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Post by ricmk on Nov 14, 2024 12:55:18 GMT
I wonder if today will see the debut edition of "Andrew's Reviews" Would be interesting to see if it's as engrossing if it includes the results and tries to work back to the factors and history that shaped it.
I think today is the first time I've ever been able to vote in a stand-alone by-election. (Actually not quite on reflection, Cheadle 2005 parliamentary by-election) Will see if I can muster up the enthusiasm for a stroll down to the village hall this evening. Not exactly gripped by election fever alas.
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 13:18:45 GMT
Voted at 8.30 this morning in Colinton/Fairmilehead. My view of things from my corner of the ward:
Of the 12 candidates, I've heard nothing at all from Bonnie Prince Bob, David Henry, Libertarian or Scottish Family Party (the latter being slightly surprising) although Henry did have very professional looking A-boards outside polling stations, so maybe there's been a campaign that's passed me by.
There were also some rather distasteful anti-Labour posters appeared on lampposts overnight of the vote for genocide, vote Labour type.
Of the others - 1 leaflet from Mev Brown featuring statistics with no source that strongly seem made up. Main purpose seems to be to make Reform look balanced and reasonable in comparison.
Wilkinson - no desc/ Edinburgh People. 2 batches each with 2 sheets of A3 a absolutely covered in text. A-board at polling station also covered in text. Lots of words not much hints of actual policies beyond political parties all bad. No particular local issue being latched onto. Interesting tactical voting suggestions. He thinks he's running 5th, I strongly suspect he's wrong by a margin and will do well to come 7th.
Reform - 2 leaflets, as you would expect. Fix the potholes and end woke ideology in schools. There will be some support for Reform in the ward, but not their best area in Scotland. Could beat us for 5th, although at moment I'd call it the other way.
Green - 300+ leaflets, but they were for me to deliver. First time we've campaigned in the ward at local level. Not a full target to win and I've just been leafletting not canvassing so don't have a real feel. We'll be 5th or 6th I expect. Only candidate who didn't mention potholes in the leaflet.
The big 4 parties all largely gave tactical squeeze messages that ignored it's a preferential voting system, although the Tories did acknowledge this in their second leaflet.
SNP - 1 leaflet, quite half-hearted, know they aren't going to win, attacking Labour at city chambers and westminster.
Lib Dems - going for this big style from long before the election was called, although somewhat less activity since nominations closed. 15-20 leaflets and canvassed. All very focussed on that they can beat the SNP (who were a distant 3rd last time) - repeated bar charts of the current composition of the council and maps showing where the candidate lives compared to sitting cllrs of some parties and candidates of others (whichever suited their argument better). They will probably beat the SNP and set themselves up for a seat at next council elections, but not sure I see them winning this time.
Conservatives- 2 leaflets. Obviously irked and/or worried by the Lib Dems. Vote LD get Labour. Accurate bar chart of previous result, lib dems can't win here and map showing where their candidate lives in the middle of the ward. With reduced turnout and loss of Scott Arthur's personal vote for Labour, I could see them edging ahead on 1st prefs, but not by enough to win after transfers.
Labour - 1 leaflet and 1 we called while you were out, all in the last week. Vote lib dem get Tory and policies that they've mainly taken from us (tourist tax). Will probably just about hold on with a large number of non-transferrable votes.
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 14:54:37 GMT
Labour knocking doors in the street at the moment.
I managed to scrape the barrel to 6 preferences in the end when I voted.
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Post by sonofkrautrock on Nov 14, 2024 15:20:37 GMT
Labour bussing them in from Oxford including a rare sighting these days: John Tanner (city councillor since around 1066)
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 14, 2024 15:36:38 GMT
Labour bussing them in from Oxford including a rare sighting these days: John Tanner (city councillor since around 1066) Known in advanced psephology as 'The Senlac Effect'. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 14, 2024 15:46:53 GMT
I wonder if today will see the debut edition of "Andrew's Reviews" Would be interesting to see if it's as engrossing if it includes the results and tries to work back to the factors and history that shaped it. I think today is the first time I've ever been able to vote in a stand-alone by-election. (Actually not quite on reflection, Cheadle 2005 parliamentary by-election) Will see if I can muster up the enthusiasm for a stroll down to the village hall this evening. Not exactly gripped by election fever alas. My first-ever vote was a by-election (also in Greater Manchester). |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 14, 2024 16:03:48 GMT
I wonder if today will see the debut edition of "Andrew's Reviews" Would be interesting to see if it's as engrossing if it includes the results and tries to work back to the factors and history that shaped it. I think today is the first time I've ever been able to vote in a stand-alone by-election. (Actually not quite on reflection, Cheadle 2005 parliamentary by-election) Will see if I can muster up the enthusiasm for a stroll down to the village hall this evening. Not exactly gripped by election fever alas. My first-ever vote was a by-election (also in Greater Manchester). Known in advanced psephology as 'The Selnec Effect'. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 16:52:39 GMT
Now Cllr Neil Ross knocking for the Lib Dems - didn't seem too happy when I told him that they'd got my 6th preference...
