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Post by Admin Twaddleford on Jan 2, 2020 17:56:05 GMT
Greater Manchester
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 3, 2020 13:30:11 GMT
Easy Burnham win again. Councillor Andy Kelly from Rochdale is the LD candidate. Someone has put down Melanie Horrocks as the Green candidate on Wikipedia, but I can't find anything- owainsutton, have you heard? |
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Post by owainsutton on Jan 3, 2020 16:30:48 GMT
Someone has put down Melanie Horrocks as the Green candidate on Wikipedia, but I can't find anything- owainsutton , have you heard? That's correct - there's not been any big announcement yet, but it's no secret. She was also the GE2019 candidate for Manchester Central. |
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Post by polaris on Jan 3, 2020 16:59:21 GMT
It's hard to foresee anything other than a big win for Andy Burnham.
However, last time they published ward-level results. It will be interesting to see the results from places like Bolton North East and Heywood & Middleton, and to compare these with the council elections and the general election.
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Post by bjornhattan on Jan 3, 2020 17:20:52 GMT
It's hard to foresee anything other than a big win for Andy Burnham. However, last time they published ward-level results. It will be interesting to see the results from places like Bolton North East and Heywood & Middleton, and to compare these with the council elections and the general election. Andy Burnham might well appeal better to voters in those sorts of places - he's less ideological, and perhaps more crucially he's pretty local. |
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Post by timrollpickering on Jan 3, 2020 17:55:13 GMT
Apparently he's from the north.
This shocking revelation will no doubt do him no harm here.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 3, 2020 18:11:37 GMT
It's hard to foresee anything other than a big win for Andy Burnham. However, last time they published ward-level results. It will be interesting to see the results from places like Bolton North East and Heywood & Middleton, and to compare these with the council elections and the general election. Andy Burnham might well appeal better to voters in those sorts of places - he's less ideological, and perhaps more crucially he's pretty local. He seems to have done quite a good job, as well. There were some moans about the precept, but it mostly goes to the GM Fire and Rescue anyway so don't think anyone cares. Bloke I know does some work with him and says he's quite a reasonable bloke. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 3, 2020 18:12:27 GMT
Apparently he's from the north. This shocking revelation will no doubt do him no harm here. He's a sort of Manc-Scouse, but as he's an Evertonian, this causes minimal if any fuss! |
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Post by bjornhattan on Jan 3, 2020 18:24:15 GMT
Apparently he's from the north. This shocking revelation will no doubt do him no harm here. He's a sort of Manc-Scouse, but as he's an Evertonian, this causes minimal if any fuss! I did think that his reason for standing in Leigh is that it's the most Scouse part of "Greater Manchester". |
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Post by bjornhattan on Jan 3, 2020 18:26:15 GMT
Apparently he's from the north. This shocking revelation will no doubt do him no harm here. He's a sort of Manc-Scouse, but as he's an Evertonian, this causes minimal if any fuss! I did think that his reason for standing in Leigh was because it's the most Scouse constituency in "Greater Manchester" (barring maybe Makerfield). |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 3, 2020 18:30:19 GMT
He's a sort of Manc-Scouse, but as he's an Evertonian, this causes minimal if any fuss! I did think that his reason for standing in Leigh was because it's the most Scouse constituency in "Greater Manchester" (barring maybe Makerfield). He's not even a real Mickey, he was brought up in Culcheth! |
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Post by bjornhattan on Jan 3, 2020 18:36:16 GMT
I did think that his reason for standing in Leigh was because it's the most Scouse constituency in "Greater Manchester" (barring maybe Makerfield). He's not even a real Mickey, he was brought up in Culcheth! It is funny to see the way Warringtonians react to things - one of my tutors at uni was from Warrington and got very offended if anyone called him a Scoucer or Manc. It does seem like the cultural boundaries between areas are much closer here than elsewhere - no-one in Oxford minded that Andrew Smith was a Readingite. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 3, 2020 18:38:04 GMT
He's not even a real Mickey, he was brought up in Culcheth! It is funny to see the way Warringtonians react to things - one of my tutors at uni was from Warrington and got very offended if anyone called him a Scoucer or Manc. It does seem like the cultural boundaries between areas are much closer here than elsewhere - no-one in Oxford minded that Andrew Smith was a Readingite. Absolutely, he's a Wire! The parts between Manchester and Liverpool are full of tragics pretending they are from either, which annoys many of the locals greatly. Especially when you hear them trying to put on a comedy version of either accent. |
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Post by bjornhattan on Jan 3, 2020 18:42:56 GMT
It is funny to see the way Warringtonians react to things - one of my tutors at uni was from Warrington and got very offended if anyone called him a Scoucer or Manc. It does seem like the cultural boundaries between areas are much closer here than elsewhere - no-one in Oxford minded that Andrew Smith was a Readingite. Absolutely, he's a Wire! The parts between Manchester and Liverpool are full of tragics pretending they are from either, which annoys many of the locals greatly. Especially when you hear them trying to put on a comedy version of either accent. To be fair, one of the most famous people from that neck of the woods is Rick Astley, who is very clearly neither! Even Richard Ashcroft just falls within Wigan (I think). |
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Post by unrepentantfool on Jan 6, 2020 6:03:58 GMT
He's not even a real Mickey, he was brought up in Culcheth! It is funny to see the way Warringtonians react to things - one of my tutors at uni was from Warrington and got very offended if anyone called him a Scoucer or Manc. It does seem like the cultural boundaries between areas are much closer here than elsewhere - no-one in Oxford minded that Andrew Smith was a Readingite. But we in Reading did mind when some Oxfordshire folk tried to stand here in Reading East-see the 2020 GE result.And it's Redingensian, I'll have you know! |
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Post by CatholicLeft on Jan 15, 2020 0:53:59 GMT
Easy Burnham win again. Councillor Andy Kelly from Rochdale is the LD candidate. Someone has put down Melanie Horrocks as the Green candidate on Wikipedia, but I can't find anything- owainsutton, have you heard? Oh Lordy, Andy Kelly. The Liberal Democrats have seriously given up even taking this race seriously. Nice fellow, I have known him since the early 90s. I feel for him as he only rose to the top of the Lib Dems in Rochdale becuse he was the last man standing. I admire his bounce-backability, he will need it after these elections. |
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Post by owainsutton on Feb 18, 2020 23:52:11 GMT
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 19, 2020 0:14:45 GMT
A good opportunity for an enthusiastic young person. |
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Post by owainsutton on Feb 19, 2020 1:25:59 GMT
A good opportunity for an enthusiastic young person. There's a councillor in Bowdon in his early 30s, isn't there? |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 19, 2020 9:48:13 GMT
A good opportunity for an enthusiastic young person. There's a councillor in Bowdon in his early 30s, isn't there? I think he's probably had his time. Plus, he got a gig out of Burnham. |
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