Tony Otim
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Post by Tony Otim on Apr 13, 2024 11:50:10 GMT
You could always try contacting the local Conservative party for their explanation... although I could understand not wanting them to have your contact details.
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Post by listener on Apr 25, 2024 0:17:03 GMT
The Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer are exempt from the FOI disclosure requirements. The Electoral Commission, however, has provided guidance that, where possible, ROs and EROs should disclose the requested information, provided the information requested does not include personal data. I have used the Electoral Commission sledgehammer, where an election officer was refusing to confirm the eligible electorate for a recent by-election. I suggest that, at the very least, you draw the attention of Ms Salmon to the Electoral Commission guidance and see how she responds. www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-returning-officers-administering-local-government-elections-england/after-election/foi-requests
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Post by John Chanin on May 3, 2024 12:29:50 GMT
Although no-one has the slightest interest in Castle Point I can report that independents have won every single seat here. Will the Benfleet independents and the Canvey Island independents fall out now that their joint opposition to the Conservatives is irrelevant?
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WJ
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Post by WJ on May 3, 2024 12:35:47 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before?
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on May 3, 2024 12:38:32 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before? Presumably meaning since 1974? Yes, but usually in very rural areas.
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Post by carlton43 on May 3, 2024 13:22:13 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before? Hundreds
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on May 3, 2024 13:24:24 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before? Hundreds Now if we're going back to the old RDCs, I think there were a few, here and there, that never even had contested elections.
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Post by BucksDucks on May 3, 2024 14:40:04 GMT
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Post by swanarcadian on May 3, 2024 21:35:04 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before? Yes. Oh yes.
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ricmk
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Post by ricmk on May 3, 2024 21:35:40 GMT
So to note that the Tory nominations cockups made no difference in the end, if the localist groups were winning every seat in the borough. But how much was cause and effect - if the Tories knew they were facing a wipeout, would they take as much care over nomination processes?
This could get messy if the majority localist party try to get more resources into 'their' area and not the minority area.
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john07
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Post by john07 on May 4, 2024 0:56:16 GMT
Has there ever been a case of a council entirely consisting of independents before? When my late wife lived in Amlwch, pre-reorganisation, all councillors appeared to be notionally 'independent'. For her ward, one candidate was a local businesman, one was a trade unionist, and the other was a Welsh Language activist!
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maxque
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Post by maxque on May 5, 2024 21:19:37 GMT
Close wards: Canvey Island Central (Canvey Residents' Alliance 111 votes away from a CIIP seat) Canvey Island North (Canvey Residents' Alliance 188 votes away from a CIIP seat) Cavney Island Winter Gardens (Canvey Residents' Alliance 156 votes way from a CIIP seat) St George's (Ind 100 votes away from a PIP seat, Con 140 votes way from that seat) Tarpots (Con 4 votes away from a PIP seat)
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