Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Feb 20, 2021 11:59:30 GMT
11th March
HIGHLAND UA; Aird and Loch Ness (Con died)
Candidates:
BERKENHEGER, Gavin (Conservative)
FRASER, David (Independent)
MACKINTOSH, Ryan (Green)
MOORE, Bill (Labour)
ROBERTSON, Martin (Liberal Democrat)
SHANKS, Gordon (SNP)
2017: Ind 1405, 625; SNP 719, 409; Con 998; LD 515; Grn 388
The 2017 boundary review expanded the ward slightly towards Inverness in the North East corner. Previous results:
Oct 15by: LD 1029; SNP 1000; Con 467; Ind 293; Grn 287 (LD gain from SNP following Drew Hendry’s election as MP)
2012: Ind 1194, 659; SNP 840, 287: LD 498: Con 279; Lab 221; UKIP 66
2007: Ind 1215, 1125, 322, 192; SNP 892; LD 550; Con 355; Lab 292
The two incumbent indys have been the same since 2007 and one was incumbent for Loch Ness West prior to that. The successful by-election candidate from 2015, was the unsuccessful candidate for the LDs in 2017.
Current Council: Ind 26; SNP 18; Con 10; LD 9; Lab 3; Non-aligned 3; Grn 1; Independents for Independence 1; Real Independent 1; Sutherland Ind 1; 1 vacancy
SCOTTISH BORDERS UA; Leaderdale and Melrose (SNP died)
Candidates:
ADAMSON, Jonny (Liberal Democrat)
DOUGLAS, Mary (Independent)
LINEHAN, Jenny (Conservative)
NEEDHAM, Michael (Green)
PATON DAY, John (SNP)
REDPATH, Scott (Labour)
WILKS, Karen (Independent)
The ward was unaffected by boundary changes in 2017
2017: Ind 1149, 510, 202; Con 934, 523; SNP 811; LD 426
May 13by: Con 956; Borders 814; LD 744; SNP 613; Lab 235; UKIP 105 (Borders Party hold)
2012: Ind 1304; Borders 621; SNP 558; Con 441; LD 439; Lab 225
2007: Ind 1362, 394, 78; Con 713; LD 703; Borders 692; SNP 640
The SNP candidate was the LD cllr elected in 2007 and the unsuccessful LD candidate in 2012 and 2017. The same indy has topped the poll here in every election since the ward’s creation.
Current Council: Con 14; Ind 8; SNP 8; LD 2; Ind Cllr 1; 1 vacancy
WEST LOTHIAN UA; Livingston South (SNP resigned)
Candidates:
CONNOLLY, Gordon (Labour)
GLASGOW, Cameon (Green)
LINDSAY, Caron (Liberal Democrat)
MACAULAY, Maria (SNP)
MILLAR, Eddie (Independent)
MUMFORD, John (UKIP)
SMITH, Douglas (Conservative)
2017: SNP 1700, 1070, 589; Lab 2228, 691; Con 1594; Grn 200; LD 144
2012: Lab 2395, 893; SNP 1671, 818, 401; Con 374; Save St Johns Hospital 312
2007: Lab 2584, 1081; SNP 2543, 879; Con 527; LD 420; Ind 341; SSP 115
Current Council: SNP 12; Lab 12; Con 7; Ind 1; 1 vacancy
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Chris from Brum
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Post by Chris from Brum on Feb 20, 2021 14:43:09 GMT
Caron Lindsay? *That* Caron Lindsay?
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Post by tonygreaves on Feb 20, 2021 20:59:40 GMT
Caron Lindsay? *That* Caron Lindsay? Yes I think so. She was going to stand last year. |
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Post by tonygreaves on Feb 20, 2021 21:00:32 GMT
Caron Lindsay? *That* Caron Lindsay? Yes I think so - she was going to stand last year. |
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Post by Eastwood on Feb 21, 2021 0:50:15 GMT
Caron Lindsay? *That* Caron Lindsay? Yes, she lives locally. She was the candidate in 2017 in neighbouring Livingston North ward which is where she lives. |
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Post by minionofmidas on Feb 27, 2021 20:32:05 GMT
SCOTTISH BORDERS UA; Leaderdale and Melrose (SNP died) Candidates: ADAMSON, Jonny (Liberal Democrat) DOUGLAS, Mary (Independent) LINEHAN, Jenny (Conservative) NEEDHAM, Michael (Green) PATON DAY, John (SNP) REDPATH, Scott (Labour) WILKS, Karen (Independent) The ward was unaffected by boundary changes in 2017 2017: Ind 1149, 510, 202; Con 934, 523; SNP 811; LD 426 May 13by: Con 956; Borders 814; LD 744; SNP 613; Lab 235; UKIP 105 (Borders Party hold) 2012: Ind 1304; Borders 621; SNP 558; Con 441; LD 439; Lab 225 2007: Ind 1362, 394, 78; Con 713; LD 703; Borders 692; SNP 640 The SNP candidate was the LD cllr elected in 2007 and the unsuccessful LD candidate in 2012 and 2017. The same indy has topped the poll here in every election since the ward’s creation. the defunct Borders Party incumbent was the second strongest indy in 17 (I wondered what happened to the party and googled it instead of asking here). |
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Post by andykernow on Mar 10, 2021 13:00:48 GMT
Looking at this week's trio of by-elections, it may be difficult for all three imcumbent parties to retain their seats seeing how the first preference votes dropped in 2017. In the Borders though, the imponderable is the large Independent showing last time and whether that will split evenly with the two candidates, or filter away. Last time it appears that with three candidates, the Indy transfers seemed to stay relatively loyal. So it would probably end up a race between the lead Indy and the Con candidate for the seat
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Post by John Chanin on Mar 11, 2021 11:43:57 GMT
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Mar 11, 2021 15:09:42 GMT
What's the other surviving cloverleaf? All but one of the arms of the one on the A14 are now shut, so I can't think of any others.
