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Post by Pimpernal on Dec 6, 2012 18:35:53 GMT
Seeing as I can't find the usual one...
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Post by Pimpernal on Dec 6, 2012 18:37:12 GMT
Former Swale Tory Cllr and former Faversham Mayor from Tory to Ukip
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2012 20:31:02 GMT
It will be interesting how many Tories defect to UKIP over the coming months
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Post by marksenior on Dec 17, 2012 15:26:03 GMT
Four Conservative councillors on Brentwood DC have resigned from the Conservative group on the council over disagreements on the way local issues have been handled . They include one councillor who hoined the Conservatives from the Lib Dems in January giving his reason as ............... the way the Lib Dems were handling local issues .
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Post by anthony on Dec 19, 2012 8:30:28 GMT
Four Conservative councillors on Brentwood DC have resigned from the Conservative group on the council over disagreements on the way local issues have been handled . They include one councillor who hoined the Conservatives from the Lib Dems in January giving his reason as ............... the way the Lib Dems were handling local issues . Leaving - Conservative 21 Liberal Democrat 9 Labour 2 Independent 5 |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2012 8:34:50 GMT
Hi folks
Brian Chalker, ex Mayor of Bath & chair of B&NES, Tory to Indy.
TBF this is the 3rd Tory to Indy in the past few months here, & appears to be less to do with politics per se, & more to do with local backbiting & incompetence. Expect to see a change of leadership ( using the term in its loosest sense) in the new year.
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Post by Rural Radical on Dec 20, 2012 9:19:14 GMT
Hi folks Brian Chalker, ex Mayor of Bath & chair of B&NES, Tory to Indy. TBF this is the 3rd Tory to Indy in the past few months here, & appears to be less to do with politics per se, & more to do with local backbiting & incompetence. Expect to see a change of leadership ( using the term in its loosest sense) in the new year. Welcome back Robin  |
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Post by froome on Dec 21, 2012 10:51:14 GMT
Hi folks Brian Chalker, ex Mayor of Bath & chair of B&NES, Tory to Indy. TBF this is the 3rd Tory to Indy in the past few months here, & appears to be less to do with politics per se, & more to do with local backbiting & incompetence. Expect to see a change of leadership ( using the term in its loosest sense) in the new year. It's fascinating watching B&NES Tory group slowly disintegrating. They failed miserably in the last general election, leaving Bath as one the safest Lib Dem seats, and then lost out heavily at the last local elections, losing seats and control of the council against the trend elsewhere. Now they have lost 3 of their councillors to become Independents. This makes the Independent grouping the same size as Labour's here. It's obvious that the Tory group are not a happy bunch, but Bryan's decision does also seem to have come about from disillusion with the national party. However, if anyone is thinking that this may be part of the general trend from Conservative to UKIP as seen in some other defections and predicted by many, this is definitely not what is happening here. What is happening is a rise in Independent politics, following the recent votes in the PCC elections and nearby the Bristol mayoral result, and following Bath voting in its first Independent councillor at the last elections (who it seems Bryan has been on good terms with). It will be interesting to see what these councillors do at the next elections, and how the Tories fight those elections. It will also be interesting to see whether in 2013 this slow disintegration of the Tory group gathers any pace with others peeling away. As for the Independents, my impression is that they have been a group of mavericks who in reality have little to hold them together. However, Bryan Chalker is a much more experienced councillor, so it will be interesting to watch how that grouping acts. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 3, 2013 23:37:59 GMT
Big defection in Buckinghamshire. Mohammad Bhatti, a Bucks County Councillor (since 2009) and Chiltern District Councillor (since 1999), who was given the MBE in the December 2011 New Year's Honours list, has left the Conservatives and joined Labour.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 8:33:10 GMT
interesting move, I am guessing as a labour candidate he would have little chance of re-election, any word why ?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 4, 2013 9:30:04 GMT
interesting move, I am guessing as a labour candidate he would have little chance of re-election, any word why ? His Bucks division (Chesham East) was a gain from Liberal Democrat last time, with Labour polling 4%. His ward in Chiltern (Newtown) had a reasonably large Conservative majority in 2011 but with a split opposition: Mohammad Zafir BHATTI (Conservatives) 480 Susan Waite JORDAN (Liberal Democrat) 210 Peter Lewis JONES (The Labour Party Candidate) 156 Nicholas John Eric WILKINS (The Green Party) 97 County councillors who defect in January of election year are normally the ones who have been deselected but I have no knowledge of whether that is so here. |
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Post by meurig on Jan 4, 2013 12:58:01 GMT
Theressa Bowen, Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire. Labour to Independent.
