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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Jan 1, 2020 14:36:20 GMT
Lab majority
Elects by thirds
Current composition: Lab 35, Con 17, LD 10, Grn 3, Oth 4
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Post by edgbaston on Mar 3, 2020 11:45:08 GMT
In good news for psephologists Kirklees is moving to an overnight count.
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Post by thecatman on Mar 3, 2020 22:55:38 GMT
This will be an interesting election.
A few predictions...
1) Labour to lose some seats, enough to lose their majority, but will still have most Councillors.
2) Council Leader to lose his seat, so Labour will need a new Leader.
3) I can't see any party supporting a minority Labour group (too much bad blood) so maybe a Conservative/Lib Dem grouping may hold the balance of power.
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YL
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Post by YL on Mar 4, 2020 8:19:28 GMT
Defending parties in split wards:
Almondbury: Con (other two seats Lib Dem)
Colne Valley: Lab (other seats 1 Lab, 1 Con)
Denby Dale: Lab (other seats 1 Lab, 1 Con)
Dewsbury East: Lab (other seats 1 Lab, 1 HWI)
Golcar: Lib Dem (other seats 1 Lab, 1 Lib Dem)
Holme Valley South: Con (other seats 1 Lab, 1 Con)
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Post by edgbaston on Mar 5, 2020 1:59:04 GMT
This will be an interesting election. A few predictions... 1) Labour to lose some seats, enough to lose their majority, but will still have most Councillors. 2) Council Leader to lose his seat, so Labour will need a new Leader. 3) I can't see any party supporting a minority Labour group (too much bad blood) so maybe a Conservative/Lib Dem grouping may hold the balance of power. No chance of that with 3 greens and the 3 independents in HVN (2/3 being former Labour members). This council was recently NOC for about 8 years with Labour governing from the minority. I suppose there could be some sort of grand coalition of everyone but Labour theoretically. Though I think the smaller opposition parties quite like running against the council in their wards. I just don't see it happening. |
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Post by hullenedge on Mar 7, 2020 12:06:33 GMT
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Kirklees
Mar 10, 2020 21:42:21 GMT
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Post by andrew111 on Mar 10, 2020 21:42:21 GMT
Labour had zero chance in Almondbury anyway this time (if it happens) |
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Mar 10, 2020 21:47:15 GMT
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Post by andrew111 on Mar 10, 2020 21:47:15 GMT
This will be an interesting election. A few predictions... 1) Labour to lose some seats, enough to lose their majority, but will still have most Councillors. 2) Council Leader to lose his seat, so Labour will need a new Leader. 3) I can't see any party supporting a minority Labour group (too much bad blood) so maybe a Conservative/Lib Dem grouping may hold the balance of power. The Tories seem to consider themselves in alliance with the Heavy woolen Indies, which would rule out any arrangement with the Lib Dems even if it were remotely on the cards. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 10, 2020 22:11:03 GMT
This will be an interesting election. A few predictions... 1) Labour to lose some seats, enough to lose their majority, but will still have most Councillors. 2) Council Leader to lose his seat, so Labour will need a new Leader. 3) I can't see any party supporting a minority Labour group (too much bad blood) so maybe a Conservative/Lib Dem grouping may hold the balance of power. The Tories seem to consider themselves in alliance with the Heavy woolen Indies, which would rule out any arrangement with the Lib Dems even if it were remotely on the cards. You must have to take great care not to mistype that |
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Mar 11, 2020 12:08:18 GMT
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Post by andrew111 on Mar 11, 2020 12:08:18 GMT
The Tories seem to consider themselves in alliance with the Heavy woolen Indies, which would rule out any arrangement with the Lib Dems even if it were remotely on the cards. You must have to take great care not to mistype that No care at all. Phones love American spellings |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 11, 2020 17:58:20 GMT
You must have to take great care not to mistype that No care at all. Phones love American spellings Not what I was getting at at all - I hadn't even noticed your misspelling of Woollen. I was thinking of the proximity of the letters 'I' and 'U' on the keyboard and the chance of rather drastically changing the meaning by a minor slip of the finger |
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 11, 2020 18:00:15 GMT
No care at all. Phones love American spellings Not what I was getting at at all - I hadn't even noticed your misspelling of Woollen. I was thinking of the proximity of the letters 'I' and 'U' on the keyboard and the chance of rather drastically changing the meaning by a minor slip of the finger Mr Long and Mr Johns to reception please. |
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Mar 12, 2020 23:12:05 GMT
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Post by andrew111 on Mar 12, 2020 23:12:05 GMT
No care at all. Phones love American spellings Not what I was getting at at all - I hadn't even noticed your misspelling of Woollen. I was thinking of the proximity of the letters 'I' and 'U' on the keyboard and the chance of rather drastically changing the meaning by a minor slip of the finger Fair enough! |
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Post by andrew111 on Mar 12, 2020 23:14:34 GMT
Not what I was getting at at all - I hadn't even noticed your misspelling of Woollen. I was thinking of the proximity of the letters 'I' and 'U' on the keyboard and the chance of rather drastically changing the meaning by a minor slip of the finger Mr Long and Mr Johns to reception please. I like the "fast thick pants" in Kubla Khan (btw reciting Kubla Khan in a Yorkshire accent is my party piece.....) |
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Post by hullenedge on Nov 20, 2020 10:57:42 GMT
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Post by Merseymike on Nov 20, 2020 11:47:14 GMT
What a curious article. If one's party has shifted so definitively, of course some will decide they no longer wish to be associated with it. That does not necessarily mean they cannot work with their former colleagues at local level. |
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Nov 20, 2020 12:16:28 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 20, 2020 12:16:28 GMT
Batley versus Dewsbury is the Heavy Woollen Derby.
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Nov 20, 2020 12:33:36 GMT
Batley versus Dewsbury is the Heavy Woollen Derby. The grounds are within walking distance of each other, aren't they? |
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Nov 20, 2020 13:09:22 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 20, 2020 13:09:22 GMT
Batley versus Dewsbury is the Heavy Woollen Derby. The grounds are within walking distance of each other, aren't they? They are. And Liversedge and Heckmondwike both had professional teams once upon a time. Quite the hotbed. It's quite amazing how many professional teams vanished. Take the 1901-1902 season. The winners were Broughton, with Runcorn third. The Lancs competition (which curiously featured Hull KR) included the long-dead Lancaster, Birkenhead, Altrincham, Radcliffe and Stockport. Yorkshire had Manningham (now Bradford City AFC!), Heckmondwike, Goole, Liversedge and Sowerby Bridge. |
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Nov 20, 2020 13:19:46 GMT
The grounds are within walking distance of each other, aren't they? They are. And Liversedge and Heckmondwike both had professional teams once upon a time. Quite the hotbed. It's quite amazing how many professional teams vanished. Take the 1901-1902 season. The winners were Broughton, with Runcorn third. The Lancs competition (which curiously featured Hull KR) included the long-dead Lancaster, Birkenhead, Altrincham, Radcliffe and Stockport. Yorkshire had Manningham (now Bradford City AFC!), Heckmondwike, Goole, Liversedge and Sowerby Bridge. Whatever happened to Bramley? Coventry had a fairly short-lived pro team, of course, and a book could be written about the many attempts to get established in South Wales ... |
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