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Post by carolus on Oct 9, 2024 16:43:09 GMT
West Sussex, Fontwell (2025). Trevor Bence, Conservative to Green & Independent Alliance. West Sussex, Fontwell (2025). Trevor Bence, Green & Independent Alliance (elected as Conservative) to Reform UK.
Huntingdonshire, St Neots Eatons (2026). Barry Chapman, Independent to HDC Independent Group.
Wiltshire, Melksham East (2025). Mike Sankey, Conservative to No Description.
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Post by carolus on Oct 10, 2024 18:53:45 GMT
West Sussex, Fontwell (2025). Trevor Bence, Conservative to Green & Independent Alliance. West Sussex, Fontwell (2025). Trevor Bence, Green & Independent Alliance (elected as Conservative) to Reform UK. And also on Arun Arun, Aldwick East (2027). Trevor Bence, Ungrouped Independent (elected as Conservative) to Reform UK.
Staffordshire, Amington (2025). Thomas Jay, Conservative to Independent.
Windsor & Maidenhead (2027). Kashmir Singh, Labour (elected as Liberal Democrat) to Independent.
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Post by jamesdoyle on Oct 11, 2024 18:54:02 GMT
At least one other defection to RefUK on WSCc, don't know who yet.
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Post by jamesdoyle on Oct 11, 2024 19:00:11 GMT
Gary Markwell, Arundel & Courtwick, Con to RefUk
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Post by notabrummie on Oct 11, 2024 19:42:23 GMT
Gary Markwell, Arundel & Courtwick, Con to RefUk He was reported on here about a month ago. Sorry. |
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Post by jamesdoyle on Oct 11, 2024 20:18:03 GMT
Gary Markwell, Arundel & Courtwick, Con to RefUk He was reported on here about a month ago. Sorry. Hmm, there may be another one then, just heard of a defection tonight. But could be wrong |
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Post by jamesdoyle on Oct 12, 2024 9:11:24 GMT
Sorry, my bad, it was just those two. I saw a Facebook post by a county councillor talking about defections as if they had just happened, but she's messages me to say it was Bence and Markwell she was talking about.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 15, 2024 9:36:57 GMT
Stockport, Marple South & High Lane (2026). Aron Thornley, Liberal Democrat to Independent. Gosh, what is this about? Apologies if this has been noted since, but he is now with Labour. When he originally left the Lib Dems, he claimed it was due to political restrictions in a job (or so Mark Hunter said at the time). |
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Post by carolus on Oct 15, 2024 12:40:26 GMT
Kirklees, Dewsbury West (2026). Ammar Anwar, Kirklees Community Independent Group (elected as Labour) to Independent.
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Post by carolus on Oct 17, 2024 20:43:16 GMT
Mansfield, Newlands Forest Town (2027). Sidney Walker, Mansfield Independents to Reform UK Back to Independent. |
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Post by casualobserver on Oct 18, 2024 7:04:58 GMT
Mansfield, Newlands Forest Town (2027). Sidney Walker, Mansfield Independents to Reform UK Back to Independent. Very impressive!!! Since his election 17 months ago, Sidney’s managed to change his allegiance twice!! Is this our first councillor defection FROM Reformuk? Just beginning to feel a bit like the UKIP story. |
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Post by trickyreturns on Oct 19, 2024 16:28:08 GMT
Oh no, he's now Independent (Unattached)
Meanwhile:
Flintshire, Northop (2027). Marion Bateman, Independent to Independent (Unattached) Flintshire, Northop (2027). Linda Thew, Independent to Non Aligned.
In, out, shake it all about. The website has now reallocated even more councillors between Independent, Independent (Unattached), True Independents, and Non Aligned. I'm not sure whether whoever updates the website knows which is which. Perhaps the councillors don't either. I'm not going to keep reporting them unless an actual party defection pops up. But for the record the council is now:
29 Labour, 13 Independent, 6 Eagle, 6 True Independents, 5 Flintshire People's Voice, 3 Independent (Unattached), 3 Liberal Democrats, 1 Conservative, 1 Non Aligned.
