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Post by greatkingrat on Sept 19, 2013 9:54:19 GMT
Wikipedia says she has a son called Timothy so it seems likely.
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Post by andrea on Sept 19, 2013 13:19:56 GMT
yes, it's her son timbearder.eu/He's also the Tim Bearder who is a candidate in the West Midlands Euro list. Another son Ian Bearder is also active (SE Euro list and former Oxford city candidate) while her husband Simon stood in a hopeless Oxfordshire county division last May. |
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Post by independentukip on Sept 19, 2013 16:25:14 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2013 19:29:48 GMT
For those interested, I know East Hants (Four Marks & Medstead) is counting tonight
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Post by norfolkfeller on Sept 19, 2013 19:45:03 GMT
You've only just noticed???  It's always been like that. Of course, I've always known; it still continues to aggravate me. If NF, BNP, BDP, EDL, NLP and all the others merged or, at least, formed some kind of electoral pact, we'd be doing far better. I wouldn't bank on it. If there are anything like 500 "nationalist" activists still operating in the whole country I'd be surprised. Mercifully you have no electorate. |
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Post by The Bishop on Sept 19, 2013 20:09:14 GMT
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Post by listener on Sept 19, 2013 20:48:53 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the South ward of Witham Town Council in Braintree District (Essex).
Witham Town Council comprises 16 members elected from four wards – Chipping Hill and Central (3), North (3), South (5) and West (5).
The town wards are coterminous with the district wards of the same name.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lab 7, Con 5, Green Party 3, Lib Dem 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Con 9, Lab 7
The current town mayor and deputy town mayor of the council are Conservative.
I do not have the voting figures from 2007, but South ward elected 2 Lab, 2 Con and 1 Green Party.
The result of the election in South on 5 May 2011 (5 seats) was:
Con 890/875/838, Lab 727/679/664/591/534, Green Party 491/448/408, Lib Dem 346/257
Elected: Con 3, Lab 2
The present by-election is caused by the resignation of Patricia Lee (Con) following ill health.
The candidates are Green Party, Lib Dem, Lab and Con.
The result in the Witham South ward of Braintree District Council on 3 May 2007 was
Con 829/794/771, Lab 588/587/580, Green Party 296/239, Lib Dem 257
Elected – Con 3
The result in the Witham South ward of Braintree District Council on 5 May 2011 was
Con 997/937/930, Lab 719/713/672, Green Party 352/290, Lib Dem 239
Elected – Con 3
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Post by listener on Sept 19, 2013 20:49:23 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the Bradford on Avon North ward of Bradford on Avon Town Council in the unitary county of Wiltshire.
Bradford on Avon Town Council comprises 12 members elected from two wards – Bradford on Avon North (6) and Bradford on Avon South (6).
The town wards are coterminous with the county divisions of the same name.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 10, Con 2
Elections on 2 May 2013: Lib Dem 7, Con 3, Independent Liberal 1, No Description 1
The current town mayor and deputy town mayor of the council are Lib Dem.
My file of voting figures from 2007 has become corrupted, but Bradford on Avon North ward elected 5 Lib Dem and 1 Con.
The result of the election in Bradford on Avon North on 2 May 2013 (6 seats) was:
Elected: Lib Dem 3, Con 2, No Description 1 - unopposed
The present by-election is caused by the death of Ambrose Stickney (No Description).
The three candidates are Lib Dem, Independent Bradford Born and Con.
The result in the Bradford on Avon North ward of West Wiltshire District Council on 3 May 2007 was
Lib Dem 1137/1119, Con 892/792
Elected – Lib Dem 2
The result in the Bradford on Avon North division of Wiltshire County Council on 4 June 2009 was
Lib Dem 1244, Con 474, Independent 276, Lab 96
The result in the Bradford on Avon North division of Wiltshire County Council on 2 May 2013 was
Lib Dem 730, Con 316, UKIP 212, Lab 171, Green Party 135
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Post by listener on Sept 19, 2013 20:49:53 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the Church ward of Horwich Town Council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
Horwich Town Council comprises 14 members elected from six wards – Brazley (2), Bridge (3), Church (2), Claypool (2), Lever Park (3) and Vale (2).
