,950 UKIP 795, 657 LD 508, 429 Lab 244, 203
Dec 2016 By Election Con 1,463 UKIP 831 LD 301 Lab 160
Sep 2016 By Election Con 2,046 UKIP 1,092 LD 260 Lab 190
2013 UKIP 2,222 Con 2,187 Con 2,085 UKIP 2,027 Lab 567, 466
2009 Con 3,575, 3,460, UKIP 1,780 1,691, LD 913, 873, Lab 368
East Dorset District Council, Ferndown Central Ward Conservative defence following the death of Steve Lugg
Matthew Coussell Liberal Democrat
Mike Parkes Conservative (town councillor, ex-mayor)
Lawrence Wilson UKIP (town councillor)
Previous results:
2015 (Boundary Changes) Con 2,645, 2,351, 2,315 UKIP 1,336, 1,334, 1,100 Lab 744
2011 Con x 2 unopposed
July 2009 By Election Con 510 Ind 477
2007 Con 1,248, 1,127 LD 358
2003 Con 1,035, 999 LD 337, 269
Ferndown Town Council, Central North Ward Conservative defence following the death of Steve Lugg
(I know town councils are not usually included but since they are connected elections).
Matthew Coussell Liberal Democrat
Robin Grey No Description (Businessman who works on Ferndown Industrial Estate but lives in Ringwood, UKIP Parliamentary candidate for Christchurch 2010, 2015, until last year branch chairman)
Harry Worth No Description (Former town councillor until about 2 years ago, ex-Tory)
I am rather astonished to see a Lib Dem standing under a party label for the town council, that makes him the first to stand for any party label other than UKIP in at least 8 years.
Previous result:
Dec 2016 By Election Sarah Bryne ND 232
Duane Farr UKIP 76
May 2015 (new ward) Unopposed all independents
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 1, 2018 13:38:03 GMT
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Post by greenchristian on Oct 1, 2018 15:29:08 GMT
Interesting to see that the candidate lists are identical for the two Principal Authority elections. I'm now wondering what the odds are of the two contests having different results.
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Post by peterl on Oct 1, 2018 17:16:24 GMT
The Ferndown County Division includes Ferndown Central, Ameysford and Parley in district terms, so probably not an near identical result. Parley has probably been slightly better for UKIP historically because of opposition to greenbelt development proposals. Winner is a foregone conclusion in both cases, but a bit of a battle for second place between Lib Dems and UKIP. LDs will benefit from Labour's abscence.
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Post by bungle on Oct 3, 2018 17:44:52 GMT
As we've started the thread nice and early I may as well contribute with the heavy lifting for a ward I know pretty well South Derbyshire DC, Linton Ward - Conservative defence following the death of former council leader Bob Wheeler (husband of local MP Heather Wheeler) who represented the ward since 2007 Lorraine Johnson (Liberal Democrat) Dan Pegg (Conservative)* Ben Stuart (Labour) * This is how he is described on the Statement of Persons Nominated. However, on the Notice of Election Agents he is named as "PEGG-LEGG, Daniel Arthur (Commonly Known As: Dan Pegg)". Poor bugger. I am already anticipating with relish finsobruce 's one-liner .... Lorraine Johnson is a perennial candidate in Linton. She stood for the district ward in 2011 and 2015 and also for the eponymous county division in 2013 & 2017. Parliamentary candidate for South Derbyshire in 2015 and 2017 losing her deposit both times. She lives in the ward in Castle Gresley. Dan Pegg is an election debutant AFAIK and lives in Linton village itself. Ben Stuart was councillor for Church Gresley 2011-15 before losing out on the third seat by 36 votes. He lives a few streets outside the ward just across the A444 which is effectively the eastern boundary. Previous results 2015 Con 1032 1028, Lab 798 660, UKIP 726 519, LD 111 102 2011 Con 784 746, Lab 727 687, LD 171 2007 Con 928 841, Lab 604 589 2003 Con 520 508, Lab 521* 540* it was actually a tie at 520 each between the sitting Conservative councillor Iain Douglas (ex-Walton ward) and the sitting Linton Labour councillor Bob Southern - 3 recounts and then a drawing of lots were needed to sort this as I recall. Prior to 2003 the Linton ward was much more compact and friendlier for Labour - both Castle Gresley and Linton had lots of mining employment and council housing. The impact of this heritage is dying off in terms of Labour votes - Castle Gresley isn't the fortress it once was. There has been quite a lot of new build in Castle Gresley and Linton with the type of housing that has brought in Tory friendly voters - just the sort of pattern seen across the district as a whole. The 2003 boundary changes also brought in a fair bit of rural hinterland around Drakelow and Rosliston which were always more Tory so it has pivoted from being solid Labour to a ward they can