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Post by owainsutton on Nov 14, 2024 17:48:45 GMT
I wonder if today will see the debut edition of "Andrew's Reviews" Would be interesting to see if it's as engrossing if it includes the results and tries to work back to the factors and history that shaped it. I think today is the first time I've ever been able to vote in a stand-alone by-election. (Actually not quite on reflection, Cheadle 2005 parliamentary by-election) Will see if I can muster up the enthusiasm for a stroll down to the village hall this evening. Not exactly gripped by election fever alas. My first-ever vote was a by-election (also in Greater Manchester). My first was an a Euro election, 1999. Student-heavy part of Rusholme ward, 8.30am, I'm pretty sure I actually woke the staff up when I opened the door. |
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 14, 2024 17:55:06 GMT
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 21:14:16 GMT
Just on the Edinburgh article - the second barracks in this ward is Redford Barracks - I've never come across a Napier barracks in Edinburgh and the only mention I can find online is one in Kent, which seems to have achieved some notoriety when it was used to house asylum seekers. |
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Post by peters on Nov 14, 2024 22:00:31 GMT
Voted at 8.30 this morning in Colinton/Fairmilehead. My view of things from my corner of the ward: Of the 12 candidates, I've heard nothing at all from Bonnie Prince Bob, David Henry, Libertarian or Scottish Family Party (the latter being slightly surprising) although Henry did have very professional looking A-boards outside polling stations, so maybe there's been a campaign that's passed me by. ...clearly you've missed the hustings in that ward then!  |
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 14, 2024 22:06:55 GMT
Just on the Edinburgh article - the second barracks in this ward is Redhall Barracks - I've never come across a Napier barracks in Edinburgh and the only mention I can find online is one in Kent, which seems to have achieved some notoriety when it was used to house asylum seekers. That's fixed. I must have had Napier in my head from the Merchiston Castle School link (although that school is no longer in Napier's castle). |
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 22:45:11 GMT
Voted at 8.30 this morning in Colinton/Fairmilehead. My view of things from my corner of the ward: Of the 12 candidates, I've heard nothing at all from Bonnie Prince Bob, David Henry, Libertarian or Scottish Family Party (the latter being slightly surprising) although Henry did have very professional looking A-boards outside polling stations, so maybe there's been a campaign that's passed me by. ...clearly you've missed the hustings in that ward then! Yes, but then did so half the candidates, including all the serious ones... |
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Post by spqr on Nov 14, 2024 22:45:48 GMT
Just on the Edinburgh article - the second barracks in this ward is Redhall Barracks - I've never come across a Napier barracks in Edinburgh and the only mention I can find online is one in Kent, which seems to have achieved some notoriety when it was used to house asylum seekers. Red ford Barracks, no? I was actually in Colinton/Torphin earlier on this evening. Fair amount of activity outside the church hall where the polling station was. Looked like there were lots of Labour people milling about, but no sign of Sheila Gilmore. |
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 14, 2024 22:49:50 GMT
Just on the Edinburgh article - the second barracks in this ward is Redhall Barracks - I've never come across a Napier barracks in Edinburgh and the only mention I can find online is one in Kent, which seems to have achieved some notoriety when it was used to house asylum seekers. Red ford Barracks, no? I was actually in Colinton/Torphin earlier on this evening. Fair amount of activity outside the church hall where the polling station was. Looked like there were lots of Labour people milling about, but no sign of Sheila Gilmore. My brain's clearly not working today - you are of course right. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 14, 2024 23:01:04 GMT
Greenwich, Shooters Hill turnout 22.5%
Not sure if I should say this but I was on a call with a Greenwich Labour councillor earlier today, who was not sounding entirely confident about Shooters Hill.
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Post by batman on Nov 14, 2024 23:02:15 GMT
another noteworthy MP who represented much of what is now the Derbyshire Dales constituency was Aidan Crawley. He played first-class cricket, served in the forces, chaired London Weekend TV and was first a Labour MP from 1945 to 1951 before being elected for this area, this time for the Conservatives, in a by-election in 1962, serving only 5 years before resigning. His daughter Harriet stood in the European elections for the Tories in London Central, while heavily pregnant, but was defeated; she later joined the Pro-Euro Conservative Party which I think is defunct now. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Nov 14, 2024 23:10:50 GMT
Telford and Wrekin byelection turnouts:
22.11% in Hadley and Leegomery
22.03% in The Nedge
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Post by olympian95 on Nov 14, 2024 23:29:26 GMT
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