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Post by middleenglander on Nov 27, 2015 23:35:44 GMT
There is already one by-election called for January with a further 14 known vacancies where there is as yet no date.
7th January - 1
Carlisle BC, Botcherby - Labour died.
Known vacancies in England - 13
Bolton MB, Crompton - Labour died 9th October
Chiltern DC, Amersham Town - Liberal Democrat died 6th November
Cornwall UA, Launceston Central - Liberal Democrat sitting as Independent resigned around 7th October
Coventry MB, Lower Stoke - Labour died 14th October
Dudley MB, St James - Labour died 11th November
Hertfordshire CC, Bushey North - Conservative died 7th November
Hounslow LB, Canford - Labour died 15th November
Rutland UA, Whissendine - Liberal Democrat resigned 6th November
St Helens MB, Thatto Heath - Labour died 16th September
Suffolk CC, Newmarket & Red Lodge - Conservative resigned 19th November
Thanet DC, Newington - UKIP resigned around 25th November
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Northaw & Cuffley - Conservative died 14th September
Wolverhampton MB, Bilston East - Labour died around 6th November
Known vacancies in Scotland - 1
South Lanarkshire UA, Hamilton North & East - SNP died 21st October
Known vacancies in Wales - 0
Vacancies under "6 month" rule
Exeter BC, Pennsylvania - Conservative resigned 25th November
North East Lincolnshire, East Marsh - UKIP impending resignation on 30th November
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Post by marksenior on Nov 30, 2015 13:16:58 GMT
Stuart Rowland , Conservative councillor for Greaseley ward on Broxtowe BC has sadly died .
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Post by samdwebber on Nov 30, 2015 23:36:40 GMT
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Post by samdwebber on Dec 2, 2015 16:25:24 GMT
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Post by middleenglander on Dec 4, 2015 16:46:51 GMT
There are now 4 by-elections called for January with a further 14 known vacancies, all in England, where there is as yet no date.
7th January - 1
Carlisle BC, Botcherby - Labour died - 3 candidates: Con, Lab, Ind
14th January - 1
Cornwall UA, Launceston Central - Liberal Democrat sitting as Independent resigned
21st January - 2
South Lanarkshire UA, Hamilton North & East - SNP died
Southwark LB, Faraday - Labour resined
Known vacancies in England - 14
Bolton MB, Crompton - Labour died 9th October
Broxtowe BC, Greasley - Conservative died around 23rd November
Chiltern DC, Amersham Town - Liberal Democrat died 6th November
Coventry MB, Lower Stoke - Labour died 14th October
Dudley MB, St James - Labour died 11th November
Hertfordshire CC, Bushey North - Conservative died 7th November
Hounslow LB, Canford - Labour died 15th November
Rutland UA, Whissendine - Liberal Democrat resigned 6th November
St Helens MB, Thatto Heath - Labour died 16th September
Shropshire UA, Oswestry South - Conservative resigned 4th December
Suffolk CC, Newmarket & Red Lodge - Conservative resigned 19th November
Thanet DC, Newington - UKIP resigned around 25th November
Welwyn & Hatfield BC, Northaw & Cuffley - Conservative died 14th September
Wolverhampton MB, Bilston East - Labour died around 6th November
Known vacancies in Scotland - 0
Known vacancies in Wales - 0
Vacancies under "6 month" rule - 2
Exeter BC, Pennsylvania - Conservative resigned 25th November
North East Lincolnshire, East Marsh - UKIP resigned 30th November
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Post by carlton43 on Dec 4, 2015 18:15:01 GMT
South Lanarkshire was in Scotland last time I looked.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 4, 2015 19:24:34 GMT
Things only go in the 'known vacancies' column if they don't have a date.
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Post by mrhell on Dec 6, 2015 16:11:02 GMT
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Post by John Chanin on Dec 6, 2015 17:09:23 GMT
What's going on in St Helens and Welwyn-Hatfield? Seems an awfully long time to leave a seat vacant. Are there any statutory requirements here?
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Post by The Bishop on Dec 6, 2015 17:25:02 GMT
It has been known to leave seats vacant for longer than that until a regular May election.