only win in a fair to good year. Realistically Labour need to win Linton in 2019 to stand any chance of taking back control of the council. My view is this by-election will show how easy - or more likely how hard that task will be. The 2017 county elections were appalling for Labour in South Derbyshire so it is going to be a hard climb for them despite what looks on paper a potential pick up. Thinking about predictions I'd see the 1030 vs 660 as the effective party result from last time. The 798 was an outlier based on a personal vote for Kath Lauro (county councillor for Linton 1993-2009, 2013-17). The Lauros have been a strong presence in Linton politics for years; husband Mick was the Linton county councillor 1981-93 and then district councillor 1995-2007. Finally....an anorak fact knowing the essential requirement for a thread to divert onto railways. The Gresley place name refers to the family of which Sir Nigel Gresley, CME of the LNER, A4 pacifics, Mallard etc, is probably the most notable member. The family seat Drakelow Hall was in the ward (long since demolished) and Sir Nigel is buried nearby at Netherseal where he actually grew up. |
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Post by matureleft on Oct 3, 2018 19:17:03 GMT
As we've started the thread nice and early I may as well contribute with the heavy lifting for a ward I know pretty well South Derbyshire DC, Linton Ward - Conservative defence following the death of former council leader Bob Wheeler (husband of local MP Heather Wheeler) who represented the ward since 2007 Lorraine Johnson (Liberal Democrat) Dan Pegg (Conservative)* Ben Stuart (Labour) * This is how he is described on the Statement of Persons Nominated. However, on the Notice of Election Agents he is named as "PEGG-LEGG, Daniel Arthur (Commonly Known As: Dan Pegg)". Poor bugger. I am already anticipating with relish finsobruce 's one-liner .... Lorraine Johnson is a perennial candidate in Linton. She stood for the district ward in 2011 and 2015 and also for the eponymous county division in 2013 & 2017. She lives in the ward in Castle Gresley. Dan Pegg is an election debutant AFAIK and lives in Linton village itself. Ben Stuart was councillor for Church Gresley 2011-15 before losing out on the third seat by 36 votes. He lives a few streets outside the ward just across the A444 which is effectively the eastern boundary. Previous results 2015 Con 1032 1028, Lab 798 660, UKIP 726 519, LD 111 102 2011 Con 784 746, Lab 727 687, LD 171 2007 Con 928 841, Lab 604 589 2003 Con 520 508, Lab 521* 540* it was actually a tie at 520 each between the sitting Conservative councillor Iain Douglas (ex-Walton ward) and the sitting Linton Labour councillor Bob Southern - 3 recounts and then a drawing of lots were needed to sort this as I recall. Prior to 2003 the Linton ward was much more compact and friendlier for Labour - both Castle Gresley and Linton had lots of mining employment and council housing. The impact of this heritage is dying off in terms of Labour votes - Castle Gresley isn't the fortress it once was. There has been quite a lot of new build in Castle Gresley and Linton with the type of housing that has brought in Tory friendly voters - just the sort of pattern seen across the district as a whole. The 2003 boundary changes also brought in a fair bit of rural hinterland around Drakelow and Rosliston which were always more Tory so it has pivoted from being solid Labour to a ward they can only win in a fair to good year. Realistically Labour need to win Linton in 2019 to stand any chance of taking back control of the council. My view is this by-election will show how easy - or more likely how hard that task will be. The 2017 county elections were appalling for Labour in South Derbyshire so it is going to be a hard climb for them despite what looks on paper a potential pick up. Thinking about predictions I'd see the 1030 vs 660 as the effective party result from last time. The 798 was an outlier based on a personal vote for Kath Lauro (county councillor for Linton 1993-2009, 2013-17). The Lauros have been a strong presence in Linton politics for years; husband Mick was the Linton county councillor 1981-93 and then district councillor 1995-2007. Finally....an anorak fact knowing the essential requirement for a thread to divert onto railways. The Gresley place name refers to the family of which Sir Nigel Gresley, CME of the LNER, A4 pacifics, Mallard etc, is probably the most notable member. The family seat Drakelow Hall was in the ward (long since demolished) and Sir Nigel is buried nearby at Netherseal where he actually grew up. Excellent summary. The Conservative candidate lives on Coton Park. That used to be a rather grim National Coal Board estate, sold off in the late 1980s/early 1990s.
