The Bishop
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 1, 2012 0:05:51 GMT
It doesn't help that the Britain Votes twitter feed isn't running tonight, btw - why not??
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Post by Andrew_S on Jun 1, 2012 1:12:30 GMT
Barnet / Brunswick Park:
Andreas Ionnidis (Lab) 1,769
Shaheen Mahmood (Con) 1,598
Yahaya Kiingi (LibDem) 97
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Post by andrewteale on Jun 1, 2012 4:22:31 GMT
Looks like I missed an interesting night.
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Post by dizz on Jun 1, 2012 5:48:40 GMT
Barnet / Brunswick Park: Andreas Ionnidis (Lab) 1,769 Shaheen Mahmood (Con) 1,598 Yahaya Kiingi (LibDem) 97  - Barnet in play in 2014. Local party will be delighted. |
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Post by Pimpernal on Jun 1, 2012 5:51:06 GMT
Burgess Hill TC byelection in St Andrews ward: Lab 318 C 307 L Dem 309 UKIP 127 GP 45 Ind 16 an amazing result for Labour when one thinks that just last year in this 3 member ward, the Tories won all 3 seats and Libs and Lab could only manage 1 candidate each - both of whom were miles behind - and Labour actually behind the LDs! |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jun 1, 2012 6:53:43 GMT
It doesn't help that the Britain Votes twitter feed isn't running tonight, btw - why not?? I don't know about that. Why not join in the live blog? |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jun 1, 2012 7:04:48 GMT
Barnet / Brunswick Park: Andreas Ionnidis (Lab) 1,769 Shaheen Mahmood (Con) 1,598 Yahaya Kiingi (LibDem) 97 - Barnet in play in 2014. Local party will be delighted. At best/worst a hung council with Labour largest party. If we take the 24 seats in wards where they currently have some or all councillors as a given, then they need another 8 seats out of Hale, East Barnet and BP. Hale is not a problem but the others are more doubtful. Unless they can pull something off in Childs Hill which I also think doubtful. Of course if the national polls have gotten much worse than now then it is just about possible, but then that was always the case and we didn't need this by-election to tell us that |
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Post by Tony Otim on Jun 1, 2012 7:47:39 GMT
That's a great result for Labour in Barnet and some good showings by UKIP on the south coast.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 8:20:46 GMT
yep, just seen this and double WOW ... was there a local issue in play if not then very very good news |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 8:48:06 GMT
NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE Town: Lab 50.9% (+2.4) C 42.7% (+4.8) BNP 6.4% North Lincolnshire is one of those places that always seems to go against the tide - a Labour gain in 2007 and then a Tory gain in 2011. North Lincolnshire is one of those strange places. End of sentence. |
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 1, 2012 9:34:12 GMT
Not just that, but the names of the two main candidates suggests other possible reasons for a pro-Tory swing  |
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 1, 2012 10:18:52 GMT
Yes.
Re the Burgess Hill TC result - didn't we win another ward there a few weeks ago??
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Post by Pimpernal on Jun 1, 2012 10:43:49 GMT
Yes. Re the Burgess Hill TC result - didn't we win another ward there a few weeks ago?? aye... Meeds North iirc that was your first cllr on the council... |
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Post by ColinJ on Jun 1, 2012 11:20:28 GMT
yep, just seen this and double WOW ... was there a local issue in play if not then very very good news Read somewhere else Ian that parking/parking charges had become a very controversial. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 12:32:43 GMT
clearly LD supporters liked us or dislike their own party not to vote or switch
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Post by londonw5er on Jun 1, 2012 14:02:58 GMT
Is the Barnet result the first actual gain by Labour in any London Borough since the 2010 elections? I recall seeing a few near misses but no actual gains but there may have been one that I missed.
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 1, 2012 14:21:36 GMT
Remarkably, that does seem to be the case - though there have been a few Labour holds in "split" wards.
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Post by leicester on Jun 1, 2012 19:03:22 GMT
A referendum was due to be held in a village today 31st May to find out what residents think of plans to build 2,500 homes nearby. The call for a ballot was made at a parish meeting in Barwell last month. Polling stations will be open in the village between 4pm and 9pm and the result should be declared by 11pm. Many villagers are opposed to plans which would help Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council meet its housing quota. A planning application has been submitted which includes community facilities and a business park. It is likely to be determined later this year. The outcome of the poll will not be binding on planners considering the application submitted by Ainscough Strategic Land, Barwood Development Securities and Taylor Wimpey. The poll, likely to cost £7,000, will be paid for by the parish council. 96% voted against the housing approx 25% turnout, report on radio followed by Lib Dem cllr for H&B saying the houses are good for barwell. Wish cllrs would listen to locals  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2012 20:03:17 GMT
in any vote like that it will always go against the plans ...
tories and LD's on one hand say they want localism then deliver planning policies against that. Prob is we need the homes and then we get the conflict !
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Post by Rural Radical on Jun 2, 2012 15:21:29 GMT
Yes. Re the Burgess Hill TC result - didn't we win another ward there a few weeks ago?? There is a revolution going on down there!  |
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- Barnet in play in 2014. Local party will be delighted.
