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Post by marksenior on Jun 14, 2012 10:15:02 GMT
ALDC list a byelection on July 19th in Calderdale MBC Warley ward LD seat resignation .
They also list a byelection on July 12th East Hants DC East Meon ward but I believe this to be an error for the Horndean Downs ward . The council website is completely useless in clarifying this .
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Post by greatkingrat on Jun 14, 2012 11:02:31 GMT
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Post by middleenglander on Jun 15, 2012 15:41:48 GMT
There are currently 13 by-elections and 1 deferred election remaining during June along with 15 already called for July. The are in addition 6 identified but not called.
21 June - 8
* Carlisle City BC, Harraby (Lab)
* Dacorum BC, Woodhall Farm (C)
* Dudley MB, Norton (C)
* Durham UA, Peterlee West (L Dem)
* Elmbridge BC, Esher (deferred election previously C)
* Hertfordshire CC, Hemel Hempstead Town (C)
* Huntingdonshire DC, Earith (C)
* West Devon DC, Tavistock North (C)
28 June - 6
* Blaby DC, Ravenhurst and Fosse (Lab)
* Charnwood BC, Sileby (C)
* Chelmsford BC, Patching Hall (LD)
* Essex CC, Chelmsford North (LD)
* Kensington and Chelsea LB, Brompton (C)
* South Northamptonshire DC, Grange Park (C)
5 July - 9
* Chesterfield BC, St Helen's (Lab)
* Fylde BC, Heyhouses (C)
* Kingston-upon-Thames LB, Grove (L Dem)
* Liverpool MB, Allerton and Hunts Cross (L Dem)
* Liverpool MB, Riverside (Lab)
* Maldon DC, Tollesbury (C)
* Malvern Hills DC, Malvern West (GP)
* Thanet DC, Westgate-on-Sea (C)
* Tonbridge and Malling BC, Malling West and Leybourne (C)
12 July - 5
* Ashford BC, Tenterden South (C)
* Corby DC, East (Lab)
* East Hampshire DC, Horndean Downs (C)
* Hammersmith and Fulham LB, Town (C)
* Waltham Forest LB, Larkswood (C)
19 July - 1
Calderdale MB, Warley (L Dem)
Pending not yet called - 6
* Isle of Anglesey CC, Gwyngyll (PC resigned 22 May)
* Isle of Anglesey CC, Llanbedrgoch (Ind resigned 18 May)
* South Holland DC, Long Sutton (Ind died 13th June)
* Stoke-on-Trent UA, Springfields and Trent Vale (Lab resigned 24 April)
* Vale of Glamorgan CC, Buttrills (Lab died 26 May)
* Wealden DC, Polegate North (L Dem died 30 May)
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Post by marksenior on Jun 16, 2012 8:54:41 GMT
Information is not easy to find but we seem to have not picked up a byelection on July 12th
Oxon CC Oxford Cowley/Littlemoor Labour seat
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Post by ToBeFair on Jun 16, 2012 22:00:34 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 18, 2012 10:01:24 GMT
Reported that Stoke's Springfields and Trent Vale byelection is likely for 26 July.
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Post by thorny90 on Jun 18, 2012 10:27:46 GMT
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Post by marksenior on Jun 18, 2012 11:29:33 GMT
Not quite off topic but the BBC are reporting that we can expect a flood of resignations of parish/town councillors following the introduction of the Localism Act that all councillors must register their financial interests and those of their partners online .
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2012 12:49:34 GMT
Have you got a link to that Mark?
It is hard enough to find decent people willing to be town/parish councillors as it is, without having this imposed on them - their private details online for the village big-nose to masturbate over and the Nigerian criminal to borrow...
Partners is just plain daft and may potentially cause relationship strains.