It's interesting that Labour hasn't found someone new actually resident in the ward and is instead fielding a "retread" from the adjacent ward. Localism isn't as strong as it was (see below for the reason, and Bob Wheeler never lived in the ward) but a local personality would still be valuable here.
Linton, like much of South Derbyshire, has changed dramatically since then. South Derbyshire was the fastest growing district in the East Midlands through the early part of this century, with large new estates and smaller infill swelling the population. It's reasonably well-located for commutes into the West Midlands and attracted a lot of people from that direction.
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 4, 2018 10:24:00 GMT
Seeing everyone seems to be feeding in their favourite bit of this busy election week, I will add a few thoughts about the Ashford Borough by-election in Kennington. For the earlier history of this area, see my thread on the historic elections board! I know this by election was precipitated by a famous bust-up in a council committee meeting between the Conservative councillor who has resigned and the council leader. A letter of immediate resignation from the council followed.
I am pretty disgusted that there is no Lib Dem candidate at this by-election -when I asked my local Lib Dems what was happening, as I am pretty well out of things now, I was told they had the nomination forms and were working on it, and was then asked was I interested, so they were obviously pretty desperate. If you do look back at the historic record for my time, the two wards from which the present Kennington ward was formed, Kennington Lees and Spearpoint, were both marginal Con/Lib Dem seats and both had had our councillors sitting (Tony Edwards in the Lees and Bob Graham in Spearpoint), but not overlapping in time! I would think in the present climate rock-solid Tory.
The 4 announced candidates are Ian McAllister Anderson (Ashford Independent), Nathan William Iliffe (Con). Dylan Alexander Jones (Lab) and Peter Morgan (Green). I note none of the candidates live in Kennington or particularly near to it, The Green is probably closest but on the wrong side of the motorway,the Tory lives on the Orchard Heights estate in Godinton ward, and the other two come from the villages- Labour from Westwell and the Indy from Bethersden, the most distant by quite some way.I would be pretty surprised if any of the non -Tory candidates were seriously in it to win. Maybe I should really have thought about it- quite a fashion for octogenerian candidates at present! (That was not a serious thought, btw)
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Post by mattb on Oct 6, 2018 15:05:27 GMT
Hertfordshire County Council, Three Rivers Rural Division Conservative defence following the resignation of Chris Hayward to concentrate on his activities in the City of London Corporation.
Roan Alder Green
David Bennett UKIP
Angela Killick Con
Jeni Swift Lab
Phil Williams LD
Williams is the unsuccessful 2017 LD candidate for this division; and both Williams and Killick are current district councillors for the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross ward which lies predominantly within the division. They both also happen to live in the same road in the extreme western-most point of the division, in that part of Chorleywood (west of Shire Lane) that transferred into Hertfordshire 30 years ago. None of the three other candidates lives in the division.
