Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Sept 1, 2020 9:34:59 GMT
ORKNEY UA; North Isles (Ind died).
Candidates:
ADAMS, Daniel James (No Description)
DRAKE, Coilla Anne (Labour)
STEVENS, Claire (Independent)
WOODBRIDGE. Heather (Independent)
2017: Ind 290 (Sinclair),256 (Woodbridge), 197 (Clackson), 118, 70, 70, 39, 35
2012: Ind 433 (Hagan), 308 (Clackson), 170, 144 (Sinclair)
2007: Ind 463 (Hagan), 154 (Clackson), 133 (Harcus), 123 (Sinclair), 105, 72, 41, 27, 15
(Hagan had been sitting councillor for Papa Westray, Westray and Eday.
This ward is made up of the islands of (by descending order of population): Westray, Sanday, Stronsay, Shapinsay, Rousay, Eday, Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay, Wyre, Egilsay and Gairsay.
The Labour candidate is from Westray, Stevens from Eday and Woodbridge from North Ronaldsay (she is also the daughter of the deceased councillor). Adams is from Kirkwall on Mainland.
Coilla Drake is also the first candidate with a party label in this ward.
Current Council: Ind 17; Orkney Manifesto Group 2; Grn 1; 1 vacancy
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Post by tonygreaves on Sept 1, 2020 16:06:46 GMT
I guess that this is not one that people (here) will wait up for.
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Post by MacShimidh on Sept 1, 2020 16:41:38 GMT
Very surprising for a Labour candidate to stand here.
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Post by bjornhattan on Sept 1, 2020 16:44:10 GMT
Very surprising for a Labour candidate to stand here. She appears to have been the General Election candidate for Orkney and Shetland in 2019, so I suppose she thought she may as well have a crack at her local ward. |
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peterl
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Post by peterl on Sept 1, 2020 17:31:13 GMT
It will be interesting to see how Labour fare, as I posted on the other thread it will be the first time anywhere in Orkney Council since before 2003.
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 1, 2020 17:34:32 GMT
It will be interesting to see how Labour fare, as I posted on the other thread it will be the first time anywhere in Orkney Council since before 2003. Presumably over the years some of the independents have been Labour identified to some extent as used to happen with Highland Council. How obvious this identification was or ever is with independents is a good question but presumably others may know more... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2020 12:32:38 GMT
Should be a fun prediction competition
"Lab 5"
"Do you mean percent or votes?"
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The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 3, 2020 11:50:34 GMT
It will be interesting to see how Labour fare, as I posted on the other thread it will be the first time anywhere in Orkney Council since before 2003. The last "official" Labour presence in Orkney council elections was a single candidate in 1986. |
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Post by listener on Sept 6, 2020 1:19:24 GMT
I cannot think of a better location to manage the coronavirus lockdown, as the majority of the electorate have postal votes.
There are 8 polling districts covering the 11 islands, with Rousay, Egilsay, Wyre and Gairsay grouped into one polling district. However at the 2016 election for the Scottish Parliament, the OIC election in May 2017 and the last two general elections, the polling station for all 8 polling districts was the St. Magnus Centre in Kirkwall, the implication being that the majority of the electorate have a postal vote, unless they want to travel to the Orkney Mainland on polling day.
The Preference by Ballot Box report for the 2017 OIC election showed a single set of figures for this division, but only mentions two polling districts and the postal votes. The Preference by Ballot Box report for the 2012 OIC election showed 1034 postal votes, 2 votes in person from Rousay and 16 votes in person from Shapinsay. Shapinsay is the island closest to Kirkwall and has two or three ferry sailings every day.
The published Notice of Poll for the 2019 General Election did not state the individual electorates, but the Notice of Poll for the 2017 General Election showed the electorates as Rousay, Egilsay, Wyre and Gairsay 209, Shapinsay 239, Sanday 396, North Ronaldsay 55, Stronsay 266, Papa Westray 68, Westray 455 and Eday 120 - a total of 1808.
I know this area quite well, having visited 7 of the islands and spent some time on North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray. North Ronaldsay is an agricultural island growing crops, with no fishing or boats. It is completely surrounded by a wall, to keep the sheep on the sea-shore and away from the crops. The North Ronaldsay breed of sheep has adapted to eating seaweed and the meat has a tangy flavour. Sadly, I was unable to buy any North Ronaldsay lamb the last time I was there, because all their animals are sent to an abattoir in Kirkwall and the meat does not find its way back. The local shopkeeper blamed European regulations.
The prehistoric sites on Rousay and Papa Westray are particularly impressive. The island of Egilsay witnessed the martyrdom of St. Magnus in 1115.
Papa Westray is usually reached by a flight from Westray, a distance of 1.7 miles between the airports. The scheduled Loganair service is the shortest scheduled airline flight in the world.
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ricmk
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Post by ricmk on Sept 29, 2020 13:22:29 GMT
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Post by neilm on Sept 30, 2020 13:37:36 GMT
Papa Westray is usually reached by a flight from Westray, a distance of 1.7 miles between the airports. The scheduled Loganair service is the shortest scheduled airline flight in the world. And potentially the test flight for an electric aeroplane. |
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Post by robert1 on Sept 30, 2020 21:20:06 GMT
The ward with the longest golf hole in the UK. |
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Post by Eastwood on Oct 1, 2020 8:12:46 GMT
Good morning to all the Local Authority staff, the posties, the candidates, agents, counting staff and emergency services. Hope the by-election goes well!
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ricmk
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Post by ricmk on Oct 1, 2020 11:18:08 GMT
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 1, 2020 17:04:59 GMT
Yes that's a flight I haven't done, but even the relative civilisation of Kirkwall is always one of my all time favourite airports. |
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Post by johnloony on Oct 1, 2020 21:57:42 GMT
I made my prediction ages ago, but there isn't a predictions thread, so here it is again:
Orkney: I predict Woodbridge 60%, Adams 20%, Stevens 15%, Drake (Labour) 5
I was deliberately accidentally-on-purpose being mischievously ambiguous in forgetting to specify whether there is, or is not, or should be, or should not be, a percentage sign after the "5"
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Post by iainbhx on Oct 2, 2020 5:59:23 GMT
I think Labour may surprise those predicting very low score, their candidate is from on the the larger islands, I suspect she'll beat the Mainlander Non-Inscrit at least.
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 2, 2020 6:13:36 GMT
I think Labour may surprise those predicting very low score, their candidate is from on the the larger islands, I suspect she'll beat the Mainlander Non-Inscrit at least. You may well be right- I suspect if she does it will be largely down to the individual candidate, who she is and where she is, and will be in spite of the Labour label rather than because of it. |
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Post by yellowperil on Oct 2, 2020 8:31:08 GMT
Any predictions as to when we might expect a result?
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 2, 2020 12:23:10 GMT
Any predictions as to when we might expect a result? Either the exertion of counting and then announcing the result of a maximum of 1,800 votes has proved too much and they are taking an extended lunch - Andrew did suggests the count was Friday morning - or else the count does not start until the afternoon when they have taken their lunch. |
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