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Post by yellowperil on Oct 24, 2018 7:00:30 GMT
Think he was actually born in Watford but as I understand it he played for the village football team as a youngster. not far off though the people of Bedmond might not agree. Then he went off and played for Wales ..and so downhill all the way from there |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Oct 24, 2018 7:42:39 GMT
not far off though the people of Bedmond might not agree. Then he went off and played for Wales ..and so downhill all the way from there Not downhill enough. Well up in the top 10 of my Football Bastards List. |
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 24, 2018 7:59:53 GMT
..and so downhill all the way from there Not downhill enough. Well up in the top 10 of my Football Bastards List. Name the other nine! |
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Post by John Chanin on Oct 24, 2018 18:56:34 GMT
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Post by tonygreaves on Oct 25, 2018 17:18:55 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? What is a community council in this context? |
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Post by maxque on Oct 25, 2018 17:58:03 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? What is a community council in this context? Parish council. |
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Post by Foggy on Oct 25, 2018 18:05:59 GMT
What is a community council in this context? Parish council. Has Kennington been annexed by Wales, or has there been a change in English statute law? Normally here the lowest tier of local government is called a town or civil parish, not a 'community'. |
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Post by peterl on Oct 25, 2018 18:19:05 GMT
Community council is a permitted alternative, as is neighbourhood council.
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 25, 2018 19:04:31 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? What is a community council in this context? Yes these are parish councils being created in the unparished urban areas of Ashford - in the case of Kennington , this is an old parish which had been separate before being incorporated into the urban area. Other urban areas, including Ashford itself, South Ashford and North Willesborough, remain unparished. The Borough Council have gone for the Community Council terminology, and as said above it it is a permitted alternative name - why, I don't really know, except maybe it confirms parish councils can be urban in character in an area where the assumption has been that parishes are rural villages, although Stanhope has been a parish for years - basically a London overspill housing estate. |
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Post by Foggy on Oct 25, 2018 19:43:32 GMT
What is a community council in this context? Yes these are parish councils being created in the unparished urban areas of Ashford - in the case of Kennington , this is an old parish which had been separate before being incorporated into the urban area. Other urban areas, including Ashford itself, South Ashford and North Willesborough, remain unparished. The Borough Council have gone for the Community Council terminology, and as said above it it is a permitted alternative name - why, I don't really know, except maybe it confirms parish councils can be urban in character in an area where the assumption has been that parishes are rural villages, although Stanhope has been a parish for years - basically a London overspill housing estate. Thanks. That's interesting to note. I recall a local government white paper in Ruth Kelly's name (so 12-13 years ago) promising, among other things, to try to reduce confusion between civil and ecclesiastical parishes, but I wasn't aware of that every being converted into legislation. I voted in a Neighbourhood Planning referendum last month. The 'neighbourhood' in question consists of the whole of one civil parish and part of another. For that reason I find it even more peculiar that 'neighbourhood council' would be a permitted alternative name for a parish council. |
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Post by iain on Oct 25, 2018 21:30:23 GMT
I heard a couple of days ago that we were expecting a very tight finish in Belmont. I am sceptical, but we’ll see.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 25, 2018 21:55:52 GMT
Basingstoke is counting tomorrow.
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Post by mattb on Oct 25, 2018 22:01:24 GMT
Turnout in Three Rivers Rural 29.7%
PVs 64%
on-the-day varying between 11% - 39% in different polling districts
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2018 22:02:37 GMT
Turnout in Three Rivers Rural 29.7% PVs 64% on-the-day varying between 11% - 39% in different polling districts pretty low for three rivers even if it is a by election |
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Post by andrewp on Oct 25, 2018 22:14:02 GMT
Coatbridge South turnout is 25%
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Post by robbienicoll on Oct 25, 2018 22:20:51 GMT
Labour win Coatbridge South at 6th preference stage. First preferences below. Absolutely stunning result.
Labour - 1355 (41.5%) (+12%)
SNP - 1343 (41.1%) (-1.6%)
Con - 492 (15.1%) (+3.2%)
Green - 47 (1.4%) (+0.4%)
UKIP - 14 (0.4%) (+0.4%)
LD - 13 (0.4%) (+0.4%)
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 25, 2018 22:35:14 GMT
ASHFORD Kennington
ILIFFE, Nathan William (Conservative) 247
ANDERSON, Ian McAllister (Ashford Independent) 227
JONES, Dylan Alexander (Labour) 85
MORGAN, Peter (Green) 36
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 25, 2018 22:36:44 GMT
Labour win Coatbridge South at 6th preference stage. First preferences below. Absolutely stunning result. Labour - 1355 (41.5%) (+12%) SNP - 1343 (41.1%) (-1.6%) Con - 492 (15.1%) (+3.2%) Green - 47 (1.4%) (+0.4%) UKIP - 14 (0.4%) (+0.4%) LD - 13 (0.4%) (+0.4%) Isn't that a straightforward absorption of the breakaway Labour vote? |
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Post by robbienicoll on Oct 25, 2018 22:42:23 GMT
Labour win Coatbridge South at 6th preference stage. First preferences below. Absolutely stunning result. Labour - 1355 (41.5%) (+12%) SNP - 1343 (41.1%) (-1.6%) Con - 492 (15.1%) (+3.2%) Green - 47 (1.4%) (+0.4%) UKIP - 14 (0.4%) (+0.4%) LD - 13 (0.4%) (+0.4%) Isn't that a straightforward absorption of the breakaway Labour vote? It's certainly an absorption, but given the issues around North Lanarkshire Labour hence the breakaway in the first place, in combination with Scottish Labour's slight fallback in recent council by-elections, I assumed it wouldn't have been so straightforward. I'm not totally surprised to see them win the seat, I am to see them ahead on first preferences. |
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Post by andrew111 on Oct 25, 2018 22:42:52 GMT
Labour win Coatbridge South at 6th preference stage. First preferences below. Absolutely stunning result. Labour - 1355 (41.5%) (+12%) SNP - 1343 (41.1%) (-1.6%) Con - 492 (15.1%) (+3.2%) Green - 47 (1.4%) (+0.4%) UKIP - 14 (0.4%) (+0.4%) LD - 13 (0.4%) (+0.4%) Isn't that a straightforward absorption of the breakaway Labour vote? Well, there was a former SNP Indy as well, so not entirely |
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