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Post by andrewteale on Mar 11, 2021 15:28:19 GMT
What's the other surviving cloverleaf? All but one of the arms of the one on the A14 are now shut, so I can't think of any others. The Headless Cross junction in Redditch, which was the only full cloverleaf ever built in England. |
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Post by Chris from Brum on Mar 11, 2021 16:05:38 GMT
What's the other surviving cloverleaf? All but one of the arms of the one on the A14 are now shut, so I can't think of any others. The Headless Cross junction in Redditch, which was the only full cloverleaf ever built in England. Yup, still there in all its magnificence. I really must do what everyone says they'd love to do and go round all 4 inner loops sometime, ending up still going the way I started going, and with this cloverleaf being quite large, you can still keep up a reasonable speed. The Cousland cloverleaf is tiny by comparison, and you'd need to slow down to a crawl to take it safely. |
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 11, 2021 16:15:51 GMT
The Headless Cross junction in Redditch, which was the only full cloverleaf ever built in England. Yup, still there in all its magnificence. I really must do what everyone says they'd love to do and go round all 4 inner loops sometime, ending up still going the way I started going, and with this cloverleaf being quite large, you can still keep up a reasonable speed. The Cousland cloverleaf is tiny by comparison, and you'd need to slow down to a crawl to take it safely. here it is in all its glory :
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Post by Chris from Brum on Mar 11, 2021 16:18:54 GMT
Yup, still there in all its magnificence. I really must do what everyone says they'd love to do and go round all 4 inner loops sometime, ending up still going the way I started going, and with this cloverleaf being quite large, you can still keep up a reasonable speed. The Cousland cloverleaf is tiny by comparison, and you'd need to slow down to a crawl to take it safely. here it is in all its glory :
... demonstrating why cloverleafs are not routinely considered as a junction solution - they take up an awful lot of room, quite apart from the traffic weaving issues involved in having an off-slip *after* an on-slip (in their favour, they can be built with a minimum of one bridge, reducing costs in that area). Still, Redditch was a place where all kinds of, er, innovative traffic ideas were considered, but few of them made it onto the ground before the money ran out. |
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 11, 2021 16:25:08 GMT
here it is in all its glory :
... demonstrating why cloverleafs are not routinely considered as a junction solution - they take up an awful lot of room, quite apart from the traffic weaving issues involved in having an off-slip *after* an on-slip (in their favour, they can be built with a minimum of one bridge, reducing costs in that area). Still, Redditch was a place where all kinds of, er, innovative traffic ideas were considered, but few of them made it onto the ground before the money ran out. And given how this Forum favours rail over road, it should be pointed out that back in the day (the 1850s!) there was a station called Headless Cross in Scotland.
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Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Mar 11, 2021 16:34:14 GMT
... demonstrating why cloverleafs are not routinely considered as a junction solution - they take up an awful lot of room, quite apart from the traffic weaving issues involved in having an off-slip *after* an on-slip (in their favour, they can be built with a minimum of one bridge, reducing costs in that area). Still, Redditch was a place where all kinds of, er, innovative traffic ideas were considered, but few of them made it onto the ground before the money ran out. And given how this Forum favours rail over road, it should be pointed out that back in the day (the 1850s!) there was a station called Headless Cross in Scotland. And given the other thing this forum seems to like is random links to music videos: |
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Post by middleenglander on Mar 11, 2021 17:03:20 GMT
Are they all counting tomorrow? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 20:52:01 GMT
Are they all counting tomorrow? Highland at 2pm tomorrow |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 20:58:54 GMT
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Post by peterl on Mar 11, 2021 21:41:52 GMT
2pm in the Highlands. Lazy. No excuse this time, there is only the one to count. That's 16 hours after the polls close to even begin counting. I mean, on a certain level I get doing next day counts as it saves money, but why wait until the afternoon for goodness sake?!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 6:47:16 GMT
2pm in the Highlands. Lazy. No excuse this time, there is only the one to count. That's 16 hours after the polls close to even begin counting. I mean, on a certain level I get doing next day counts as it saves money, but why wait until the afternoon for goodness sake?! Logistical issues of a large and remote area? I don't know to be honest |
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