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Post by greenhert on Dec 6, 2015 19:22:24 GMT
What's going on in St Helens and Welwyn-Hatfield? Seems an awfully long time to leave a seat vacant. Are there any statutory requirements here? I believe there are-council seats cannot be left vacant for longer than six months. For some reason this rule does not apply to Parliamentary seats left vacant for long periods, even though other countries sensibly have it. |
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Post by andrewteale on Dec 6, 2015 19:23:35 GMT
That was a while back: the by-election was held on 16th July. |
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Post by andrewteale on Dec 6, 2015 19:26:47 GMT
What's going on in St Helens and Welwyn-Hatfield? Seems an awfully long time to leave a seat vacant. Are there any statutory requirements here? I believe there are-council seats cannot be left vacant for longer than six months. For some reason this rule does not apply to Parliamentary seats left vacant for long periods, even though other countries sensibly have it. No, there's no such rule in England and Wales. There was a recent case in Wales where a seat was vacant for more than a year, although that was primarily due to legal action. The rules are different in Scotland, where the returning officer organises by-elections on his own initiative. In NI vacancies are co-opted. Sentelens has had a few cases in recent years of long gaps between vacancy and by-election, so maybe it's a local thing. |
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Post by mrhell on Dec 6, 2015 23:55:56 GMT
That was a while back: the by-election was held on 16th July. God knows why it came up on the BBC site today! |
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Post by middleenglander on Dec 7, 2015 0:14:12 GMT
That was a while back: the by-election was held on 16th July. God knows why it came up on the BBC site today! They will be telling us Mafeking has been relieved next. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 7, 2015 0:26:56 GMT
I think the Matthew Smith case has been coming up because Paul Nuttalls (of the UKIPs) has been going on about election fraud in Oldham, then admitting there wasn't any, and other people have been making reference to Matthew Smith as an example where there definitely was an election fraud and it was by a member of the UKIPs.
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Post by ColinJ on Dec 7, 2015 20:16:26 GMT
I've read elsewhere that there is going to be a by-election in the Hertford Heath ward (not part of Hertford town itself) of East Herts DC. Apparently the Tories have failed to put in their nomination papers, and the outgoing Tory councillor is backing the Labour candidate. Very usually for that area, apparently Labour is working it seriously. The real story is not quite so simple. According to the Hertfordshire Mercury the Tories have blundered by failing to describe their candidate as 'The Conservative Party candidate', leaving her with no description. The SOPN is here. The vacancy occurred after the Conservative councillor for the ward, Adrian McNeece, failed in his attempt to abolish prayers at EHDC meetings. He also resigned from the Conservative Party. As the by-election is to be held on 17th December, you've posted in (slightly) the wrong thread! The Labour Party should be realistic about their chances, finishing a rather poor fourth in the ward earlier in the year. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Dec 7, 2015 21:10:47 GMT
For an authority where Labour struggles to get any councillors elected at all, East Hertfordshire actually has quite an active campaigning local Labour Party.
But Hertford Heath isn't a ward that is demographically good for Labour.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2015 21:21:11 GMT
For an authority where Labour struggles to get any councillors elected at all, East Hertfordshire actually has quite an active campaigning local Labour Party. But Hertford Heath isn't a ward that is demographically good for Labour. I suspect that the Tory independent will take it fairly easily provided the local party communicate the cock up well. |
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Post by markgoodair on Dec 7, 2015 23:36:10 GMT
I've read elsewhere that there is going to be a by-election in the Hertford Heath ward (not part of Hertford town itself) of East Herts DC. Apparently the Tories have failed to put in their nomination papers, and the outgoing Tory councillor is backing the Labour candidate. Very usually for that area, apparently Labour is working it seriously. The real story is not quite so simple. According to the Hertfordshire Mercury the Tories have blundered by failing to describe their candidate as 'The Conservative Party candidate', leaving her with no description. The SOPN is here. The vacancy occurred after the Conservative councillor for the ward, Adrian McNeece, failed in his attempt to abolish prayers at EHDC meetings. He also resigned from the Conservative Party. As the by-election is to be held on 17th December, you've posted in (slightly) the wrong thread! The Labour Party should be realistic about their chances, finishing a rather poor fourth in the ward earlier in the year. Whoever is the Tories agent should hang their head with shame. |
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