Previous results:
2017 Con 2,244 LD 2,091 Lab 202 Grn 144 UKIP 91
[previously Chorleywood division]
2013 Con 1,867 LD 895 UKIP 512 Lab 187
2009 Con 3,096 LD 1,662 Lab 174
2005 Con 3,493 LD 2,603 Lab 547 Grn 289
2001 LD 3,012 Con 2,976 Lab 618
1997 Con 3,890 LD 3,416 Lab 770
This division covers roughly half the area of Three Rivers district and comprises the leftovers once the other divisions have been created covering the larger settlements in the district. It contains parts (but not the whole) of four district wards. The division is split between St Albans, SW Herts and Watford parliamentary constituencies; and if the parliamentary boundary changes go through, it will be instead split between Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and SW Herts constituencies.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Oct 6, 2018 15:35:44 GMT
Hertfordshire County Council, Three Rivers Rural Division Conservative defence following the resignation of Chris Hayward to concentrate on his activities in the City of London Corporation. Roan Alder Green David Bennett UKIP Angela Killick Con Jeni Swift Lab Phil Williams LD Williams is the unsuccessful 2017 LD candidate for this division; and both Williams and Killick are current district councillors for the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross ward which lies predominantly within the division. They both also happen to live in the same road in the extreme western-most point of the division, in that part of Chorleywood (west of Shire Lane) that transferred into Hertfordshire 30 years ago. None of the three other candidates lives in the division. Previous results: 2017 Con 2,244 LD 2,091 Lab 202 Grn 144 UKIP 91 [previously Chorleywood division] 2013 Con 1,867 LD 895 UKIP 512 Lab 187 2009 Con 3,096 LD 1,662 Lab 174 2005 Con 3,493 LD 2,603 Lab 547 Grn 289 2001 LD 3,012 Con 2,976 Lab 618 1997 Con 3,890 LD 3,416 Lab 770 This division covers roughly half the area of Three Rivers district and comprises the leftovers once the other divisions have been created covering the larger settlements in the district. It contains parts (but not the whole) of four district wards. The division is split between St Albans, SW Herts and Watford parliamentary constituencies; and if the parliamentary boundary changes go through, it will be instead split between Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and SW Herts constituencies. Interesting choice of candidates on a personal level. I’ve not lived locally for nigh on 5 years now, but was friendly with both Conservative and Lib Dem candidates (as well as the outgoing councillor) when I did. The Conservative candidate is a former City of Westminster councillor (once more, Davıd Boothroyd’s excellent website tells me it was for Charing Cross and St. James's wards (1974-78 and 1978-90 respectively). The Lib Dem candidate has served me food on more occasions than I care to imagine, as he is (or at least was) a restaurateur with a couple of premises within the division. Half-tempted to go back to campaign for this one, as I think I’ve delivered to or knocked on almost every door in the former Chorleywood West ward before, both for myself and for various other candidates. |
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Post by mattb on Oct 6, 2018 15:42:33 GMT
Interesting choice of candidates on a personal level. I’ve not lived locally for nigh on 5 years now, but was friendly with both Conservative and Lib Dem candidates (as well as the outgoing councillor) when I did. The Conservative candidate is a former City of Westminster councillor (once more, Davıd Boothroyd ’s excellent website tells me it was for Charing Cross and St. James's wards (1974-78 and 1978-90 respectively). The Lib Dem candidate has served me food on more occasions than I care to imagine, as he is (or at least was) a restaurateur with a couple of premises within the division. Half-tempted to go back to campaign for this one, as I think I’ve delivered to or knocked on almost every door in the former Chorleywood West ward before, both for myself and for various other candidates. Phil Williams still runs his restaurant and catering business |
