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Post by carolus on Jan 17, 2023 21:28:54 GMT
Cheshire West & Chester, Winsford Dene. Mandy Clare, Socialist Labour to Non-aligned Independent. Sunderland, Washington South (2024). Paul Donaghy, Conservative to Reform UK. Did Clare ever formally designate herself as 'Socialist Labour' ?
She was certainly listed as such on the website between October and now - whilst I can't promise it wasn't another website glitch it would seem like an odd one.
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Post by kevinf on Jan 17, 2023 21:57:59 GMT
Cheshire West & Chester, Winsford Dene. Mandy Clare, Socialist Labour to Non-aligned Independent. Sunderland, Washington South (2024). Paul Donaghy, Conservative to Reform UK. Out of interest, how many councillors does Reform UK have? None elected of course. They have one in Kent - Swale?
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Post by finsobruce on Jan 17, 2023 22:09:19 GMT
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Post by Tony Otim on Jan 17, 2023 22:54:17 GMT
Also one in Barnsley. I think there was also one in Blackpool who went Con to Ind, but said he was joining Reform, but is still an independent on the council website...
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Post by timrollpickering on Jan 17, 2023 23:06:38 GMT
Tim Prosser (2021) and Alan Lindsay (2022) certainly seem to have been elected as Reform candidates without previously being elected for anyone else. Reform UK and Reform Derby have a curious relationship. IIUC (and if not I'm sure someone will correct this), the Derby council group went localist and got the word "Reform" registered as a party name first; this may have been the reason why the Brexit Party's application to rename itself took so long to the point that Farage got publicly annoyed. There's a joint description of "Reform Derby and Reform UK" that Lindsey and Prosser were elected under that implies a settlement was found and Prosser was also the RefUK candidate for Derbyshire PCC but I'm not sure if the two are basically the same party or if they occupy similar positions but at different tiers of government (which would be quite appropriate given where Farage seems to have got the name from).
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Post by aargauer on Jan 18, 2023 9:06:11 GMT
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Post by finsobruce on Jan 18, 2023 9:32:00 GMT
Tim Prosser (2021) and Alan Lindsay (2022) certainly seem to have been elected as Reform candidates without previously being elected for anyone else. Reform UK and Reform Derby have a curious relationship. IIUC (and if not I'm sure someone will correct this), the Derby council group went localist and got the word "Reform" registered as a party name first; this may have been the reason why the Brexit Party's application to rename itself took so long to the point that Farage got publicly annoyed. There's a joint description of "Reform Derby and Reform UK" that Lindsey and Prosser were elected under that implies a settlement was found and Prosser was also the RefUK candidate for Derbyshire PCC but I'm not sure if the two are basically the same party or if they occupy similar positions but at different tiers of government (which would be quite appropriate given where Farage seems to have got the name from). Special award for a party that split before it had even formed?
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Post by yellowperil on Jan 18, 2023 9:44:18 GMT
Haven't they got a few elected in Derby?
Tim Prosser (2021) and Alan Lindsay (2022) certainly seem to have been elected as Reform candidates without previously being elected for anyone else.
At the other end of the spectrum Alan Graves has gone Labour-Independent-UKIP-Brexit party-Reform Derby.
That name surely is a Spoonerism.
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Post by grahammurray on Jan 18, 2023 13:33:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2023 13:44:36 GMT
Tim Prosser (2021) and Alan Lindsay (2022) certainly seem to have been elected as Reform candidates without previously being elected for anyone else. Reform UK and Reform Derby have a curious relationship. IIUC (and if not I'm sure someone will correct this), the Derby council group went localist and got the word "Reform" registered as a party name first; this may have been the reason why the Brexit Party's application to rename itself took so long to the point that Farage got publicly annoyed. There's a joint description of "Reform Derby and Reform UK" that Lindsey and Prosser were elected under that implies a settlement was found and Prosser was also the RefUK candidate for Derbyshire PCC but I'm not sure if the two are basically the same party or if they occupy similar positions but at different tiers of government (which would be quite appropriate given where Farage seems to have got the name from). Slightly surprised that was allowed. Doesn’t it open the floodgates to hundreds of parties called ‘Reform [location]’?
