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Post by andrew111 on Nov 9, 2018 9:30:37 GMT
OK, so a few things have changed in Dursley since my last post. >Car-parking has turned into a non-issue. Not one person has mentioned it. >Ditto local plan. >Busses, however are. Stagecoach cut our service to Gloucester a while ago, but I didn't expect it to feature because I though the fight would be well lost by now. They have oh-so-graciously diverted three busses to cover us, still leaving us five short. The Tory county Cllr/district candidate is claiming sole credit, conveniently forgetting 1) she showed no interest until Labour started campaigning on it and 2) that she knew about the county council cutting the subsidies before the news went public. The local paper ran an article claiming "victory", which we think may have broken purdah laws. This will hurt Labour, but I'm not sure how badly. I'm not changing my prediction (much), but I think the 5%-25% limit I said previously has now become 5% Tory majority to 20% Labour majority, and a Labour majority of 5-15% now looks more likely than 10-20. But a lot will still depend on what and who the turnout is. In other news, we have knocked on every single door in the ward, and received some rather.....creative abuse, in the form of being told to "go away and burn your scruffy leader"! Lots of interesting local knowledge this week! Thanks! I fear that there are no purdah rules for local papers though.. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 11:48:29 GMT
I've now been told that I am going to the count for the Dursley by-election, so I will post the result here when I have it.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 13, 2018 12:13:16 GMT
I've now been told that I am going to the count for the Dursley by-election, so I will post the result here when I have it. You make it sound as if you're doing so against your will..... |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Nov 13, 2018 12:32:15 GMT
Not much to add to @europeanlefty 's reports, but - Richard Blackwell-Whitehead had the parks and open spaces brief for the town council. He "shoots lasers at things" for a living, there being a certain amount of hi-tech and engineering in Dursley. - We've done a bit of leafletting and a tiny bit of door-knocking but essentially the LDs in Stroud constituency are what you might call a work in progress atm. - Probably worth noting that the Conservatives took the County Division from labour at the 2016 CC elections. - There are some relatively new housing developments which seem to be taking some overspill from South Glos. - Conservative candidate unkindly described to me by a voter as " ah yes, the lady who looks like a man and likes horses."Ah yes, I think we will all know Conservative ladies who answer to that description. And even more who look like a horse and like men. |
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Post by John Chanin on Nov 13, 2018 13:34:26 GMT
I've now been told that I am going to the count for the Dursley by-election, so I will post the result here when I have it. I'm rather amused at the idea of the Stroud Central Committee instructing you to attend the count. Presumably you will be despatched to the gulag (perhaps in Coleford?) if you refuse. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 16:46:10 GMT
I've now been told that I am going to the count for the Dursley by-election, so I will post the result here when I have it. You make it sound as if you're doing so against your will..... No, I did ask to go, but our campaign manager only just told me! |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 16:49:26 GMT
I've now been told that I am going to the count for the Dursley by-election, so I will post the result here when I have it. I'm rather amused at the idea of the Stroud Central Committee instructing you to attend the count. Presumably you will be despatched to the gulag (perhaps in Coleford?) if you refuse. Oh dear God, please not COLEFORD! *shudder*. To be fair though, the CLP have been surprisingly distant. They've told people when and where we're canvassing so they can come and help, but have let the Cam, Dursley & Berkeley branch run the campaign. Which came as something of a pleasant surprise! |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Nov 13, 2018 19:11:46 GMT
I'm rather amused at the idea of the Stroud Central Committee instructing you to attend the count. Presumably you will be despatched to the gulag (perhaps in Coleford?) if you refuse. Oh dear God, please not COLEFORD! *shudder*. To be fair though, the CLP have been surprisingly distant. They've told people when and where we're canvassing so they can come and help, but have let the Cam, Dursley & Berkeley branch run the campaign. Which came as something of a pleasant surprise! Not actually the worst place in the FoD IMO. I suppose if we were building a gulag in the Stroud District itself it might be in Sharpness? (Though, tin hat on, Dursley always reminds me of the time I commented that it was the official first day of spring and someone said "Ah, but is it spring in Dursley?") |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 19:18:03 GMT
Oh dear God, please not COLEFORD! *shudder*. To be fair though, the CLP have been surprisingly distant. They've told people when and where we're canvassing so they can come and help, but have let the Cam, Dursley & Berkeley branch run the campaign. Which came as something of a pleasant surprise! Not actually the worst place in the FoD IMO. I suppose if we were building a gulag in the Stroud District itself it might be in Sharpness? (Though, tin hat on, Dursley always reminds me of the time I commented that it was the official first day of spring and someone said "Ah, but is it spring in Dursley?") Dursley or Sharpness would be good locations for gulags. Though, that said, there are parts of Stroud that terrify me far more than either! Sooooooo many hippies..... |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Nov 13, 2018 19:39:37 GMT
Not actually the worst place in the FoD IMO. I suppose if we were building a gulag in the Stroud District itself it might be in Sharpness? (Though, tin hat on, Dursley always reminds me of the time I commented that it was the official first day of spring and someone said "Ah, but is it spring in Dursley?") Dursley or Sharpness would be good locations for gulags. Though, that said, there are parts of Stroud that terrify me far more than either! Sooooooo many hippies..... What you have to remember about hippies is that although they look scary they are in fact usually more scared of you, and only attack if you startle them or get between them and their young. Or their stash. There is certainly no need to shoot them and the environment would be poorer without their colourful presence, their song, and their remarkable mating rituals. |
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Post by andrewp on Nov 13, 2018 19:44:59 GMT
Although that 127 for the second Labour candidate in Grove and Wantage in 2017 is on the Oxfordshire Cc website and Rallings and Thrashers results I find the 2 Labour candidates getting 745 and 127 very unbelievable. Unless anyone knows a specific reason?