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Post by Tony Otim on Oct 12, 2018 21:04:49 GMT
I have shamelessly plagiarised the posts already provided for the summary: ASHFORD BC; Kennington (Con Resigned) Candidates: ANDERSON, Ian McAllister (Ashford Independent) ILIFFE, Nathan William (Conservative) JONES, Dylan Alexander (Labour) MORGAN, Peter (Green) 2015: Con 684; Ash Ind 213; UKIP 212; Lab 177; LD 133 2011: Ash Ind 440; Con 415; Lab 107 2007: Con unopp2003: Con 465; LD 186 See yellowperil ‘s preview post BASINGSTOKE & DEANE BC; Norden (Lab resigned) Candidates: ARCHER, Michael Robert (Conservative) HEATH, Phil (Independent) ROGERS, Zoe (Liberal Democrat) WOOLDRIDGE, Carolyn Moorhouse (Labour) 2018: Lab 1183; Con 428; LD 89; Ind 68; TUSC 36 2016: Lab 1191; Con 308; UKIP 260; LD 96; TUSC 47 2015: Lab 1797; Con 940; UKIP 514; Grn 194; LD 183; TUSC 41 2014: Lab 1148; UKIP 446; Con 333; LD 97 2012: Lab 1100; Con 272; LD 160 2011: Lab 1328; Con 642; LD 211 2010: Lab 1695; Con 1206; LD 773 2008: Lab 1005, 997, 990; Con 548, 522, 510; LD 244, 225, 213 The indy is a different one from this May, in case you were wondering. DORSET CC; Ferndown (Con died) Candidates: COUSSELL, Matthew (Liberal Democrat) PARKES, Mike (Conservative) WILSON, Lawrence (UKIP) 2017: Con 3090, 2950; UKIP 795, 657; LD 508, 429; Lab 244, 203 See at peterl ‘s preview EAST DORSET DC; Ferndown Central (Con died) Candidates: COUSSELL, Matthew (Liberal Democrat) PARKES, Mike (Conservative) WILSON, Lawrence (UKIP) 2015: Con 2645, 2351, 2315; UKIP 1336, 1334, 1100; Lab 744 See at peterl ‘s preview HERTFORDSHIRE CC; Three Rivers Rural (Con resigned) Candidates: ALDER, Roan (Green) BENNETT, David (UKIP) KILLICK, Angela (Conservative) SWIFT, Jeni (Labour) WILLIAMS, Phil (Liberal Democrat) 2017 Con 2244; LD 2091; Lab 202; Grn 144; UKIP 91 See mattb ‘s preview post MENDIP DC; Wells St Thomas’ (Lib Dem sitting as Con died) Candidates: CARTER, Dan (Labour) GREENWELL, Richard James Austin (Conservative) RONAN, Thomas (Liberal Democrat) 2015: LD 1172, 1123; Con 938, 895; Grn 546 2011: LD 826, 803; Con 808, 706; Grn 345; Lab 256 2007: LD 952, 910; Con 756, 643 NORTH LANARKSHIRE UA; Coatbridge South (Lab died) Candidates: CALLAGHAN, Ben Ron (Conservative and Unionist) McGOWAN, Rosemary (Green) MITCHELL, Lesley (SNP) WILSON, Christopher (Liberal Democrat) WILSON, Neil (UKIP) WOODS, Geraldine (Labour) 2017: SNP 1392, 593; Lab 1056, 316; Con 552; Ind All North Lanark 311, 211; Ind 216 The ward was enlarged in 2017 and went from 3 to 4 councillors. The 2 Ind Alliance Candidates were the incumbent Labour councillors elected in 2012. The independent had been the second (unsuccessful) SNP candidate in 2012 (you've got to love Lanarkshire politics). The second Labour candidate overtook the Conservative on the final round of transfers. Results on old boundaries: 2012: Lab 1568, 814; SNP 827, 466; Con 171 2007: Lab 1682, 1057; SNP 1503; Con 392; SSP 172 SOUTH DERBYSHIRE DC; Linton (Con died) Candidates: JOHNSON, Lorraine (Liberal Democrat) PEGG, Dan (Conservative) STUART, Ben (Labour) 2015 Con 1032, 1028; Lab 798, 660; UKIP 726, 519; LD 111, 102 2011 Con 784, 746; Lab 727, 687; LD 171 2007 Con 928, 841; Lab 604, 589 2003 Lab 540, 521; Con 520, 508 See bungle ‘s preview post. SUFFOLK CC; Bosmere (Con died) Candidates: BONNER-MORGAN, Emma Olivia (Labour) OAKES, Kay Maxine (Conservative) PHILLIPS, Steve (Liberal Democrat) 2017: Con 1169; LD 987; Lab 198; Grn 185 2013: LD 851; Con 678; UKIP 584; Lab 236; Grn 160 2009: LD 1308; Con 867; UKIP 450; Suffolk Together 432; Lab 150 2005: LD 1640; Con 1453; Lab 779; Ind 648, 428 The Lib Dem is the runner-up from last year. SUTTON LB; Belmont (Con resigned) Candidates: BANNON, John Thomas (UKIP) DICKENSON, Ashley (CPA) GARRATT, Neil Robert (Conservative) JACKSON-PRIOR, Claire Elizabeth (Green) JUSTER, Dean Richard (Liberal Democrat) WINGROVE, Marian Helen (Labour) 2018: Con 2001, 1900, 1836; LD 956, 786, 748; Lab 595, 524, 503 2014: Con 1687, 1534, 1389; LD 881, 809, 738; UKIP 653; Lab 432, 406, 376 2010: Con 2629, 2544, 2355; LD 2210, 2087, 1785; UKIP 621; Lab 519, 412, 343 2006: Con 2115, 1987, 1933; LD 1095, 959, 896; Grn 322; Lab 211, 184, 174 2002: Con 1708, 1689, 1628; LD 1312, 1303, 1287; Lab 182, 164, 159 The Lib Dem was their top placed candidate this May. The Labour candidate has come last in every election here since 2010, something the CPA will surely prevent happening this time. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Oct 12, 2018 21:51:52 GMT
