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Post by Tony Otim on Oct 17, 2018 20:45:57 GMT
KIRKLEES MB; Denby Dale (Con resigned)
Candidates:
BASKEYFIELD, Alison Emma (Liberal Democrat)
KEMP, Paula (Conservative)
SIMPSON, Will (Labour)
WALTERS, Isabel Clare (Green)
2018: Con 2592; Lab 2355; Grn 391; LD 153
2016: Lab 2631; Con 2484; LD 320
2015: Con 4126; Lab 2886; UKIP 1320; Grn 662; LD 400
2014: Con 2251; Lab 2036; Grn 660; LD 194
2012: Lab 2128; Con 2043; Grn 576; LD 253
2011: Con 2514; Lab 2285; Grn 443; LD 392; EDP 276; BNP 206
2010: Con 3875; Lab 2684; LD 1666; BNP 612; Grn 513
2008: Con 2474; Lab 1711; BNP 394; LD 372; GRn 288; EDP 172
2007: Con 2144; Lab 1564; LD 433; Grn 372; BNP 365; EDP 310
2006: Con 2012; Lab 1391; LD 558; EDP 436; BNP 434; Grn 414
2004: Lab 2196, 1907, 1871; Con 2092, 2069, 1758; BNP 914; Grn 804, 773, 586; LD 701, 606, 578
The Labour candidate was runner-up this year, the Conservative was runner-up in 2016.
NEWHAM LB; Boleyn (Lab resigned)
Candidates:
KARIM, Md Fazlul (Conservative)
KHAN, Moniba (Labour)
PIRAPAHARAN, Arunasalam (Liberal Democrat)
TAYLOR, Frankie-Rose (Green)
2018: Lab 2824, 2544, 2280; Con 693, 450, 384; Grn 405
Dec 15by: Lab 1440; LD 181; Con 171: Grn 117: UKIP 78; Ind 10
2014: Lab 2658, 2505, 2425; Con 869, 823, 756; TUSC 342; CPA 270, 259
2010: Lab 3261, 3221, 3107; Con 1354, 1177, 844; CPA 386, 314, 275
2006: Lab 1627, 1547, 1512; Resp 1219, 1082, 1007; Con 528, 484, 426; CPA 308
2002: Lab 1321, 1224, 1122; Con 579; Grn 507; CPA 289
The Conservative was their top-placed candidate this May. The Green stood in the 2015 by-election.
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE UA; Dodington (Lib Dem died)
Candidates:
HARRIS, Louise Anne (Liberal Democrat)
LIVERMORE, Ian James Donovan (Conservative)
MALONE, John (Labour)
2015: LD 1592, 1375; UKIP 920; Con 879, 734; Lab 498, 371
Sept 12 by: LD 787; Lab 243; UKIP 213; Con 139
2011: LD 1340, 1324; Con 452, 429; Lab 294, 285
2007: LD 1294, 1229; Con 719, 665; Lab 112, 101
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2018 21:09:06 GMT
I believe Louise Harris, the Lib Dem candidate in Dodington, was previously Louise Bloom, who was a member of the inaugural London Assembly and then a long-time member of Eastleigh Borough Council.
