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Post by greenhert on Jan 8, 2016 13:55:42 GMT
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jan 8, 2016 14:11:05 GMT
Likely that the sitting councillor Alex Folkes had a personal vote in the 2013 election.
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Post by greenhert on Jan 8, 2016 14:45:01 GMT
He clearly did, although Launceston's Liberal/Liberal Democrat tradition locally is very strong, as is the case in many small Cornish towns.
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Post by middleenglander on Jan 8, 2016 15:57:50 GMT
There is also an election for 3 seats for the same ward on the Town Council. There are two Liberal Democrats standing together with the same Conservative and Christian Peoples Alliance candidates contesting the Cornwall Unitary Authority seat. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 9, 2016 23:32:58 GMT
No MK then. Missing a trick surely?
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Post by maxque on Jan 10, 2016 0:09:58 GMT
No MK then. Missing a trick surely? But we have the "Islam is Satanic" nutjobs. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Jan 10, 2016 10:46:31 GMT
Is the Green Party candidate the result of a bizarre dalliance between Mary Creagh and George Osborne?
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Post by finsobruce on Jan 10, 2016 11:02:44 GMT
Is the Green Party candidate the result of a bizarre dalliance between Mary Creagh and George Osborne? and almost but not quite... |
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Post by BossMan on Jan 11, 2016 18:26:10 GMT
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Post by markgoodair on Jan 11, 2016 19:13:55 GMT
Is the Green Party candidate the result of a bizarre dalliance between Mary Creagh and George Osborne? I bloody well help not! |
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Post by David Ashforth on Jan 11, 2016 19:34:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 17:16:13 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout.
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Post by finsobruce on Jan 13, 2016 17:58:17 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. I do wonder sometimes if anyone at HQ (and I don't just mean under Corbyn before anyone jumps in....) pays attention to council by-elections and checks up if there is going to be a candidate, if any help could be given to the CLP etc, etc. Obviously there are occasions when no-one can be persuaded even on a paper basis or it is decided not to waste the money, but I'm sure there are more gaps than there need to be.... |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 18:35:33 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. I do wonder sometimes if anyone at HQ (and I don't just mean under Corbyn before anyone jumps in....) pays attention to council by-elections and checks up if there is going to be a candidate, if any help could be given to the CLP etc, etc. Obviously there are occasions when no-one can be persuaded even on a paper basis or it is decided not to waste the money, but I'm sure there are more gaps than there need to be.... I keep close eyes on Cornwall and there was certainly a stated intention to run a candidate. Lots of new members in North Cornwall too. Susan Alfar ran locally in the past, but it all went quiet. Very surprising and short-sighted. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jan 13, 2016 18:35:48 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. Plenty of those new members will have no intention of standing, leafleting or even signing nomination papers for a candidate, mind! Twas ever thus. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 18:37:40 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. Plenty of those new members will have no intention of standing, leafleting or even signing nomination papers for a candidate, mind! Twas ever thus. That I know, but still had a chance to fly the flag. |
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Post by greenchristian on Jan 13, 2016 18:45:13 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. I do wonder sometimes if anyone at HQ (and I don't just mean under Corbyn before anyone jumps in....) pays attention to council by-elections and checks up if there is going to be a candidate, if any help could be given to the CLP etc, etc. Obviously there are occasions when no-one can be persuaded even on a paper basis or it is decided not to waste the money, but I'm sure there are more gaps than there need to be.... But standing a paper candidate at council level costs no money at all... |
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Post by froome on Jan 13, 2016 19:28:50 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. Although we've not stood here for a long time (if ever), I suspect it is the sort of ward we would be likely to beat Labour in, so possibly that influenced the decision? |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Jan 13, 2016 19:34:57 GMT
Really surprised that the Labour Party aren't putting up a candidate, either at unitary or town level. The growing membership could have had a runout. Plenty of those new members will have no intention of standing, leafleting or even signing nomination papers for a candidate, mind! Twas ever thus. Sure, but you don't need an enthusiastic candidate. Somebody who can have their arm twisted in to being a candidate is enough. Particularly since if you can twist their arm into standing, half the time they end up continuing to make useful contributions. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 19:36:00 GMT
Plenty of those new members will have no intention of standing, leafleting or even signing nomination papers for a candidate, mind! Twas ever thus. Sure, but you don't need an enthusiastic candidate. Somebody who can have their arm twisted in to being a candidate is enough. Particularly since if you can twist their arm into standing, half the time they end up continuing to make useful contributions. As Susan Alfar has. |
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