Interesting choice of candidates on a personal level. I’ve not lived locally for nigh on 5 years now, but was friendly with both Conservative and Lib Dem candidates (as well as the outgoing councillor) when I did. The Conservative candidate is a former City of Westminster councillor (once more, Davıd Boothroyd ’s excellent website tells me it was for Charing Cross and St. James's wards (1974-78 and 1978-90 respectively). The Lib Dem candidate has served me food on more occasions than I care to imagine, as he is (or at least was) a restaurateur with a couple of premises within the division. Half-tempted to go back to campaign for this one, as I think I’ve delivered to or knocked on almost every door in the former Chorleywood West ward before, both for myself and for various other candidates. Phil Williams still runs his restaurant and catering business Good. Nice bloke. Hope he doesn’t get distracted from it by County Councillor duties.  |
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Post by mattb on Oct 15, 2018 19:30:43 GMT
HERTFORDSHIRE CC; Three Rivers Rural (Con resigned) Thought people might like a little pen-portrait of what is a fairly straggly and diverse Division: Slightly under half the division’s electors live in Chorleywood which is in the extreme SW corner of the division and is its largest settlement. Chorleywood surrounds its Common, a large and beautiful area of open space. The original settlement was north and east of the Common, around the parish church. This area now finds itself stranded between the Common and the M25. This is very strongly Conservative ‘Chorleywood North’, characterised by large detached houses, many in private roads. Here also is ‘Cedars Village’, a large private retirement community. The modern commercial and community centre of Chorleywood lies south and west of the Common, around the station. Much of the housing is classic Metroland villas; but there is also a fair sprinkling of social housing and smaller houses and flats. This, along with the older area around The Swillet to the south, is ‘Chorleywood South’: usually LD for district elections, but not always and not overwhelmingly. Around a third of the division’s electors live in the extreme NE of the division, in the settlements of Bedmond, Kings Langley, Nash Mills and Hunton Bridge. Bedmond is unusual for a Hertfordshire village, being comprised of a majority of social housing and rather cut off. Its claim to fame is as the birthplace of the only English Pope (Adrian IV). North of Bedmond is the hamlet of Pimlico with its TV mast at the highest point in the district. The parts of Kings Langley, Nash Mills and Hunton Bridge included in the division (east of the Grand Union canal but including Kings Langley station, in the Gade Valley district ward) are a mix of Victorian and inter-war housing interspersed with old industrial sites, several of which have been converted into modern canal-side developments (for example the former Ovaltine factory site, which on its own is now home to over 5% of the electorate of the whole division). There are also two large park home sites in this part of the division. This area feels relatively peripheral and usually (but not always) votes LD for district elections. Between these two more populated areas, the remaining 20% or so of the electorate is relatively sparsely spread. (‘sparse’ in a home counties context). This part of the division is relentlessly and overwhelmingly Conservative. Loudwater is the only substantial element of the division inside the M25 and comprises a large private gated estate and surrounding mostly private roads. Property prices in Loudwater start north of £1m. Sarratt is slightly more mixed, a typical chocolate-box Chiltern village with large houses around its attractive Green together with smaller (but still expensive) cottages and some social housing. Finally there are smaller settlements at Belsize, Bucks Hill, Micklefield Green and Chandlers Cross, all full of commuters to the City; there is very little genuinely rural farming influence in the division. |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 15, 2018 19:59:14 GMT
