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Post by owainsutton on Oct 18, 2021 10:13:38 GMT
The top Green candidate from earlier this year was also the candidate from the simultaneous mayoral election. owainsutton had said in the Green room that's she's moved away now, i think. Correct. |
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Post by shadsy on Nov 1, 2021 11:22:59 GMT
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Post by evergreenadam on Nov 1, 2021 11:53:33 GMT
The Labour vote in 2018 was certainly very strong, will be interesting to see if they can repeat it. |
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Post by peterl on Nov 1, 2021 13:13:34 GMT
I'm amazed that there is any profit in opening a market on a local government by election. Who outside of this forum would bet on that? Maybe the candidates and the mates I guess.
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Post by andrew111 on Nov 1, 2021 13:47:50 GMT
I'm amazed that there is any profit in opening a market on a local government by election. Who outside of this forum would bet on that? Maybe the candidates and the mates I guess. Hm, that sounds like Insider Dealing! |
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Nov 1, 2021 22:16:50 GMT
Longlevens is an area that really ought to be better for Labour that it's, but I suppose that's currently true of most of Gloucester Having canvassed in Longlevens, I wouldn't see it as a strong area for Labour at any time. Virtually no Asian vote, unlike other parts of the city, and generally suburban with lots of home owners. Oxstalls campus of Uni of Glos is not far, so there may be some student vote, I suppose, though that's not usually much help in local by-elections. FWIW on the part I canvassed this is a nailed on Lib Dem win, but of course I was only seeing a section. |
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Post by robert1 on Nov 2, 2021 7:32:29 GMT
I canvassed in Longlevens many years ago. A lady answered the door. Having the electoral roll showing two people of the same surname I said 'Mrs xxxx'. To which she said (with force) 'No. I live with Mr xxxx. I've replaced her!'
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Post by andrewp on Nov 2, 2021 8:57:20 GMT
I canvassed in Longlevens many years ago. A lady answered the door. Having the electoral roll showing two people of the same surname I said 'Mrs xxxx'. To which she said (with force) 'No. I live with Mr xxxx. I've replaced her!' A bit off topic but one of my favourite tales as a presiding officer is not dissimilar. Man and Woman come in to vote. Give me their names. I check the register, woman is on the electoral register, man is not. Me: I’m sorry, but you don’t appear to be on the electoral register sir Man: but I’ve lived here all my life Me: well I’m sorry but you don’t appear to be on the register. Is there any reason that could be? Have you moved house? Man: No Me: ok, I’ll have to ring the office and check. I ring the office who tell me that they have a electoral canvass form signed and returned in the previous autumn by Woman, crossing the man off. I go back to couple Me: I’m awfully sorry, but they had a form back in October last year, signed by you, with you crossed off the register. Couple both look at each other Woman : that’s when you were living with that slag in Bridgwater. Man stomps out. Woman is issued with ballot paper and voted. |
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 2, 2021 11:37:01 GMT
I canvassed in Longlevens many years ago. A lady answered the door. Having the electoral roll showing two people of the same surname I said 'Mrs xxxx'. To which she said (with force) 'No. I live with Mr xxxx. I've replaced her!' Just the sort of immediate directness, brevity and honesty one would never expect from a politician! |
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Post by shadsy on Nov 2, 2021 14:05:34 GMT
I'm amazed that there is any profit in opening a market on a local government by election. Who outside of this forum would bet on that? Maybe the candidates and the mates I guess. We certainly don't do it to make money. Just part of our overall aim to provide an interesting, comprehensive range of politics markets which might encourage people to use Smarkets as a useful information source rather than just a betting site. |
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Post by phil156 on Nov 2, 2021 19:20:04 GMT
Just to let everyone know they all count on Thursday too
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Post by southernliberal on Nov 3, 2021 19:46:25 GMT
I have a pretty good feeling about the Gloucester DC by-election being a Lib Dem gain, just from social media it looks like they've been doing lots of activity and its a ward that elected a Lib Dem (alongside two Conservatives) in May, so the swing needed to win is quite small.
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Post by phil156 on Nov 4, 2021 11:10:00 GMT
SALFORD MBC; Blackfriars & Trinity (Lab died) Candidates: ALLEN, Joseph Ross (Liberal Democrat) BATES, Christopher (Conservative) JONES, David (Green) WAIN, Roseanna (Labour) 2021: Lab 1226, 1205, 946; Grn 606, 349, 276; Con 177, 137; LD 142, 96, 61; Ind 118 Current Council: Lab 51; Con 7; LD 1; 1 vacancy Sorry to bother you again Tony but I have just been on Salford website and there are 50 Labour and 2 Lab Co-op councillors I did inform David Boothroyd last week on the one that was missing |
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Post by andrewp on Nov 4, 2021 11:23:23 GMT
SALFORD MBC; Blackfriars & Trinity (Lab died) Candidates: ALLEN, Joseph Ross (Liberal Democrat) BATES, Christopher (Conservative) JONES, David (Green) WAIN, Roseanna (Labour) 2021: Lab 1226, 1205, 946; Grn 606, 349, 276; Con 177, 137; LD 142, 96, 61; Ind 118 Current Council: Lab 51; Con 7; LD 1; 1 vacancy Sorry to bother you again Tony but I have just been on Salford website and there are 50 Labour and 2 Lab Co-op councillors I did inform David Boothroyd last week on the one that was missing That’s because they are counting the elected mayor in the Labour 50 I think. So excluding him, they are showing 49 Labour and 2 Lab co op, 7 Con and 1 LD. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 4, 2021 11:26:32 GMT
At full council meetings, directly elected Mayors have a vote so I count them in the composition of the council.
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Post by owainsutton on Nov 4, 2021 12:03:40 GMT
At full council meetings, directly elected Mayors have a vote so I count them in the composition of the council. That's fair. After all, it's only the elected mayor that makes Labour the largest party in Bristol. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 4, 2021 14:50:04 GMT
Whereas I don't count elected mayors as part of the totals for these threads, so there will be some differences with David's figures for some authorities.
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Post by timmullen1 on Nov 4, 2021 16:53:44 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 4, 2021 23:05:24 GMT
HUNTINGDONSHIRE Huntingdon East
SHELLENS, Michael Frederick (Liberal Democrat) 813
KING, Jonas (Conservative) 656
Turnout 27.9%
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Post by liverpoolliberal on Nov 4, 2021 23:05:32 GMT
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