Aberdeenshire, Troup (2027). Mark Findlater, Conservative to Independent.
Late to this but on Flintshire the number of independent groups is subject to change at any particular moment. There have been offshoots of pretty much all of the groups, seems to be mainly Labour leaning councillors turn at the moment. It isn't exactly great for a council with financial issues to have this many independent groups and some of us are working for some more stability. The Conservative probably feels a little left out but would find it difficult to split their group. |
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Post by maxque on Oct 19, 2024 16:45:02 GMT
In, out, shake it all about. The website has now reallocated even more councillors between Independent, Independent (Unattached), True Independents, and Non Aligned. I'm not sure whether whoever updates the website knows which is which. Perhaps the councillors don't either. I'm not going to keep reporting them unless an actual party defection pops up. But for the record the council is now:
29 Labour, 13 Independent, 6 Eagle, 6 True Independents, 5 Flintshire People's Voice, 3 Independent (Unattached), 3 Liberal Democrats, 1 Conservative, 1 Non Aligned.
Aberdeenshire, Troup (2027). Mark Findlater, Conservative to Independent.
Late to this but on Flintshire the number of independent groups is subject to change at any particular moment. There have been offshoots of pretty much all of the groups, seems to be mainly Labour leaning councillors turn at the moment. It isn't exactly great for a council with financial issues to have this many independent groups and some of us are working for some more stability. The Conservative probably feels a little left out but would find it difficult to split their group. Also, seems there is 7 True Independents now and 2 Independents (Unattached). |
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Post by carolus on Oct 19, 2024 16:52:14 GMT
Late to this but on Flintshire the number of independent groups is subject to change at any particular moment. There have been offshoots of pretty much all of the groups, seems to be mainly Labour leaning councillors turn at the moment. It isn't exactly great for a council with financial issues to have this many independent groups and some of us are working for some more stability. The Conservative probably feels a little left out but would find it difficult to split their group. Also, seems there is 7 True Independents now and 2 Independents (Unattached). It would help if they could sit still for a moment and wait to be counted... |
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Oct 19, 2024 17:09:50 GMT
Late to this but on Flintshire the number of independent groups is subject to change at any particular moment. There have been offshoots of pretty much all of the groups, seems to be mainly Labour leaning councillors turn at the moment. It isn't exactly great for a council with financial issues to have this many independent groups and some of us are working for some more stability. The Conservative probably feels a little left out but would find it difficult to split their group. Also, seems there is 7 True Independents now and 2 Independents (Unattached). They could do with updating their website, heavens it's outdated. I've counted Labour 29; Independent 13; True Independents 7; Eagle 6; Flintshire People's Voice 5; LibDem 3; Unattached Independent 2; Non aligned 1; Conservative 1. |
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Post by skyep on Oct 21, 2024 22:08:15 GMT
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Post by hullenedge on Oct 23, 2024 7:27:34 GMT
Kirklees, Dewsbury West (2026). Ammar Anwar, Kirklees Community Independent Group (elected as Labour) to Independent. According to today's Examiner Jo Lawson, Crosland Moor & Netherton, has also left the KCI Group (she was leader) however she's still listed under the Group on the Council website. |
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Post by Merseymike on Oct 23, 2024 7:51:21 GMT
Kirklees, Dewsbury West (2026). Ammar Anwar, Kirklees Community Independent Group (elected as Labour) to Independent. According to today's Examiner Jo Lawson, Crosland Moor & Netherton, has also left the KCI Group (she was leader) however she's still listed under the Group on the Council website. I think she resigned as leader, but she is (still) in the KCI group. |
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Post by The Bishop on Oct 23, 2024 10:07:05 GMT
They got 3% standing as an Independent at the GE. |
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Post by Crimson King on Oct 23, 2024 15:30:12 GMT
They got 3% standing as an Independent at the GE. what, both of him? |
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