HERTFORDSHIRE CC; Three Rivers Rural (Con resigned) Thought people might like a little pen-portrait of what is a fairly straggly and diverse Division: Slightly under half the division’s electors live in Chorleywood which is in the extreme SW corner of the division and is its largest settlement. Chorleywood surrounds its Common, a large and beautiful area of open space. The original settlement was north and east of the Common, around the parish church. This area now finds itself stranded between the Common and the M25. This is very strongly Conservative ‘Chorleywood North’, characterised by large detached houses, many in private roads. Here also is ‘Cedars Village’, a large private retirement community. The modern commercial and community centre of Chorleywood lies south and west of the Common, around the station. Much of the housing is classic Metroland villas; but there is also a fair sprinkling of social housing and smaller houses and flats. This, along with the older area around The Swillet to the south, is ‘Chorleywood South’: usually LD for district elections, but not always and not overwhelmingly. Around a third of the division’s electors live in the extreme NE of the division, in the settlements of Bedmond, Kings Langley, Nash Mills and Hunton Bridge. Bedmond is unusual for a Hertfordshire village, being comprised of a majority of social housing and rather cut off. Its claim to fame is as the birthplace of the only English Pope (Adrian IV). North of Bedmond is the hamlet of Pimlico with its TV mast at the highest point in the district. The parts of Kings Langley, Nash Mills and Hunton Bridge included in the division (east of the Grand Union canal but including Kings Langley station, in the Gade Valley district ward) are a mix of Victorian and inter-war housing interspersed with old industrial sites, several of which have been converted into modern canal-side developments (for example the former Ovaltine factory site, which on its own is now home to over 5% of the electorate of the whole division). There are also two large park home sites in this part of the division. This area feels relatively peripheral and usually (but not always) votes LD for district elections. Between these two more populated areas, the remaining 20% or so of the electorate is relatively sparsely spread. (‘sparse’ in a home counties context). This part of the division is relentlessly and overwhelmingly Conservative. Loudwater is the only substantial element of the division inside the M25 and comprises a large private gated estate and surrounding mostly private roads. Property prices in Loudwater start north of £1m. Sarratt is slightly more mixed, a typical chocolate-box Chiltern village with large houses around its attractive Green together with smaller (but still expensive) cottages and some social housing. Finally there are smaller settlements at Belsize, Bucks Hill, Micklefield Green and Chandlers Cross, all full of commuters to the City; there is very little genuinely rural farming influence in the division. Thank you very much for that . I have a question - how does this relate to the old Chartist settlement of O'Connorville, now in Heronsgate? Is that within your Chorleywood South or is that further south beyond the confines of this division? |
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Post by mattb on Oct 15, 2018 20:26:38 GMT
Thank you very much for that . I have a question - how does this relate to the old Chartist settlement of O'Connorville, now in Heronsgate? Is that within your Chorleywood South or is that further south beyond the confines of this division?
