Tony Otim
Green
Suffering from Brexistential Despair
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 6, 2021 14:22:08 GMT
WYRE FOREST DC; Franche & Habberley North (ICHC resigned)
Candidates:
HINE, Doug (Independent)
KNOWLES, Nigel (Labour)
ROSS, David Richard (Conservative)
WALKER, Oliver Yasha (Liberal Democrat)
2019: ICHC 956, 890, 651; Con 628, 536; Lab 628, 502; UKIP 338; Grn 318; LD 311
2018: Con 993; Lab 696; ICHC 452; LD 110; UKIP 81; Grn 40
2016: Lab 867; Con 695; ICHC 436; UKIP 385; Grn 62
2015: Con 2006, 1930, 1347; Lab 1443, 1113; ICHC 1137; UKIP 1039, 809, 742; Grn 437; TUSC 155, 112
Doug Hine has previously stood in other wards in the district for the Greens. He is proposed by the outgoing councillor (Susie Griffiths) from ICHC who topped the poll in 2019. David Ross was the second Conservative candidate in 2019 and Oliver Walker was the Lib Dem. Nigel Knowles was the Labour councillor for the ward, being elected in 2015 and 2016, he was also the top Labour candidate in 2019. He had previously been councillor for the old Franche ward from 2012. He was also county councillor for St Barnabas division (which has I think the same or very similar boundaries to this ward) from 2005-2009. This year David Ross held St Barnabas for the Conservatives with Nigel Knowles and Oliver Walker both also standing and Susie Griffiths standing for ICHC.
Current Council: Con 12; Health Concern 11 (9 ICHC, 1 Grn, 1 Ind); Ind 4; LD 3; Lab 2; 1 vacancy
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Post by middleenglander on Nov 6, 2021 16:41:44 GMT
Nigel Knowles has stood for parliament on several occasion for a number of mainly hopeless constituencies including Wyre Forest in 2010 and 1987, Solihull 2017 and 2015, South Worcestershire 1992, Bodmin in 1979, Hasting & Rye 1983, Wiltshire North 1997 (coming 3rd with 14% share in the Blair landslide) as well as Ludlow in 2001 and 2005. I cannot be certain but I think he confined himself to Wyre Forest District Council in 2019 as he would be around 73 by then.
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 6, 2021 17:23:33 GMT
It was noted at the time that 2019 was the first general election in 45 years without Knowles standing. |
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Post by middleenglander on Nov 6, 2021 18:04:16 GMT
It was noted at the time that 2019 was the first general election in 45 years without Knowles standing. Where did he stand on October 1974? |
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Post by timrollpickering on Nov 6, 2021 18:06:07 GMT
He didn't hence 45 years.
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Post by minionofmidas on Nov 6, 2021 22:49:28 GMT
Am I to understand that this is a different Nigel Knowles from the guy who dominates my google results? Hilarious parluamentary career, anyhow.
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Post by iainbhx on Nov 7, 2021 7:14:21 GMT
Habberley is bloody weird, or it was, it's been a good few years since I've been there. It really didn't seem to fit well with the rest of Kiddy.
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Sibboleth
Labour
'Sit on my finger, sing in my ear, O littleblood.'
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Post by Sibboleth on Nov 7, 2021 15:44:03 GMT
Am I to understand that this is a different Nigel Knowles from the guy who dominates my google results? Hilarious parluamentary career, anyhow. His leaflets were... strange. |
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Nov 30, 2021 6:34:25 GMT
Are they counting overnight?
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Post by yellowperil on Nov 30, 2021 9:03:11 GMT
Are they counting overnight? or are they counting next month? |
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Post by evergreenadam on Nov 30, 2021 9:05:40 GMT
This ward has a tumultuous voting pattern!
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 30, 2021 10:17:31 GMT
Nigel Knowles has stood for parliament on several occasion for a number of mainly hopeless constituencies including Wyre Forest in 2010 and 1987, Solihull 2017 and 2015, South Worcestershire 1992, Bodmin in 1979, Hasting & Rye 1983, Wiltshire North 1997 (coming 3rd with 14% share in the Blair landslide) as well as Ludlow in 2001 and 2005. I cannot be certain but I think he confined himself to Wyre Forest District Council in 2019 as he would be around 73 by then. He was a councillor for the Noel Park ward of Haringey council (1982-90). |
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Tony Otim
Green
Suffering from Brexistential Despair
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 30, 2021 11:46:48 GMT
Are they counting overnight? or are they counting next month? Or both, perhaps... |
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Post by phil156 on Nov 30, 2021 15:22:44 GMT
They count tonight
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 30, 2021 15:32:59 GMT
If ever there was a title for a 40s film noir about a local election, this is it. |
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iang
Lib Dem
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Post by iang on Nov 30, 2021 19:07:18 GMT
Silently come the boxes...
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peterl
Green
Congratulations President Trump
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Post by peterl on Nov 30, 2021 19:14:12 GMT
It was raining in Franche. A thick rain that obscured the view of the votes gradually piling up. I watched from the shadows as the returning officer emerged from behind a veil of dense smoke. No longer. No longer will the secret be kept. Soon we will know the identity of the new councillor.
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 30, 2021 22:07:10 GMT
It was raining in Franche. A thick rain that obscured the view of the votes gradually piling up. I watched from the shadows as the returning officer emerged from behind a veil of dense smoke. No longer. No longer will the secret be kept. Soon we will know the identity of the new councillor. Suddenly a shot rang out. Something had been perforated, and it wasn't a ballot paper. |
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Post by andrewp on Nov 30, 2021 22:33:04 GMT
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peterl
Green
Congratulations President Trump
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Post by peterl on Nov 30, 2021 22:41:12 GMT
Excellent, I wonder if the sound will prove good enough to hear the declaration. |
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