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Post by finsobruce on Nov 21, 2014 22:39:12 GMT
East Yorkshire UA Willerby and Kirk Ella Conservative died Ward Map 2003 - LD 2,114/1,991/1,972, Con 1,961/1,901/1,753, Ind 578, Lab 313/288 2007 - Con 2,626/2,551/2,550, LD 2,227/2,160/2,115, Lab 259/207/205 2011 - Con 2,300/2,163/2,039, LD 1,476/1,443/1,324, Lab 801/705/682, ED 403/387/318 2012 - LD 5,107, Lab 1,298 Candidates Mick BURCHILL (The Conservative Party candidate) Daniel PALMER (Labour Party Candidate) Robert SKINNER (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) A sad indication of how badly the Lib Dem machine has stalled in East Yorkshire , A seat where they had a councillor in 2010 (not 2012 as it says above) . Quite feasable that the remaining 3 LD's will be picked off next year. If you field candidates then no one can vote for you and there is little chance of picking possible new members. Sad very Sad I presume you mean "If you don't field candidates then no one can vote for you....." |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 21, 2014 23:27:42 GMT
Disregarding the unfortunate circumstances of Val Smith, it's been odd how often Labour councillors have been doing a runner from Oxford City Council of late.
Kirk Ella is, I believe, very popular as a residence amongst the rugby league and association football players of the East Riding.
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Post by johnloony on Nov 22, 2014 2:41:03 GMT
We had family holidays regularly in Bridlington from when I was about 4 until I was about 13. It would have been even more fun if I had been aware of the local politics as well.
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Post by carlton43 on Nov 22, 2014 10:15:23 GMT
We had family holidays regularly in Bridlington from when I was about 4 until I was about 13. It would have been even more fun if I had been aware of the local politics as well. In all the world............................Only you could have said that! A precocious interest in Brid Local Politics defines a man among few. |
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Post by andrewteale on Nov 23, 2014 15:12:54 GMT
The preview is now in preparation. Linda Smith, the Labour candidate for Blackbird Leys, sat on Hackney council until May.
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Post by finsobruce on Nov 23, 2014 15:22:38 GMT
The preview is now in preparation. Linda Smith, the Labour candidate for Blackbird Leys, sat on Hackney council until May. Which means she is married to Luke Akehurst...... |
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Post by Harry Hayfield on Nov 25, 2014 11:41:25 GMT
I have just spoken to the elections department of Huntingdonshire and the reason for St. Neots Primary Park was the death of the sitting Conservative councillor elected in 2011
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Post by meurig on Nov 26, 2014 12:00:05 GMT
There's also an unopposed return in Gwynedd.
Vacancy in Bowydd & Rhiw (Blaenau Ffestiniog) following resignation of Paul Thomas (PC).
Annwen Daniels (PC) the only candidate nominated.
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 26, 2014 14:22:43 GMT
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TroupConservative died Ward Map2007 - SNP 1,798, Con 914, Ind 770, LD 286 2008by - SNP 1,721, Con 515, LD 503 2012 - SNP 1,037/803, Con 768, LD 369, SCP 342 The 2012 figures here are for Banff not Troup. The Troup figures were: SNP 723/405; Con 593; IND 441/344/91; Lab 185; LD 56 |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Nov 26, 2014 15:20:37 GMT
That Midlothian place is more interesting than it's prosaic name might suggest. Just done a nice virtual tour of the area on Google street view and parts of Eskbank look very pleasant indeed. Some other parts of the ward look, er... a bit less pleasant (Easthouses somewhat resembles it's near namesake in Glasgow)
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Post by Tony Otim on Nov 26, 2014 15:28:49 GMT
Yep - that pretty well sums it up. Eskbank is very nice, Edinburgh commuter belt. Easthouses and Mayfield are probably among the most deprived parts of Midlothian, then you stretch right out into very rural areas around Pathhead and beyond. An interesting mix.
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Post by The Bishop on Nov 26, 2014 15:43:27 GMT
There's also an unopposed return in Gwynedd. Vacancy in Bowydd & Rhiw (Blaenau Ffestiniog) following resignation of Paul Thomas (PC). Annwen Daniels (PC) the only candidate nominated. Just for reference, what were the previous results here? |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Nov 26, 2014 16:27:35 GMT
Labour in 2004, unopposed.
Postponed poll in 2008, due to the death of a candidate. Llais Gwynedd 341, Plaid 247, Green 117.
By-election in September 2010: Plaid 338, LG 246
Plaid in 2012, unopposed.
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Post by Sibboleth on Nov 26, 2014 17:04:53 GMT
Its the north end of Blaenau Ffestiniog plus Tanygrisiau. Theoretically very competitive, but all the Labour activists have died of silicosis and the Llais experiment in Ffestiniog ended extremely messily. At some point a new oppositional force - probably some new shade of Local Independent For Local People - will surely arise as Gwynedd county council is about as popular as ebola in the area, but we aren't there yet.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Nov 26, 2014 20:05:53 GMT
Wonder if its the same Lesley Mallinder who managed to win a seat for the LibDems on South Bucks and Beaconsfield Town Councils for the LibDems - quite an achievement in the bluest of blue areas. Blackbird Leys is somewhat different.... Blackbird Leys, despite its reasonably solid Labour voting down the years, does have a tendency to do its own thing, as the IWCA experiment showed. This will be an easy Labour win, but there is scope for an active left-of-Labour party to do well- the Greens have never really capitalised on it, but I think that's because of a) the popularity of the Smiths and b) the Greens in Oxford tend to be seen as a creature of the university by the locals. It's also the only place where I've found myself blundering on the receiving end of football hooliganism! |
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Post by piperdave on Nov 26, 2014 20:14:32 GMT
That Midlothian place is more interesting than it's prosaic name might suggest. I tried, unsuccessfully, to get the Local Government Boundary Commission to abandon compass point names in Clydesdale where more suitable ones could have been found. I will certainly be trying to do that again in respect of Midlothian, Inverclyde and Clackmannanshire, as well as Clydesdale as we go through this review. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2014 21:58:25 GMT
That Midlothian place is more interesting than it's prosaic name might suggest. I tried, unsuccessfully, to get the Local Government Boundary Commission to abandon compass point names in Clydesdale where more suitable ones could have been found. I will certainly be trying to do that again in respect of Midlothian, Inverclyde and Clackmannanshire, as well as Clydesdale as we go through this review. You have my support, of course. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Nov 27, 2014 0:25:38 GMT
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Post by maxque on Nov 27, 2014 7:10:36 GMT
The three Oxford counts will be on Thursday.
The three Scottish ones on Friday.
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Post by neilm on Nov 27, 2014 11:03:56 GMT
What happens if Laurence Leonard wins? If I lived there I might vote for him, just because.
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