Heronsgate is immediately outside the division, historically part of Mill End/Rickmansworth rather than Chorleywood (although physically much closer to Chorleywood).
It is, however, in the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross district ward.
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 15, 2018 22:49:30 GMT
SUTTON LB; Belmont (Con resigned) My first ever job was helping deliver Yellow Pages in the Belmont area and they made leaflet delivery look simple (although there weren't many locked communal doors to get through but plenty of stairs to climb with a pile). Belmont is on the outer edge of Sutton and indeed London as a whole. Once called "Little Hell", a very inaccurate description, the railway station (on the Epsom Downs line which has a good independent website, with a page on the station) opened in 1865 under the name "California" after a nearby pub which was damaged in the Second World War but whose replacement now bears the California name. Deliveries for the station kept going to the US west coast so it was renamed "Belmont". In the most recent year for statistics it was the 10th least used railway station in the whole of London (the border runs very close), largely due to a combination of a poor service (one train an hour each way and nothing on Sundays), a good chunk of its catchment area not containing many potential paying users (Banstead Downs, a golf course, HMP Downview & HMP Highdown *, the now disused Sutton Hospital site and the Royal Marsden Hospital, a specialist cancer unit now becoming part of the Institute of Cancer Research) and much of the nearby population being within reach of Cheam (which is just beyond the north western corner of the ward) and Sutton with more frequent and faster services. Here's a visit to it for its placing. (The new timetable has doubled the hourly service and added Sundays so we'll see if this has an impact on its place in the rankings - or indeed on a very convenient waiting room.) Other famous places in the ward include the Shanklin Village, a 1960s estate that on my last visit had very sensibly considered the needs of deliverers. (It has both a Wikipedia article needing some work and a Residents Association.) Here's the Hidden London page on the area. (* Yes, the delivery included to the prisons. I hope they enjoyed Fly Fishing by J.R. Hartley. The prisons are, however, outside the ward.) |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 16, 2018 6:30:06 GMT
Thank you very much for that . I have a question - how does this relate to the old Chartist settlement of O'Connorville, now in Heronsgate? Is that within your Chorleywood South or is that further south beyond the confines of this division?
Heronsgate is immediately outside the division, historically part of Mill End/Rickmansworth rather than Chorleywood (although physically much closer to Chorleywood).
It is, however, in the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross district ward.
Thanks for that- no wonder I was confused trying to work it out without much local knowledge. Would have been nice to have another Chartist by-election to go with the one last year at Minster Lovell which contained the other great early Chartist settlement, Charterville. |
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Post by froome on Oct 16, 2018 7:19:48 GMT
There is apparently a village called California not far from Milan. There is also a village called California in Norfolk, next to the equally wonderfully named Scratby. It was a new village developed at the same time that the California Gold Rush was happening, so took its name. What would make the story though, would be if a village in California then took the name of Scratby! |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 16, 2018 7:59:31 GMT
A footnote to my comments about the Kennington by-election. Kennington is one of the two areas within the Ashford urban (unparished) area which is about to get community councils (the other is South Willesborough & Newtown). First elections will be May 2019 and there are shadow councils already in being,which may make it particularly disappointing that for this borough by-election there are no candidates from within the ward,or is it that all their attention gone on the community council?
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Post by mattb on Oct 16, 2018 8:56:13 GMT
Heronsgate is immediately outside the division, historically part of Mill End/Rickmansworth rather than Chorleywood (although physically much closer to Chorleywood).
It is, however, in the Chorleywood South & Maple Cross district ward.
Thanks for that- no wonder I was confused trying to work it out without much local knowledge. Would have been nice to have another Chartist by-election to go with the one last year at Minster Lovell which contained the other great early Chartist settlement, Charterville. There was a by-election in that district ward last year: www.threerivers.gov.uk/download?id=40460 |
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