Local Council by-elections - 2nd May 2024

[carolus]

I think this is the first time since May 1999 that Torridge, Bideford North has had two or more councillors from the same party:

1995 - 2 LD, 1 Green
1999 - 1 Green, 1 LD, 1 Independent To Secure A Successful Bideford
2003 - 1 Green, 1 LD, 1 Community Alliance Independent
2007 - 1 Con, 1 Green, 1 LD
2011 - 1 Con, 1 Green, 1 LD
2015 - 1 Con, 1 Green, 1 LD
2019 - 1 Con, 1 Green, 1 Ind
2023 - 1 Green, 1 LD, 1 Ind
2024by - 2 LD, 1 Ind

That's the same Green councillor, Peter Christie, throughout. He was first elected in 1991, though he also stood in both 1983 and 1987 (missing out by ten votes).

[Tony Otim]

May 6, 2024 9:55:14 GMT carolus said:

That's the same Green councillor, Peter Christie, throughout. He was first elected in 1991, though he also stood in both 1983 and 1987 (missing out by ten votes).

Which goes some way to explain why it was always likely to be a very tough defence without him...

[evergreenadam]

May 6, 2024 8:25:59 GMT batman said:

May 3, 2024 13:43:40 GMT evergreenadam said:

I’m beginning to think that the Tories have quietly got their vote out in London….

think we did too. 😁

Yes, the suburbs are now more diverse and the Tories seem to have forgotten that when assuming that the differential turnout would work in their favour.

Anyway they are still in their fantasy world, now saying it’ll only be a hung Parliament. The penny takes a long time to drop and it’s always someone else’s fault and never their own.

[batman]

they are Adam but it will not take too many months for reality to dawn