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 18, 2018 15:08:36 GMT
I believe Louise Harris, the Lib Dem candidate in Dodington, was previously Louise Bloom, who was a member of the inaugural London Assembly and then a long-time member of Eastleigh Borough Council. I used to know Louise what seems a lifetime ago before she was any of those things! |
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 23, 2018 0:23:08 GMT
NEWHAM LB; Boleyn (Lab resigned) This is pretty much the centre of the borough, covering an area south of the District Line (Upton Park station is at the top of the ward) mostly to the east of the southern part of Green Street and Boundary Road. These were the historic boundaries between the old East Ham and West Ham boroughs. Usually the ward boundaries (and in turn the parliamentary constituencies) have followed these boundaries as much as possible, but this rule is deviated from in the upper west of the ward where the boundary goes west of Green Street, taking in Queens Market. Things return to normal at the bottom of Green Street where the Champions statue commemorates the 1966 World Cup victory. Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters were all West Ham players at the time (during the club's golden age); the largest contingent from a single club. The other main road in the ward is a chunk of Barking Road heading eastwards from the stadium. Some of you may have visited the Who Shop which is along here. You will note it is worryingly close to a famous statue, so if anybody disappears into very old photographs you know where to start... As some of you may have guessed, this ward was the home of West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground stadium (the official name; "Upton Park" was mainly used to get away fans to use the right tube station). West Ham relocated to the Olympic Stadium in 2016 and the old stadium has been demolished, with new housing being built on the site. There used to be a stately home in the ward, officially called Green Street House but better known as Boleyn Castle which is the source of both the current ward name and its predecessor. There was a prominent standalone tower in the grounds overlooking the street, known as Anne Boleyn's Tower. Legend has it that her family owned the estate but there is no historic evidence that Anne herself lived there. Despite this some West Ham fans like to claim that their claret and blue colours come from Henry VIII. The estate was pulled down in the 1950s but the tower lives on in West Ham's logo. The Boleyn Tavern may not have been Anne Boleyn's local, being built at the end of the 19th century, but it did later get visited by Gandhi when he was in London for the Round Table Conference. A more recent visitor was Sam Cullen of the INNside Track blog who wrote about the pub here. Prior to 2002 the bulk of this ward was in the two-member Castle ward, with other bits in Plaistow, Bemersyde, Greatfield and Central (according to the 1999 review). In the 1960s and 1970s Castle was a marginal between Labour and the Ratepayers & Residents, with the latter gaining both seats in 1968, retaining one in 1971, regaining the second in 1974 before losing both in 1978 and disappearing from the scene afterwards. Labour won all seats in Castle/Boleyn subsequently. Greatfield, to the south, was the R&R heartland, in some elections the only ward they got a clean sweep in, returning the R&R at every election from 1964 to 1978 inclusive. The R&R seems to have dissolved itself by the 1982 election, with two of their sitting councillors retiring and the third winning re-election for the Alliance (I think the SDP side). Labour gained the ward in 1986 (in their first clean sweep of the borough), but lost two seats to the Conservatives in 1990 who retained one of them in a 1992 by-election before losing both in 1994. Of the other old wards, they were all Labour throughout except: One seat in Bemersyde was gained by the Conservatives in a 1991 by-election, Labour regained in 1994. Central elected a full slate of R&R in 1968, Labour regained in 1971. Plaistow elected 2 R&R and 1 Labour in 1968, Labour regained in 1971. The R&R didn't stand a third candidate in 1968; had they done so then Labour may well have lost control of the council instead of retaining it through the Aldermen. |
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Post by ColinJ on Oct 24, 2018 9:56:13 GMT
Greatfield, to the south, was the R&R heartland, in some elections the only ward they got a clean sweep in, returning the R&R at every election from 1964 to 1978 inclusive. The R&R seems to have dissolved itself by the 1982 election, with two of their sitting councillors retiring and the third winning re-election for the Alliance (I think the SDP side). Labour gained the ward in 1986 (in their first clean sweep of the borough), but lost two seats to the Conservatives in 1990 who retained one of them in a 1992 by-election before losing both in 1994. On checking the results for Greatfield, I can confirm that the continuing R&R councillor, Edwin Ray, did stand for the SDP side of the Alliance, as did his two successful running-mates in the ward, Neal Chubb and John Haggerty. Your historical survey was very interesting and must have taken some time to write. It took me back to the time I spent in digs in Newham while a student. I did get involved in a couple of by-election campaigns in wards that you mention. On 8/11/79 Labour won the vacancy in Central ward; the candidate was Chris McLaughlin who was moderately well-known in Labour circles as a Labour Weekly journalist. (The Newham Recorder reported the victory with the headline "Labour Find It All So Simple" -- there was a second by-election on the same day in South ward.) Then on 27/3/80 there was a by-election in Castle ward, won by John McAulay for Labour with a 400-vote majority; the NR headline was "Labour in Soaraway Council Election Victory". The by-election in Central ward followed the death of Cllr Harry Ronan, after whom the ill-fated Ronan Point tower block had been named. |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 24, 2018 10:03:55 GMT
Chris McLaughlin latterly of Tribune, I presume?
