ColinJ
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Post by ColinJ on Jul 9, 2024 11:42:59 GMT
Well, I have just spoken to Barbara at Sefton Council and she will ask someone from the Elections Office to contact me. Fingers crossed!
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Jul 9, 2024 12:11:43 GMT
That was the result of May's ordinary election in Linacre - there was no Lib Dem this time. I have seen a tweet that Labour held the ward but no figures yet. Still no actual result for last week? Not when I checked their site this morning.
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ColinJ
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Post by ColinJ on Jul 9, 2024 13:45:19 GMT
Roll of drums..... LINACRE ward, 4 July 2024:
James Walter CONALTY (Labour) 2,850 Ian Edward SMITH (Workers) 460 Katie Maria BURGESS (Conservative) 200
Spoilt: 67 unmarked or wholly void + 9 voting for too many candidates Electorate and turnout not provided.
The reason for lateness is apparently website maintenance.
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carolus
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Post by carolus on Aug 26, 2024 12:00:22 GMT
Southwark, Faraday Candidates: Con, Grn, Lab, LD2022: Lab 1475, 1450, 1445; Grn 390, 369; Con 250, 226, 174; LD 216, 197, 189; Let London Live 200 LAB HOLDThe guardian have an article from the former Labour councillor whose resignation caused this byelection, discussing her rather unhappy experience as a councillor.
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r34t
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Post by r34t on Aug 26, 2024 14:50:07 GMT
Southwark, Faraday Candidates: Con, Grn, Lab, LD2022: Lab 1475, 1450, 1445; Grn 390, 369; Con 250, 226, 174; LD 216, 197, 189; Let London Live 200 LAB HOLDThe guardian have an article from the former Labour councillor whose resignation caused this byelection, discussing her rather unhappy experience as a councillor.
I'm not really sure what she expected from 'a career in politics' ? Clearly not that it would involve hard work. Who'd have thought, after all.
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john07
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Post by john07 on Aug 26, 2024 14:55:15 GMT
Southwark, Faraday Candidates: Con, Grn, Lab, LD2022: Lab 1475, 1450, 1445; Grn 390, 369; Con 250, 226, 174; LD 216, 197, 189; Let London Live 200 LAB HOLDThe guardian have an article from the former Labour councillor whose resignation caused this byelection, discussing her rather unhappy experience as a councillor.
When did the idea come about that being a councillor was a full time job? When I was on Coventry City Council in 1980-3, very few were full time. There were some councillors in leadership positions on the authority who could gain special responsibility payments and a fair number who were retired or semi-retired. The rest had to keep their day job. The only money available for most was an attendance allowance for meetings including committee and sub-committees. I could also claim for the cost of a telephone. In addition there was a free parking permit for the Council House and ‘some’ City multi-storey car parks. You had to work out which car parks you could use!
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Post by doktorb🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ on Aug 26, 2024 15:03:58 GMT
The guardian have an article from the former Labour councillor whose resignation caused this byelection, discussing her rather unhappy experience as a councillor.
When did the idea come about that being a councillor was a full time job? When I was on Coventry City Council in 1980-3, very few were full time. There were some councillors in leadership positions on the authority who could gain special responsibility payments and a fair number who were retired or semi-retired. The rest had to keep their day job. The only money available for most was an attendance allowance for meetings including committee and sub-committees. I could also claim for the cost of a telephone. In addition there was a free parking permit for the Council House and ‘some’ City multi-storey car parks. You had to work out which car parks you could use! It's the same way MPs jobs have become very different, with very different expectations. "Always online", "always available". Cllrs are seen as being on the frontline, more so because of austerity cuts to vital services, and the perception is that they must be full time officials
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