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Post by La Fontaine on Feb 5, 2015 13:42:05 GMT
I doubt if arranging for a lack of quorum would be thought necessary. In many rock-solid Labour wards, here and elsewhere, quorums are rare. Sometimes branches based upon such wards have effectively ceased to exist, or have been merged with other wards.
Generally, I think it is very unwise, and unprecendented in my experience, for the MP & candidate to be party to a press release which says "it's time for a change". And whoever was responsible, deselecting Sheelagh Clarke is especially crazy.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2015 19:41:48 GMT
The three Stoke-on-Trent Councillors (Janine Bridges/Neil Day/Duncan Walker) who recently left the Labour group , have all joined (and in Janine Bridge's case-rejoined) The City Independents, making 28 Lab, 13 City Independents , 2 Conservatives, 1 non-aligned ex-Labour
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Post by MeirionGwril on Feb 6, 2015 10:03:25 GMT
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Post by The Bishop on Feb 6, 2015 11:16:04 GMT
He was the sole GF councillor elected in 2012 IIRC?
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 6, 2015 13:35:57 GMT
He was the sole GF councillor elected in 2012 IIRC? Yep. I think it's safe to declare Glasgoe First dead now. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2015 17:09:22 GMT
The three Stoke-on-Trent Councillors (Janine Bridges/Neil Day/Duncan Walker) who recently left the Labour group , have all joined (and in Janine Bridge's case-rejoined) The City Independents, making 28 Lab, 13 City Independents , 2 Conservatives, 1 non-aligned ex-Labour Stoke's back, baby! |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 10, 2015 19:32:06 GMT
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Post by AdminSTB on Feb 11, 2015 22:14:08 GMT
Considering the North Lanarkshire candidates have just been selected, one can surmise that their preferred candidates weren't selected (maybe they even tried to get selected themselves, I don't know, North Lanarkshire hasn't been my focus of attention for some time now).
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Post by bungle on Feb 11, 2015 23:57:35 GMT
Cllr Lindsay Burr defects from Lib Dem to Ind. She states “I feel the party has somewhat lost its true direction and my values are no longer aligned to the party. I am particularly against fracking and in the light that Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, is supporting fracking, my position has become untenable". She represents the Malton division, North Yorks CC and Malton ward, Ryedale DC. Also reported is Cllr Shane Collinson, Ryedale South West ward, Ryedale DC having left the Conservative group. www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/11785790.Councillor_Lindsay_Burr_leaves_Lib_Dems/ |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 12, 2015 9:40:35 GMT
ConservativeHome reports that June Lumley (Grange ward, Rochford district council) has defected from Liberal Democrat to Conservative.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 15, 2015 0:12:40 GMT
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Post by Khunanup on Feb 20, 2015 13:39:38 GMT
Another councillor leaving UKIP in Hampshire over the county organiser Paul Lovegrove, his criminal past (recent convictions for ABH and wounding) and the response to any criticism against him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2015 18:17:09 GMT
Diana Wallis, former MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, Liberal Democrat to Yorkshire First. She is standing for her new party in Haltemprice and Howden.
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Post by Crimson King on Feb 20, 2015 21:37:07 GMT
I think her husband is one of the founders???
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Post by Pimpernal on Feb 24, 2015 17:46:02 GMT
No comment from Casual Observer... or even fellow Islander Swampie... What a prize UKIP has gained with Mr Crowther! I'm only reluctant to make more political capital out of this because it would be cruel to the poor old guy. You won't get any useful work out of him if our many years of experience is anything to go by. Now, had it been Trevor Fentiman who had, as a Councillor, defected to UKIP in Minster then UKIP would have gained a real asset. As it is, the competent and plausible individual who has joined UKIP is no longer a Councillor and is in the wrong part of the Borough for UKIP, whilst the Councillor who has defected in the "right" part of the Borough for UKIP has no credibility. He'll prove, at best, useless to UKIP but may be, at worst, the same unreliable idiot that we've had to carry for years. Why do you imagine we deselected him for May's election this year? btw "fellow Islander" is incorrect, Pimp, as I'm sure you know! Just priming this one  |
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 25, 2015 8:55:31 GMT
Easy come, easy go...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 10:20:36 GMT
Labour lose control of Newcastle Borough Council. Cllrs Waring (Newchapel) and Burnett (Ravencliffe) go Independent after being deselected.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 25, 2015 10:28:49 GMT
Losing a technical majority is not the same as losing control.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 10:34:17 GMT
We'll see if your petty point is true tonight at the Full Council budget setting.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Feb 25, 2015 10:56:02 GMT
You'll have to find an issue on which Labour (29 councillors) are on one side, and the other side unites the Conservatives (15), Liberal Democrats (6), UK Independence Party (5), ex-Labour Independents (3) and Green Party (1).
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