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Post by Crimson King on Jan 4, 2013 15:03:35 GMT
interesting move, I am guessing as a labour candidate he would have little chance of re-election, any word why ? His Bucks division (Chesham East) was a gain from Liberal Democrat last time, with Labour polling 4%. His ward in Chiltern (Newtown) had a reasonably large Conservative majority in 2011 but with a split opposition: Mohammad Zafir BHATTI (Conservatives) 480 Susan Waite JORDAN (Liberal Democrat) 210 Peter Lewis JONES (The Labour Party Candidate) 156 Nicholas John Eric WILKINS (The Green Party) 97 County councillors who defect in January of election year are normally the ones who have been deselected but I have no knowledge of whether that is so here. What are the make ups of the respective councils? what goodies if any might be on offer from the Labour groups on them? and finally, is it possible that he is, or at least believes himself to be, the leader of the Bhatti party and electable under any label? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 15:07:59 GMT
and finally, is it possible that he is, or at least believes himself to be, the leader of the Bhatti party and electable under any label? I'm sure we can come up with any number of potential members of his party...  Although they will all be certain leadership challengers, by definition ... |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Jan 4, 2013 15:23:01 GMT
His Bucks division (Chesham East) was a gain from Liberal Democrat last time, with Labour polling 4%. His ward in Chiltern (Newtown) had a reasonably large Conservative majority in 2011 but with a split opposition: Mohammad Zafir BHATTI (Conservatives) 480 Susan Waite JORDAN (Liberal Democrat) 210 Peter Lewis JONES (The Labour Party Candidate) 156 Nicholas John Eric WILKINS (The Green Party) 97 County councillors who defect in January of election year are normally the ones who have been deselected but I have no knowledge of whether that is so here. What are the make ups of the respective councils? what goodies if any might be on offer from the Labour groups on them? and finally, is it possible that he is, or at least believes himself to be, the leader of the Bhatti party and electable under any label? He's rather lonely as a Labour councillor on both authorities. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Jan 4, 2013 16:24:44 GMT
He has been unanimously elected as Leader of the Labour Group on both councils. :-)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2013 16:31:53 GMT
He has been unanimously elected as Leader of the Labour Group on both councils. :-) I'm afraid not. He was nominated to both posts, but couldn't get a seconder ...  |
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Post by Rural Radical on Jan 5, 2013 16:48:33 GMT
Big defection in Buckinghamshire. Mohammad Bhatti, a Bucks County Councillor (since 2009) and Chiltern District Councillor (since 1999), who was given the MBE in the December 2011 New Year's Honours list, has left the Conservatives and joined Labour. Hey we're back in business on Bucks CC ;D |
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Post by Pimpernal on Jan 6, 2013 10:03:52 GMT
Big defection in Buckinghamshire. Mohammad Bhatti, a Bucks County Councillor (since 2009) and Chiltern District Councillor (since 1999), who was given the MBE in the December 2011 New Year's Honours list, has left the Conservatives and joined Labour. Hey we're back in business on Bucks CC ;D Took a weather check ahead of the County elections in May? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2013 10:07:58 GMT
If the Tories were going to do bad here then god help them in other less favourable areas.
I would guess this is a de-selection row or does race have anything to do with it ?
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