Church town ward is combined with the Brazley, Claypool and Lever Park town wards to form the borough ward of Horwich North East.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 11, Con 2, Lab 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 6, Lib Dem 4, Con 3, Vacant 1
The current make-up is: Lab 9, Lib Dem 3, Con 1, Vacant 1
The current chairman and leader of the town council are Labour.
The result of the election in Church on 3 May 2007 (2 seats) was:
Lib Dem 623/348, Con 357, Lab 166
Elected: Lib Dem 1, Con 1
The result of the election in Church on 5 May 2011 (2 seats) was:
Lib Dem 461, Con 456, Lab 433/365
Elected: Lib Dem 1, Con 1
On 26 May 2011, the town council co-opted Kieran McGeehan (Lab) to fill the vacancy in Lever Park ward.
Kenneth Thomson, who was elected as a Lib Dem in Lever Park ward in 2011, is now shown on the town council website as Labour.
On 19 January 2012, Lynn Rock (Lib Dem) gained a seat in Lever Park ward, following the resignation of Brendan McKeon (Lab), who could not attend meetings due to his shifts at work.
On 21 March 2013, the town council co-opted Ken Denton (Lab) to the vacancy in Bridge ward, following the disqualification of Nicholas Cornthwaite (Lib Dem), after he failed to attend meetings for more than six months. Ken Denton was a former Lib Dem councillor.
Also on 21 March 2013, the town council co-opted Richard Silvester (Lab) to the vacancy in Lever Park ward, following the resignation of Kieran McGeehan (Lab)
On 20 June 2013, Julia Silvester (Lab) gained a seat in Bridge ward, following the death of Peter Baxendale (Con).
The present by-election is caused by the resignation of Marion Downes (Con) due to ill health.
The candidates are Lib Dem, Green Party, Con, UKIP and Labour.
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Post by listener on Sept 19, 2013 20:50:20 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the Fitzwilliam ward of Hemsworth Town Council in the City of Wakefield (South Yorkshire).
Hemsworth Town Council comprises 15 members elected from five wards – East (3), Fitzwilliam (3), Kinsley (3), South (3) and West (3).
The Wakefield city ward of Hemsworth comprises the whole of Hemsworth town and South Hiendley parish.
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lab 14, Independent 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 9, Independent 6
Current make-up: Lab 10, Independent 3, Vacant 2
In 2007, there were only 17 candidates for the 15 seats, but all wards were contested in 2011.
On 9 February 2012, Darren Campbell (Lab) gained a seat in West ward, following the disqualification of Ian Womersley (Independent), for failing to attend a meeting in six months. He was caring for his sick wife and later grieving for her, following her death.
Another vacancy is pending in Kinsley ward, following the resignation of Peter Hardacre (Independent).
The current chairman and vice chairman of the council are Labour.
The result of the election in Fitzwilliam on 3 May 2007 (3 seats) was:
Lab 276/213/202, Independent 200
Elected: Lab 3
The result of the election in Fitzwilliam on 5 May 2011 (3 seats) was:
Lab 287/245, Independent 148/123/101
Elected: Lab 2, Independent 1
The present by-election is caused by the resignation of John Richardson (Independent). In March 2012, he appeared before Wakefield Magistrates’ Court on a number of charges relating to counterfeit goods and the evasion of customs duty – but proceedings were adjourned, as the case was not ready to go forward. The newspaper headline referred to a £240,000 fraud trial.
The candidates are No Description and Labour.
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Post by David Ashforth on Sept 19, 2013 21:02:50 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the Fitzwilliam ward of Hemsworth Town Council in the City of Wakefield ( South Yorkshire). West Yorkshire |
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Post by froome on Sept 19, 2013 21:04:42 GMT
Many thanks for these Listener, much appreciated.