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Post by Crimson King on Jun 18, 2012 13:52:47 GMT
You may consider it a tad excessive, but it isn't daft to seek transparency on potential conflicts of interest. I haven't seen the detail in the act but I suspect it will be simply a list of property owned or rented in the area, emplyment directorships etc with now financial detail
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Post by marksenior on Jun 18, 2012 13:53:45 GMT
Have you got a link to that Mark? It is hard enough to find decent people willing to be town/parish councillors as it is, without having this imposed on them - their private details online for the village big-nose to masturbate over and the Nigerian criminal to borrow... Partners is just plain daft and may potentially cause relationship strains. Link is to long to type but it is on BBC News website Hereford and Worcestershire area |
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Post by marksenior on Jun 18, 2012 14:01:31 GMT
You may consider it a tad excessive, but it isn't daft to seek transparency on potential conflicts of interest. I haven't seen the detail in the act but I suspect it will be simply a list of property owned or rented in the area, emplyment directorships etc with now financial detail At the moment , this is declared and held by the council on record for councillors . The public display and extension to partners is new . There is no doubt that the number of people willing to put themselves forward for these unpaid positions will plummet and a large number will resign . |
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Post by Crimson King on Jun 18, 2012 14:15:36 GMT
You may consider it a tad excessive, but it isn't daft to seek transparency on potential conflicts of interest. I haven't seen the detail in the act but I suspect it will be simply a list of property owned or rented in the area, emplyment directorships etc with now financial detail At the moment , this is declared and held by the council on record for councillors . The public display and extension to partners is new . There is no doubt that the number of people willing to put themselves forward for these unpaid positions will plummet and a large number will resign . My experience is at Met district level but my interests have always been open to the public (albeit I don't think they are on line). They have always included partners and other close family members as well |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2012 14:28:04 GMT
At the moment , this is declared and held by the council on record for councillors . The public display and extension to partners is new . There is no doubt that the number of people willing to put themselves forward for these unpaid positions will plummet and a large number will resign . My experience is at Met district level but my interests have always been open to the public (albeit I don't think they are on line). They have always included partners and other close family members as well You may not know all your partner's interests. Some partners put up with their spouse going to meetings etc, but having their details online may cause tension in some household. As Mark says, it will become even harder to get people to do these roles, especially high callibre people. It's a huge own goal. Thanks Mark, I'll look where you said. |
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Post by Crimson King on Jun 18, 2012 14:33:15 GMT
My experience is at Met district level but my interests have always been open to the public (albeit I don't think they are on line). They have always included partners and other close family members as well You may not know all your partner's interests. Some partners put up with their spouse going to meetings etc, but having their details online may cause tension in some household. As Mark says, it will become even harder to get people to do these roles, especially high callibre people. It's a huge own goal. Thanks Mark, I'll look where you said. If you don't know it, then it isn't a conflict is it? The point of this is so that if Councillor Crimson votes in favour of the new pedistrian crossing outside a schoolthe fact that his or his girlfriends sweet shop is just accross the road and will get more trade as a result is in the open (in that case it would probably be prejudicial and he wouldn't in fact vote) It is not about details (or at least not at my level) but just basic facts |
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Post by middleenglander on Jun 18, 2012 15:27:51 GMT
I have checked with my association of local councils and apparently there is a meeting of the county's monitoring officers today. New forms will be issued shortly and we councillors are supposed to fill them in by the 28th July at the very latest - nothing was said about on-line. The information required is apparently less than before and certainly nothing about salary and the like.
Yes, you are supposed to declare interest of spouses, partners and anyone you are living with (not yet defined). As a happily (!!) married man, I personally find this very intrusive and may, depending on what is required when finalised, be unwilling to provide this information.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 18, 2012 15:31:41 GMT
Parish councillors are elected officials and a parish council has the ability to demand money from their local community, so they should be properly accountable and open about their own private and financial interests. The attitude which you often hear from parish councillors that "everyone in the village knows me, so there's no point" is very naive.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2012 15:32:15 GMT
You may not know all your partner's interests. Some partners put up with their spouse going to meetings etc, but having their details online may cause tension in some household. As Mark says, it will become even harder to get people to do these roles, especially high callibre people. It's a huge own goal. Thanks Mark, I'll look where you said. If you don't know it, then it isn't a conflict is it? The point of this is so that if Councillor Crimson votes in favour of the new pedistrian crossing outside a schoolthe fact that his or his girlfriends sweet shop is just accross the road and will get more trade as a result is in the open (in that case it would probably be prejudicial and he wouldn't in fact vote) It is not about details (or at least not at my level) but just basic facts I think you are missing my points. Firstly it's about low level Parish Councils having to do this, and then having it all online including now it appears, one's partners details. It is a gross invasion of privacy. |
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Post by Crimson King on Jun 18, 2012 15:39:49 GMT
I would refer you to the answer given by the Hon member just above
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2012 15:45:10 GMT
So councillors who are quietly gay and have a partner in private, are going to have to now tell the world via the web that Mr X who lives in the same house is more than just a friend...
Isn't this where Simon Hughes and David Laws got into difficulty? Of course MPs are a much higher level than parish councillors, and paid much more too.
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