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Post by ColinJ on Oct 24, 2018 10:10:34 GMT
Chris McLaughlin latterly of Tribune, I presume? I've never read Tribune, but I guess so or it's a huge coincidence. |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 24, 2018 10:14:18 GMT
Never, ever? That is slightly surprising, not least because it used to be a regular in public libraries at one time  |
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Post by ColinJ on Oct 24, 2018 10:21:52 GMT
Never, ever? That is slightly surprising, not least because it used to be a regular in public libraries at one time Well, I do admit to going to the Tribune rally at the '82 conference in Blackpool, where I had the misfortune to be sitting behind Reg Race whose barracking of Neil Kinnock (for not supporting Benn's deputy leadership challenge) was extremely annoying. Interesting how Race's spots have changed over the years..... OK, I may have read one or two copies of Tribune, but I never read it in a regular way  . |
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Post by timrollpickering on Oct 24, 2018 11:47:40 GMT
The R&R seems to have dissolved itself by the 1982 election, with two of their sitting councillors retiring and the third winning re-election for the Alliance (I think the SDP side). On checking the results for Greatfield, I can confirm that the continuing R&R councillor, Edwin Ray, did stand for the SDP side of the Alliance, as did his two successful running-mates in the ward, Neal Chubb and John Haggerty. Thanks - the results on the council site say similar but have a few other errors & omissions whilst Rallings & Thrasher use "Lib/SDP" for all Alliance candidates even when they definitely were SDP (e.g. Alec Kellaway). Living just off Green Street (albeit further up the road), a lot of this is easy local knowledge. |
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Post by John Chanin on Oct 31, 2018 7:24:16 GMT
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Post by markgoodair on Oct 31, 2018 7:50:51 GMT
I went to help in Denby Dale on Sunday. What was notable were the large number of posters for Conservatives, Labour and ourselves. No sign of any activity from the Greens.
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Post by froome on Oct 31, 2018 7:52:14 GMT
I've never understood why Dodington ward isn't called Yate South, which would describe it perfectly and fit with the other 2 Yate wards, rather than confusing us with the name of a village a little way to its south.
As well as being very little known, as Andrew says (and I'm pleased to see him mentioning some of its past industrial importance), it must also rank as one of the most heavily dominated Lib Dem towns in the country. I once knew a Labour activist here, and his bewilderment and frustration of his home town's politics was palpable.
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Post by carlton43 on Oct 31, 2018 8:59:14 GMT
I went to help in Denby Dale on Sunday. What was not able where the large number of posters for Conservatives, Labour and ourselves. No sign of any activity from the Greens. Try it again in English Mark. |
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 31, 2018 9:01:13 GMT
I went to help in Denby Dale on Sunday. What was not able where the large number of posters for Conservatives, Labour and ourselves. No sign of any activity from the Greens. Try it again in English Mark. predictable? |
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Post by finsobruce on Oct 31, 2018 9:24:35 GMT
Dr Who, Gandhi, J K Rowling and a quote from Half Man Half Biscuit. Another fine set of previews. |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 31, 2018 10:56:12 GMT
Try it again in English Mark. predictable? I understood the third sentence. That seemed pretty predictable. |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 31, 2018 11:05:00 GMT
As I said earlier I knew Louise Bloom, now Harris, before her days on Greater London and Eastleigh, through Green Liberal Democrats. I would say her political position then at least was pretty well akin to GPEW and she would not have been out of place there at all.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2018 11:26:24 GMT
Never, ever? That is slightly surprising, not least because it used to be a regular in public libraries at one time Ill admit to never have read it |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 31, 2018 11:34:23 GMT
As well as being very little known, as Andrew says (and I'm pleased to see him mentioning some of its past industrial importance), it must also rank as one of the most heavily dominated Lib Dem towns in the country. I once knew a Labour activist here, and his bewilderment and frustration of his home town's politics was palpable. Especially since it did elect Labour councillors at one time (still at least one amongst all the LibDems in the 1990s) |
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