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Post by grahammurray on Jan 19, 2023 15:04:22 GMT
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Post by timrollpickering on Jan 19, 2023 16:58:20 GMT
Reform UK and Reform Derby have a curious relationship. IIUC (and if not I'm sure someone will correct this), the Derby council group went localist and got the word "Reform" registered as a party name first; this may have been the reason why the Brexit Party's application to rename itself took so long to the point that Farage got publicly annoyed. There's a joint description of "Reform Derby and Reform UK" that Lindsey and Prosser were elected under that implies a settlement was found and Prosser was also the RefUK candidate for Derbyshire PCC but I'm not sure if the two are basically the same party or if they occupy similar positions but at different tiers of government (which would be quite appropriate given where Farage seems to have got the name from). Slightly surprised that was allowed. Doesn’t it open the floodgates to hundreds of parties called ‘Reform [location]’? Only if the existing registered parties with the word 'reform' are okay with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2023 20:56:11 GMT
Slightly surprised that was allowed. Doesn’t it open the floodgates to hundreds of parties called ‘Reform [location]’? Only if the existing registered parties with the word 'reform' are okay with it. Ah I see.
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Post by carolus on Jan 19, 2023 21:25:26 GMT
Arun, River. Ian Buckland, Independent Independent (elected as Liberal Democrat) to Liberal Democrat.
Cornwall, St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn. Paul Wills, Independent to Independent Conservative Aligned.
Peterborough, North (2023). Ansar Ali, Labour to Independent.
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Post by carolus on Jan 20, 2023 17:42:59 GMT
Luton, Dallow. Abbas Hussain, Independent (elected as Labour) to Liberal Democrat.
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Post by bungle on Jan 23, 2023 15:00:56 GMT
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Post by carolus on Jan 24, 2023 19:55:51 GMT
Barnet, Friern Barnet. Linda Lusingu, Labour to Independent.
Lichfield, Fazeley. Barry Gwilt, Conservative to Reform UK.
Somerset West & Taunton. Manor & Tangier. Martin Peters, Liberal Democrat to Non Political Aligned
Winchester, Colden Common & Twyford (2026). Susan Cook, Conservative to Independent.
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Post by andrewp on Jan 24, 2023 20:01:45 GMT
Barnet, Friern Barnet. Linda Lusingu, Labour to Independent. Lichfield, Fazeley. Barry Gwilt, Conservative to Reform UK. Somerset West & Taunton. Manor & Tangier. Martin Peters, Liberal Democrat to Non Political Aligned Winchester, Colden Common & Twyford (2026). Susan Cook, Conservative to Independent. I wonder why Martin Peters has left the Lib Dems rather than waiting another 9 weeks when the council is abolished. He is the councillor for the next ward to the one I live in. He was an unlikely winner in his ward in 2019 quite significantly helped by an Ex Tory standing as an Independent. He has written to the local paper in the past with a Pro PR stance and said he’d previously been a member of the Labour Party so maybe a serial mover.
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Post by olympian95 on Jan 25, 2023 11:24:15 GMT
Barnet, Friern Barnet. Linda Lusingu, Labour to Independent. Lichfield, Fazeley. Barry Gwilt, Conservative to Reform UK. Somerset West & Taunton. Manor & Tangier. Martin Peters, Liberal Democrat to Non Political Aligned Winchester, Colden Common & Twyford (2026). Susan Cook, Conservative to Independent. Interesting in Barnet....wonder what the reason is?
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Post by carolus on Jan 25, 2023 19:07:08 GMT
Barnet, Friern Barnet. Linda Lusingu, Labour to Independent. Lichfield, Fazeley. Barry Gwilt, Conservative to Reform UK. Somerset West & Taunton. Manor & Tangier. Martin Peters, Liberal Democrat to Non Political Aligned Winchester, Colden Common & Twyford (2026). Susan Cook, Conservative to Independent. I wonder why Martin Peters has left the Lib Dems rather than waiting another 9 weeks when the council is abolished. He is the councillor for the next ward to the one I live in. He was an unlikely winner in his ward in 2019 quite significantly helped by an Ex Tory standing as an Independent. He has written to the local paper in the past with a Pro PR stance and said he’d previously been a member of the Labour Party so maybe a serial mover. Well, whatever the reason, he didn't hang around:
Somerset West & Taunton. Manor & Tangier. Martin Peters, Non Political Aligned (elected as Lib Dem) to Labour.
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