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 13, 2018 22:48:23 GMT
Although that 127 for the second Labour candidate in Grove and Wantage in 2017 is on the Oxfordshire Cc website and Rallings and Thrashers results I find the 2 Labour candidates getting 745 and 127 very unbelievable. Unless anyone knows a specific reason? As far as I can tell the candidate with 745 was Labour's regular candidate in the division and is also a Wantage town councillor, while the candidate with 127 was an Oxford University student who was top of the ballot paper. I can understand the alphabet being beaten here but not to that extent. My suspicion is something's gone wrong somewhere. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2018 22:55:28 GMT
Although that 127 for the second Labour candidate in Grove and Wantage in 2017 is on the Oxfordshire Cc website and Rallings and Thrashers results I find the 2 Labour candidates getting 745 and 127 very unbelievable. Unless anyone knows a specific reason? As far as I can tell the candidate with 745 was Labour's regular candidate in the division and is also a Wantage town councillor, while the candidate with 127 was an Oxford University student who was top of the ballot paper. I can understand the alphabet being beaten here but not to that extent. My suspicion is something's gone wrong somewhere. Surely it would have been corrected by now though? Unless the returning officer mistakenly declared 127 instead of 721 and nobody bothered challenging it? |
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Post by ColinJ on Nov 13, 2018 22:57:31 GMT
Although that 127 for the second Labour candidate in Grove and Wantage in 2017 is on the Oxfordshire Cc website and Rallings and Thrashers results I find the 2 Labour candidates getting 745 and 127 very unbelievable. Unless anyone knows a specific reason? The Oxford Mail web site confirms the huge difference in Labour votes. Interestingly, Grove and Wantage appears to be one of only two divisions in the whole of Oxfordshire that returns two members. Perhaps the single Green candidate in G&W, polling 436, had a lot of split ticket votes with the Labour candidate on 745? |
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Post by timmullen1 on Nov 14, 2018 10:51:11 GMT
Wolvercote SoPN should be online now. They’re also reviewing their internal procedures to see why it was overlooked.
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 14, 2018 11:46:14 GMT
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Nov 14, 2018 11:47:46 GMT
Wolvercote SoPN should be online now. They’re also reviewing their internal procedures to see why it was overlooked. That’s on December 6th. |
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Post by timmullen1 on Nov 14, 2018 11:52:04 GMT
Wolvercote SoPN should be online now. They’re also reviewing their internal procedures to see why it was overlooked. That’s on December 6th. Wrong thread sorry. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 14, 2018 11:57:03 GMT
Although that 127 for the second Labour candidate in Grove and Wantage in 2017 is on the Oxfordshire Cc website and Rallings and Thrashers results I find the 2 Labour candidates getting 745 and 127 very unbelievable. Unless anyone knows a specific reason? As far as I can tell the candidate with 745 was Labour's regular candidate in the division and is also a Wantage town councillor, while the candidate with 127 was an Oxford University student who was top of the ballot paper. I can understand the alphabet being beaten here but not to that extent. My suspicion is something's gone wrong somewhere. Did any of the candidates (for any party) stand under a different surname from their registered one? |
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Post by middleenglander on Nov 14, 2018 12:02:18 GMT
Wolvercote SoPN should be online now. They’re also reviewing their internal procedures to see why it was overlooked. I am sure that as always "lessons will be learned". |
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