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Post by LDCaerdydd on Sept 20, 2022 10:28:44 GMT
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Post by batman on Sept 20, 2022 10:40:37 GMT
this is a surprise. There was a by-election there in the Queen's Coronation year, but in those days Ormskirk was a fairly safe Conservative seat (although won on rather different boundaries by Harold Wilson in 1945).
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 20, 2022 11:00:53 GMT
Some of us will remember Rosie Cooper herself from the 1986 Knowsley North byelection when she was the Alliance candidate
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 20, 2022 11:05:01 GMT
Must admit, seeing this new thread title without any previous knowledge I did fear the worst. Good to see that isn't the case at least.
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Post by batman on Sept 20, 2022 11:14:35 GMT
Some of us will remember Rosie Cooper herself from the 1986 Knowsley North byelection when she was the Alliance candidate yes I remember her pretty well from there. And its winner will outstay her as an MP |
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 20, 2022 11:18:59 GMT
In an obvious preemptive move, Andy Burnham is letting it be known he has no interest in the imminent vacancy here.
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Post by neilm on Sept 20, 2022 11:22:29 GMT
Some of us will remember Rosie Cooper herself from the 1986 Knowsley North byelection when she was the Alliance candidate yes I remember her pretty well from there. And its winner will outstay her as an MP Featured in some of our comments about anonymous MPs. |
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Post by neilm on Sept 20, 2022 11:23:23 GMT
When does this take effect?
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Post by philvn on Sept 20, 2022 11:23:49 GMT
I was born and raised in Westhead. Rosie has been a popular local MP. I'll be following it very keenly.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 11:37:26 GMT
One suspects (assumes? presumes?) David Braid will not stand here.
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Post by Merseymike on Sept 20, 2022 11:51:23 GMT
One suspects (assumes? presumes?) David Braid will not stand here. I believe he is no longer with us - died in 2019. |
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Post by neilm on Sept 20, 2022 11:52:32 GMT
One suspects (assumes? presumes?) David Braid will not stand here. Is he still alive? He must be fairly old, and that level of faux religious fervour ages a man. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 11:58:31 GMT
One suspects (assumes? presumes?) David Braid will not stand here. I believe he is no longer with us - died in 2019. I did wonder if that was the case He was the "Battle for Britain" candidate in Preston 2000. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2022 11:59:12 GMT
One suspects (assumes? presumes?) David Braid will not stand here. Is he still alive? He must be fairly old, and that level of faux religious fervour ages a man. His speech at the Preston by-election was like nothing I'd ever heard. A police officer was employed to move him off mic. |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 20, 2022 12:27:28 GMT
Rosie Cooper is 72. It's odd that she is taking a new job now rather than just retiring at the next general election.
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Post by No Offence Alan on Sept 20, 2022 12:51:10 GMT
Rosie Cooper is 72. It's odd that she is taking a new job now rather than just retiring at the next general election. The current holder of the role's term is up on October 31st. It is obviously something she wants to do. |
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Post by batman on Sept 20, 2022 14:20:46 GMT
Rosie Cooper is 72. It's odd that she is taking a new job now rather than just retiring at the next general election. The current holder of the role's term is up on October 31st. It is obviously something she wants to do. or maybe for understandable reasons she is keen to leave Parliament and didn't want to wait when the opportunity arose. |
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Post by johnloony on Sept 20, 2022 15:03:47 GMT
I predict:
Labour 61%
Conservative 23%
Lib Dem 8%
Green 4%
Others 4%
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Post by Clark on Sept 20, 2022 16:23:15 GMT
Skelmersdale usually votes about 80% Labour but the turnout there will be woeful I'd imagine.
I remember reading the Almanac many years ago and the Aughton Park area was ranked as one of the most Tory areas in the whole country back then - think it's certainly less so now.
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Post by neilm on Sept 20, 2022 18:37:41 GMT
Skelmersdale usually votes about 80% Labour but the turnout there will be woeful I'd imagine. I remember reading the Almanac many years ago and the Aughton Park area was ranked as one of the most Tory areas in the whole country back then - think it's certainly less so now. I Googled Aughton Park and the first link was a care home. Lol. |
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