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Post by Rural Radical on Feb 6, 2016 9:12:14 GMT
Because Green Party success in Oswestry. I'm still confused about why there's any hilarity. You don't know Oswestry?  |
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 6, 2016 9:44:44 GMT
Anyone know the result? Seems to be something of a secret. Hexham TC, Leazes ward: Conservative elected, Green second, Liberal Democrat third but still no figures. Wonder whether a "D" notice has been issued. Meanwhile Glynneath TC, Central: Plaid Cymru 219 (62.8%), Labour 129 (37.2%) 2012 Plaid Cymru 313 / 266 / 235 / 206 (50.7%) Labour 269 / 265 / 238 / 221 (49.3%) - 2 Plaid Cymru and 2 Labour elected. So far nothing on a Bangor (Gwynedd) City Council election. |
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Post by hedgehog on Feb 6, 2016 10:19:50 GMT
I'm still confused about why there's any hilarity. You don't know Oswestry? Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. We are looking forward too the 2017 local elections in Shropshire. |
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Post by maxque on Feb 6, 2016 10:30:15 GMT
So far nothing on a Bangor (Gwynedd) City Council election. It's only on the City website: bangorcitycouncil.com/Menai ward: PC 90, LD 53, Ind 32 |
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Post by Sibboleth on Feb 6, 2016 14:52:45 GMT
Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. Pretty much on top of an internationally important archaeological site no less. And Shropshire people who are not Tories are often prone to swinging en masse to the leading Not Tory if there clearly is one. But just because something is explicable doesn't make it unamusing... |
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Post by Khunanup on Feb 6, 2016 15:03:03 GMT
You don't know Oswestry? We are looking forward too the 2017 local elections in Shropshire. You're not the only ones... |
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Post by hedgehog on Feb 6, 2016 15:57:51 GMT
Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. Pretty much on top of an internationally important archaeological site no less. And Shropshire people who are not Tories are often prone to swinging en masse to the leading Not Tory if there clearly is one. But just because something is explicable doesn't make it unamusing... Modern Conservative thinking, 'knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing'. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 6, 2016 17:52:31 GMT
Pretty much on top of an internationally important archaeological site no less. And Shropshire people who are not Tories are often prone to swinging en masse to the leading Not Tory if there clearly is one. But just because something is explicable doesn't make it unamusing... Modern Conservative thinking, 'knowing the price of everything but the value of nothing'. That is high on my list of Tedious Political Cliches. |
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Post by Sibboleth on Feb 7, 2016 1:06:22 GMT
But actually quite accurate as a description of the (now departed) Barrow regime. He was one of the very worst council leaders in the country, and that's according to like half the Tory group on the county council lmao.
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 8, 2016 17:44:13 GMT
Hexham Town Council, Leazes:
February 2016: Conservative 637 (47.9%), Green 370 (27.8%), Liberal Democrat 324 (24.3%)
- there were 28 rejected ballot papers giving a total 1,359 compared to 1,372 including 3 rejected for the County Council by-election.
May 2013: Conservative 967* / 779 / 696 / 667, Liberal Democrat 733** / 462 / 404 / 396, Labour 423
Conservative 56.2% all votes or 45.7% average vote, Liberal Democrat 36.1% all votes or 29.4% average vote, Labour 7.7% all votes or 24.9% average vote
* resigning county and town councillor, ** Derek Kennedy
July 2012: Conservative 569 (47.7%) Liberal Democrat 351 (29.4%), Labour 273 (22.9%)
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Post by La Fontaine on Feb 8, 2016 20:39:50 GMT
It seems the Lib Dem designation is not a strong brand in the Hexham constituency.
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Post by Rural Radical on Feb 10, 2016 21:53:09 GMT
Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. Pretty much on top of an internationally important archaeological site no less. And Shropshire people who are not Tories are often prone to swinging en masse to the leading Not Tory if there clearly is one. But just because something is explicable doesn't make it unamusing... I do remember voting for not Tory candidates when I lived in Shropshire |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Feb 12, 2016 21:41:38 GMT
You don't know Oswestry? Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. We are looking forward too the 2017 local elections in Shropshire. Some would argue pushing through unpopular things is not exactly unknown in the Greens. Or anyone else. |
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Post by ColinJ on Feb 23, 2016 8:09:28 GMT
Please enlighten us, unpopular tory administration pushing through inappropriate housing developments, Green party building up support over many years, leading fight against tories building good grassroots support. Pretty much on top of an internationally important archaeological site no less. And Shropshire people who are not Tories are often prone to swinging en masse to the leading Not Tory if there clearly is one. But just because something is explicable doesn't make it unamusing... Oswestry Hill Fort? Griff Rhys Jones on ITV1 last night (22nd Feb, 19.30) features this monstrous plan to build houses so close to the site. During the programme Jones enjoys the delights of Ludlow, Church Stretton and the Long Mynd: a pleasant thirty minutes until he gets to the potential desecration of "one of the greatest archaeological monuments of the nation". |
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Post by Sibboleth on Feb 23, 2016 20:14:44 GMT
That's the one.
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Post by AdminSTB on Mar 7, 2016 16:12:00 GMT
I've only just noticed, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned on this thread or in Andrew Teale's preview, that the successful Green candidate in Oswestry South is the former Green councillor for Whitwell ward in Bolsover.
Clearly he's a one-man party machine to get elected twice in areas where Greens wouldn't be expected to be in contention!
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Post by greenchristian on Mar 7, 2016 17:30:08 GMT
I've only just noticed, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned on this thread or in Andrew Teale's preview, that the successful Green candidate in Oswestry South is the former Green councillor for Whitwell ward in Bolsover. Clearly he's a one-man party machine to get elected twice in areas where Greens wouldn't be expected to be in contention! I can assure you that our election operation in Oswestry is far more than one man. |
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Post by maxque on Mar 7, 2016 21:24:03 GMT
I've only just noticed, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned on this thread or in Andrew Teale's preview, that the successful Green candidate in Oswestry South is the former Green councillor for Whitwell ward in Bolsover. Clearly he's a one-man party machine to get elected twice in areas where Greens wouldn't be expected to be in contention! Would explain why he (and the Green Party!) suddenly disappeared in Bolsover. |
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