I noted this in your Hemsworth summary:
"On 9 February 2012, Darren Campbell (Lab) gained a seat in West ward, following the disqualification of Ian Womersley (Independent), for failing to attend a meeting in six months. He was caring for his sick wife and later grieving for her, following her death."
Is there any flexibility in the 6 month rule? It does seem harsh disqualifying him in those circumstances.
Also, do you happen to know the names of the candidates in the Witham and Bradford-on-Avon seats? Witham is a town we have historically done well in, so I'd be interested in knowing who our candidate is. Bradford-on-Avon is very strongly Lib Dem (despite having a road with the wonderfully one word name of 'Tory'), but is a town we have hopes of progressing in, so it's a shame we don't have a candidate there.
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Post by listener on Sept 19, 2013 21:13:25 GMT
The candidates in Witham South are
Andrea Bunn (Green Party), Barry Fleet (Lib Dem), Paul Heath (Lab) and Sandra Howell (Con).
Barry Fleet has twice been town mayor of Witham and Sandra Howell is a former Braintree District Councillor.
The candidates in Bradford on Avon North are Fiona Best (Lib Dem), Victoria Ody (Independent Bradford Born Accountant) and Mike Roberts (Con). Mike Roberts failed to win a town council seat in Bradford on Avon South in May 2013.
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Post by David Ashforth on Sept 19, 2013 21:20:27 GMT
Many thanks for these Listener, much appreciated. "On 9 February 2012, Darren Campbell (Lab) gained a seat in West ward, following the disqualification of Ian Womersley (Independent), for failing to attend a meeting in six months. He was caring for his sick wife and later grieving for her, following her death." Is there any flexibility in the 6 month rule? It does seem harsh disqualifying him in those circumstances. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 19, 2013 21:40:16 GMT
"On 9 February 2012, Darren Campbell (Lab) gained a seat in West ward, following the disqualification of Ian Womersley (Independent), for failing to attend a meeting in six months. He was caring for his sick wife and later grieving for her, following her death." Is there any flexibility in the 6 month rule? It does seem harsh disqualifying him in those circumstances. On a principal authority, a councillor can be granted a dispensation if they have missed meetings for a good reason. It's up to the authority to decide how they are granted - can be an executive decision or a majority vote of the council - so they are sometimes politically biased. Don't remember exactly how it works on parish level; may be up to the district as well. |
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Post by middleenglander on Sept 19, 2013 22:07:40 GMT
Dudley turnout looks like 19.42% compared to 25.94% in 2012 - hence around 1,900 votes to count.
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Post by andrea on Sept 19, 2013 22:10:59 GMT
UKIP Dudley North PPC tweeting it's close between them and Labour with BNP possibly third. Postal votes still to be counted.
Around 23% turnout in Oxford
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 19, 2013 22:18:42 GMT
Rumours coming out of Coseley say it's close between Labour and UKIP, with the BNP in third and the Conservatives having a meltdown. UKIP seem to have thrown the kitchen sink at this byelection.
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Post by andrea on Sept 19, 2013 22:18:51 GMT
UKIP PPC now leaning towards Labour hold in Dudley Here is the background to the by-election in the Church ward of Horwich Town Council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. Apparently Labour 1 vote ahead of Con. Recount taking place now. Here is the background to the by-election in the South ward of Witham Town Council in Braintree District (Essex). The result in the Witham South ward of Braintree District Council on 3 May 2007 was Con 829/794/771, Lab 588/587/580, Green Party 296/239, Lib Dem 257 Elected – Con 3 The result in the Witham South ward of Braintree District Council on 5 May 2011 was Con 997/937/930, Lab 719/713/672, Green Party 352/290, Lib Dem 239 Elected – Con 3 Lab 324 Con 289 Green 106 LD 69 |
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Post by andrea on Sept 19, 2013 22:22:04 GMT
Labour win by 37 votes in North-Oxford. Apparently it's LD second. So not a bad result for them in current times.
Labour hold in Dudley confirmed
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It's always been like that. 
