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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 16, 2014 9:25:42 GMT
With any luck this will be the last election for such a position.
Likely to be called without delay which would mean polling day possibly 6 November?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 9:28:53 GMT
With any luck this will be the last election for such a position. Likely to be called without delay which would mean polling day possibly 6 November? Be interesting if a UKIP candidate won the position. |
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Post by Ben Walker on Sept 16, 2014 9:34:09 GMT
Could be as clean as a fight as waging a war in a cesspit.
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Post by carlton43 on Sept 16, 2014 10:06:39 GMT
Could be as clean as a fight as waging a war in a cesspit. Phrase maker. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 12:10:22 GMT
I know, I know, I know, I know, and once more I know. The euro elections were nothing like the PCC elections. But here is the vote share for the South Yorks regions. Breakdown of vote share for South Yorks region euro 2014SOUTH YORKS TOTALS LABOUR 114,068 - 34.4% UKIP 110,383 - 33.3% CONSERVATIVES 38,234 - 11.5% LIBDEMS 18,653 - 5.6% ENG DEMS 5,148 - 1.6% OTHERS 45,340 - 13.6% 331,826 VOTES CAST |
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Post by Tony Otim on Sept 16, 2014 12:21:13 GMT
I wouldn't rule out a strong independent challenge under the circumstances.
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Sept 16, 2014 12:56:41 GMT
I'm just perplexed why it's happening at all. If he brazened out everything else, what new ignominy made him realise his position was untenable?
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Post by Devonian on Sept 17, 2014 7:12:26 GMT
Suggested date of election
BBC Radio Sheffield @bbcsheffield 15h
Bernard Rix, Chief Executive of CoPaCC reckons South Yorkshire PCC by-election probably Thurs 16 Oct
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Post by Devonian on Sept 17, 2014 7:34:40 GMT
The English Democrats came second here last time, one of their best ever results. However that was a couple of weeks before the Rotherham by election where they got steam rollered by UKIP. I'm sure they'd like to run again but the question is if they could raise the £5k deposit and campaigning money in time.
As for who is to be the UKIP candidate MEPs and MPs are allowed to run for the office but must resign as MPs or MEPs if elected. David Blunkett has rules himself out as Labour candidate as he says he doesn't want to trigger a by election.
Unconfirmed (but unsurprising) report that the Green Party have decided not to run.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 7:56:39 GMT
Oh come on, David, cause another by-election, twenty just isn't quite enough this term.
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Post by maxque on Sept 17, 2014 8:53:35 GMT
Oh come on, David, cause another by-election, twenty just isn't quite enough this term. You're aiming for twenty-four, like in the 1987-1992 Parliament? Twenty of them were deaths. The four others were resignations. By the way, 2001-2005 only had 6 by-elections. |
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Post by neilm on Sept 17, 2014 9:08:45 GMT
Is Bernard Rix of CoPaCC the retired judge?
CoPaCC is 'Comparing Police and Crime Commissioners' btw.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 12:02:36 GMT
Oh come on, David, cause another by-election, twenty just isn't quite enough this term. You're aiming for twenty-four, like in the 1987-1992 Parliament? Twenty of them were deaths. The four others were resignations. By the way, 2001-2005 only had 6 by-elections. Many people on this forum would aim, I think, for as many byelections as possible (but of course, with as few deaths as possible, a difficult balancing act!). |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2014 17:49:54 GMT
You're aiming for twenty-four, like in the 1987-1992 Parliament? Twenty of them were deaths. The four others were resignations. By the way, 2001-2005 only had 6 by-elections. Many people on this forum would aim, I think, for as many byelections as possible (but of course, with as few deaths as possible, a difficult balancing act!). Well, it's certainly heading in that direction with fewer grey-haired mavericks being around and more Tony Blairs/David Milbands/Louise Menches not seeing out their full terms. |
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Post by Devonian on Sept 18, 2014 11:05:54 GMT
Election date will be 30th October
Steve Pick appointed acting PCC until then
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Post by neilm on Sept 18, 2014 12:31:59 GMT
Should a non Labour person win, presumably they can appoint their own deputy?
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Post by neilm on Sept 18, 2014 12:33:03 GMT
I'm just perplexed why it's happening at all. If he brazened out everything else, what new ignominy made him realise his position was untenable? Keith Vaz suggested he may have been a little less than completely honest. |
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Post by markgoodair on Sept 18, 2014 21:41:12 GMT
Nominations apparently close on Saturday.
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Post by andrea on Sept 21, 2014 8:27:11 GMT
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Post by gwynthegriff on Sept 22, 2014 21:43:07 GMT
I wouldn't rule out a strong independent challenge under the circumstances. Some of us would welcome a strong independent challenge ...... |
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