piperdave
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Post by piperdave on Jul 12, 2014 18:21:56 GMT
I thought a change to the law went through some years ago that stated that if you *won* an election your were deemed to have resigned your council employment. "Council rules state that no council employee can stand for election." Councils can't make those sorts of rules, councils have *NO* power to determine who can and cannot stand for election. It's the *law* that has disqualified her, not the council's rules. Typical jurnos. But, also, if Ms Winifred was so open about being a council employee, even going as far as putting it on her leaflets, why didn't her agent, her party, or the ERO pick this up earlier? Not quite. The law in England & Wales still requires you to have resigned and completed your notice period before the day on which you are nominated. In Scotland however, if you are elected, you can resign with immediate effect regardless of the actual terms of your employment with the council. |
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cibwr
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Post by cibwr on Jul 13, 2014 10:12:49 GMT
I have to say that the Scottish situation is far more sensible....
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 13, 2014 10:21:34 GMT
I have to say that the Scottish situation is far more sensible.... Indeed. The E+W situation is long out of date; the clue about where it came from is in the wording of s. 80 of the Local Government Act 1972: "a person shall be disqualified for being elected or being a member of a local authority if he ... holds any paid office or employment ... appointments to which are or may be made or confirmed by the local authority or any committee or sub-committee of the authority". Even in the 1970s it was only a polite legal fiction that appointments of teaching staff and other school staff were confirmed by the Education Committee. Nowadays with local management of schools, the local authority has practically nothing to do with it. Behind that was a belief that it was a conflict of interest for anyone who was working for a council to be in charge of setting their own pay, terms and conditions, but school pay and conditions are determined by national agreements, and the schools budget is devolved from the council, and the overall education budget is ringfenced and sent down from national government. What can the council as a whole do to change the lot of an individual employee in one of its schools? Nothing. |
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Post by marksenior on Jul 14, 2014 9:27:59 GMT
Notice of vacancy issued by Newcastle Upon Tyne MBC for North Jesmond ward , resignation of Lib Dem councillor , Peter Andras . By election to be held Aug 28th .
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Post by marksenior on Jul 14, 2014 9:49:21 GMT
Notice of election issued for August 14th Bolsover DC South Normanton East ward death of Labour councillor Terry Cook
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Post by marksenior on Jul 15, 2014 9:27:14 GMT
Michael Harris , Conservative councillor for Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield ward on Chelmsford BC has sadly died
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2014 10:06:20 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North
(My home ward until approximately this date)
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Post by middleenglander on Jul 18, 2014 15:24:29 GMT
There are 12 by-elections remaining in July and already 9 called for August and 1 scheduled for September. There are a further 10 known vacancies where the election has as yet no date.
24th July - 8
Blackpool BC, Clifton - Labour died - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Doncaster MB, Edenthorpe, Kirk Sandall & Barnby Dun - Labour resigned - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green
Maidstone BC, Staplehurst - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Northumberland UA, Longhoughton - Independent died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Reading UA, Southcote - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
Rhondda Cynon Taff UA, Aberaman North - Labour died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, Plaid Cymru, TUSAC, Ind
Walsall MB, Birchills & Leamore - Labour died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, English Democrat
Windsor & Maidenhead UA, Clewer North - Independent died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind
31st July - 4
Charnwood BC, Thurmaston - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, BNP, British Democrats
Flintshire UA, Mostyn - Independent disqualified - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Ind
Merthyr Tydfil UA, Penydarren - UKIP died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, 2 x Ind
Rother DC, Darwell - Conservative resigned - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
7th August - 5
Epping Forest DC, Broadley Common. Epping Upland & Nazing - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, LD, UKIP, Green
Huntingdonshire DC, Warboys & Bury - Conservative died - 4 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP
Malvern Hills DC, Wells - Conservative died - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Ind
Stroud DC, Valley - Green resigned following election as MEP - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, UKIP, Green, TUSAC
Worthing BC, Castle - Liberal Democrat disqualified - 5 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green
14th August - 2
Bolsover DC, South Normanton East - Labour died - 2 candidates: Con, Lab
Lambeth LB, Knight's Hill - Labour disqualified - 6 candidates: Con, Lab, LD, UKIP, Green, No Description
21st August - 1
Broadland DC, Wroxham - Liberal Democrat resigned
28th August -1
Newcastle-upon-Tyne MB, North Jesmond - Liberal Democrat resigned
23rd September - 1
Mansfield DC, Netherfield - Mansfield Independent Forum died
Current known vacancies where by-election not yet called - 10
Carlisle BC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Castle Point BC, Canvey Island East - Canvey Island Independent disqualified for non-attendance around 20th May
Chelmsford BC, Bicknacre & East & West Hanningfield - Conservative died 13th July
Cumbria CC, Castle - Labour died 8th June
Durham UA, Crook - Independent died 9th May
Epping Forest DC, Hemnall - Conservative died around 25th June
Neath Port Talbot UA, Sandfields East - Labour died 12th March
Newark & Sherwood DC, Ollerton - Labour died 8th June
Newham LB, Becton - Labour died around 20th June
Surrey Heath BC, Old Dean - Labour died 25th June
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 20, 2014 10:38:23 GMT
Regret to report the death of Pat Egan, Labour/Co-operative councillor for Woodside ward on Haringey Borough Council. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 20, 2014 10:50:41 GMT
He's a big loss to the labour group and the council.
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Post by mrhell on Jul 20, 2014 16:56:30 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North (My home ward until approximately this date) Today I canvassed my own street where I have lived for 17 years for possibly the first time. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2014 18:06:27 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North (My home ward until approximately this date) Today I canvassed my own street where I have lived for 17 years for possibly the first time. Looking promising? I would have thought without the students being there in any significant numbers it would be a very easy hold indeed. |
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Post by finsobruce on Jul 20, 2014 18:30:48 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North (My home ward until approximately this date) Today I canvassed my own street where I have lived for 17 years for possibly the first time. one vote there at least, I should hope...  |
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Post by froome on Jul 20, 2014 19:01:30 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North (My home ward until approximately this date) Today I canvassed my own street where I have lived for 17 years for possibly the first time. I hate canvassing my home street. You end up having to ask people you know whether they support you, and it can put them in an embarrassing position if they don't but don't want to say that to your face. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jul 20, 2014 19:26:57 GMT
One of our local party members is very diligent at attending all campaigning events, but won't ever do voter ID on her own estate.
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Post by mrhell on Jul 20, 2014 19:53:17 GMT
I live in the student area so I don't know my neighbours! (I also dislike calling on multi-occupancy houses so someone else will have to do that). There is a part of a street near where my mum lives (also in the ward) which I will not canvass as I know too many people there.
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carlton43
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Post by carlton43 on Jul 20, 2014 21:11:41 GMT
28th August: Newcastle: Jesmond North (My home ward until approximately this date) Today I canvassed my own street where I have lived for 17 years for possibly the first time. What do you mean 'possibly'? Don't you know? You are the person involved and you live there. |
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Post by mrhell on Jul 20, 2014 21:29:56 GMT
I may have done at some point in the early 2000s but I don't think so (it's a terrace of approximately 120 houses so I could have done the far end once and forgot).
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Post by marksenior on Jul 22, 2014 13:24:16 GMT
Tony Lee , Conservative councillor for Waterloo ward on Blackpool UA has sadly died . Will be the 5th by election in this authority this year .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2014 17:55:30 GMT
There's an impending vacancy in Oxford (Quarry & Risinghurst): Labour councillor has indicated he will resign shortly with the by-election being called in September.
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