General councillors and other notable defections

[Devonian]

www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-news/local-hounslow-news/2013/05/31/crisis-for-hounslow-tories-as-three-councillors-quit-109642-33410573

HOUNSLOW Conservatives have been plunged into a fresh crisis after three councillors announced they would quit the party in the space of the week.

Councillor Rebecca Stewart and councillor BeverleyWilliams who represent Hanworth Park officially walked on Thursday and are said to be considering their futures.

The mother-daughter departure follows that Councillor Colin Botterill (Feltham West) who quit the Tories to become Hounslow's first UKIP councillor as of last Friday (24). [...]

The duo will announce their decision - either to join another party or become Independent - early next week.

[Deleted]

Another defection from the Northampton Labour Group, this time to UKIP.

Defeated candidate for Group Leader a few weeks ago, Beverley Mennell of Kingsley has announced her jumping of ship on the Chronicle website:


www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/exclusive-labour-borough-councillor-defects-to-ukip-1-5149861

[Deleted]

so a couple of weeks ago a committed Labour councillor going for leadership, then loses and decides to go to another party ....

bad loser ?

[iainbhx]

Jun 3, 2013 13:33:05 GMT @ianrobo said:

so a couple of weeks ago a committed Labour councillor going for leadership, then loses and decides to go to another party ....

bad loser ?

I suspect you are correct.

[Pimpernal]

maybe it was a last ditch effort to move the labour group in a positive direction, and when that failed she decided to move to a group that has the interests of residents rather than party politics as a priority?

[Sibboleth]

...

[Deleted]

Jun 3, 2013 15:25:33 GMT Pimpernal said:

maybe it was a last ditch effort to move the labour group in a positive direction, and when that failed she decided to move to a group that has the interests of residents rather than party politics as a priority?

yeah of course it was ... so move to a party that in most policy areas are against what Labour stand for ?

[The Bishop]

Believe that if you want Pimp - I doubt that many others will

[Davıd Boothroyd]

UKIP now up to four councillors on Hounslow, all having moved from the Conservative group in the past week. Gillian Hutchison is the latest.

[Deleted]

Jun 3, 2013 15:25:33 GMT Pimpernal said:

maybe it was a last ditch effort to move the labour group in a positive direction, and when that failed she decided to move to a group that has the interests of residents rather than party politics as a priority?

Apparently she found out that she wasn't getting a position in the Borough Shadow Cabinet either so maybe this is the case. Although, it's not convincing when she has failed to raise a single objection before this time by the looks of it....

[Pimpernal]

I did say 'maybe'

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Breaking news:

Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh
Lib Dem statement: "Mike Hancock has chosen to resign the party whip while he defends himself against v serious allegations."

[tricky]

Jun 3, 2013 21:23:50 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Breaking news:

Paul Waugh ‏@paulwaugh
Lib Dem statement: "Mike Hancock has chosen to resign the party whip while he defends himself against v serious allegations."

That really doesn't count as a defection!

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Another piece of news worth noting but not really counting as a defection: Brian Coleman was tonight expelled from the Conservative Party. He did not attend a meeting of Chipping Barnet Conservatives which was called to determine his membership. www.times-series.co.uk/news/10466123.Brian_Coleman_expelled_from_national_Conservative_Party/?ref=twtrec

[john07]

Jun 5, 2013 19:48:26 GMT Davıd Boothroyd said:

Another piece of news worth noting but not really counting as a defection: Brian Coleman was tonight expelled from the Conservative Party. He did not attend a meeting of Chipping Barnet Conservatives which was called to determine his membership. www.times-series.co.uk/news/10466123.Brian_Coleman_expelled_from_national_Conservative_Party/?ref=twtrec

Did his taxi not arrive?

[Pete Whitehead]

May 16, 2013 10:49:35 GMT meurig said:

Musical chairs on Pembrokeshire.
Sue Perkins from Labour to Independent Group (although she was already sitting in the cabinet in a slightly odd arrangement)
David Bryan from Independent to Conservative

It would be useful if these kind of posts would specify which ward the councillors represent

[gwynthegriff]

Jun 3, 2013 15:25:33 GMT Pimpernal said:

maybe it was a last ditch effort to move the labour group in a positive direction, and when that failed she decided to move to a group that has the interests of residents rather than party politics as a priority?

She's joined UKIP!

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Amanda de Ryk, elected for the Liberal Democrats in Blackheath ward of Lewisham Borough Council, has joined Labour.

[Davıd Boothroyd]

Carol Shaw (Brondesbury Park ward, Brent Borough Council) has re-ratted!

richardosley.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/tories-welcome-home-an-old-friend-in-brent/

[lancastrian]

Reported that Carol Shaw, Lib Dem, Brent, Brondesbury Park, has returned to the Conservatives, having defected the other way in 2003. She's topped the poll in 2002(Tory)and 2006 and 2010(as a Lib Dem) several hundred votes ahead of the second and third candidates from her party.