cibwr
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Post by cibwr on Feb 9, 2016 11:04:54 GMT
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Post by listener on Feb 11, 2016 6:49:07 GMT
Parish by-elections today
Political:
Eastleigh - Hedge End (Freegrounds)
Mendip - Glastonbury (Glastonbury St. Mary's)
North Kesteven - Sleaford (Mareham)
Waverley - Cranleigh (Cranleigh East)
Waverley - Godalming (Godalming Central and Ockford)
Non-Political
East Lindsay - Mablethorpe and Sutton (Mablethorpe North)
North Norfolk - Great Ryburgh
Northampton - Duston (Old Duston)
Waverley - Bramley
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Post by listener on Feb 11, 2016 6:54:48 GMT
Parish by-elections on 18 February
Political:
Bolsover - South Normanton (West)
Dacorum - Berkhamsted (Berkhamsted West)
Durham - Spennymoor (Spennymoor)
Lichfield - Lichfield (Chadsmead)
Mendip - Street (Street South)
Sefton - Maghull (North)
South Staffordshire - Perton (Dippons)
South Staffordshire - Perton (East)
Non-Political:
Torridge - Buckland Brewer
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Post by marksenior on Feb 12, 2016 9:30:41 GMT
Glastonbury St Marys result Con hold Con 253 Green 201 LD 147 Lab 50
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Post by marksenior on Feb 12, 2016 9:51:30 GMT
Godalming TC Central and Ockford LD gain from Con LD 328 Con 303 Lab 162
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 13, 2016 9:57:00 GMT
Overview of the political town / parish council by-elections on 11th February 2016:
Hedge End, Freegrounds - Eastleigh BC - probably Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat 262 (65%), Conservative 115 (28%), Labour 29 (7%)
May 2015: Likely 3 Liberal Democrats returned unopposed
Glastonbury, St Mary's - Mendip DC - Conservative hold
Conservative 253 (39%), Green 201 (31%), Liberal Democrat 147 (23%), Labour 50 (8%)
May 2015: Conservative 582 / 434 (2 elected), Liberal Democrat 432 / 392 (1 elected), Green 399 / 379 / 355 / 320 (1 elected)
New Town Councillor is one of two County Councillors for Glastonbury & Street
Sleaford, Mareham - North Kesteven DC - Conservative gain from Lincolnshire Independent
Conservative 148 (51%), Lincolnshire Independent 140 (49%)
May 2015: 3 councillors returned unopposed at least 2 being Lincolnshire Independent
Resigning councillor remains District Councillor for Quallington & Mareham
Cranleigh, East - Waverley BC - Independent gain from Conservative who did not contest the seat
Independent 603 (74%), Labour 209 (26%)
May 2015: Conservative 2007 / 1765 / 1722 / 1578 / 1542(5 elected), Independent 1189, Labour 831 / 824
New councillor was the runner up in May 2015
Godalming, Central & Ockford - Waverley BC - Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrat 328 (41%), Conservative 303(38%), Labour 162 (20%)
May 2015: Conservative 1154, 1047, 954, 874 (4 elected), Liberal Democrat 868, Labour 765, Something New 628
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Post by marksenior on Feb 13, 2016 10:16:15 GMT
Cranleigh result was Ind 603 Lab 209
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 13, 2016 10:22:21 GMT
Cranleigh result was Ind 603 Lab 209 My input into this site became increasingly "stickier" and then froze but was down-loaded rather than lost altogether, |
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 14, 2016 0:27:17 GMT
Preview of the political town council elections on Tuesday 16th February.
Yeovil TC, Central - South Somerset DC - Liberal Democrat seat
3 candidates: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat
May 2015: Liberal Democrat 646 / 568 (2 elected), Labour 426
Yeovil TC, South - South Somerset DC - 2 seats either 2 Liberal Democrat or 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 No Description
6 candidates: 2 Conservative, 2 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat
May 2015: 3 Liberal Democrats for 4 seats
Candidate co-opted saying not member of a political group but now contesting seat as a Liberal Democrat along with a vacancy caused by the resignation of one of the Councillors elected unopposed.
Preview of the political town / city / parish council elections on Thursday 18th February.
South Normanton PC, West - Bolsover DC - Labour seat
2 candidates: Labour & Independent
May 2015: 7 Labour unopposed
Berkhamsted TC, West - Dacorum BC - Conservative seat
4 candidates: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green
May 2015: Conservative 1718 / 1677 / 1661 / 1540 / 1518 (5 elected), Liberal Democrat 1413
Spennymoor PC, Spennymoor - Durham UA - Labour seat
4 candidates: Labour, Liberal Democrat, Independent, Spennymoor Independent People before Politics (Spennymoor Independent)
May 2013: Labour 595 / 534 / 533 / 532 / 494 / 469 (4 elected), Spennymoor Independent 633 / 602 / 514 / 506 (2 elected), Independent 473 / 431, BNP 185
August 2014 by-election - Spennymoor Independent gain from Labour
Spennymoor Independent 475, Labour 386, BNP 178, Independent 88
Lichfield CC, Chadsmead - Lichfield DC - Liberal Democrat seat
4 candidates: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green
May 2015: Conservative 715 / 690 / 584 / 571 (3 elected). Liberal Democrat 623 / 394 / 384 / 302 (2 elected), Labour 539 / 527 / 500 / 493
[b]Street PC, South - Mendip DC -[/b] looks like No Description seat - 23rd February
2 candidates: Liberal Democrat, Independent - Determined to see Street flourish
May 2015: 3 candidates for 5 seats, 2 District Councils (Liberal Democrat & Independent) plus No Description
2 Councillors co-opted but one subsequently resigns leading to by-election; second Co-opted Councillor member of Green Party
Maghull TC, North - Sefton MB - Labour seat
2 candidates: Labour, Independent
May 2015: 5 Labour unopposed
July 2014 by-election - Labour 491, Liberal Democrat 291, UKIP 198
July 2013 by-election - Liberal Democrat 546, Labour 504
Perton PC, Dippons - South Staffordshire DC - Independent seat
3 candidates: Conservative, Labour, UKIP
May 2015: Independent 380 (elected), Conservative 313 / 302 (1 elected)
Perton PC,, East - South Staffordshire DC - Independent seat
2 candidates: Conservative, Independent
May 2015: Independent 718 / 627 (2 elected), Conservative 460 / 435 (1 elected)
The by-elections in the two Perton seats are believed to arise from the resignations of husband & wife
The unsuccessful Conservative candidate in the East ward is now contesting the Dippon ward
whilst the wife of the Conservative Councillor in the Dippon ward is now contesting the East ward
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Khunanup
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Portsmouth Liberal Democrats
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Post by Khunanup on Feb 14, 2016 2:00:44 GMT
Overview of the political town / parish council by-elections on 11th February 2016: Hedge End, Freegrounds - Eastleigh BC - probably Liberal Democrat hold Liberal Democrat 262 (65%), Conservative 115 (28%), Labour 29 (7%) May 2015: Likely 3 Liberal Democrats returned unopposed I'm confident that you are correct. It was certainly a Lib Dem hold and the election there this year must have been unopposed. |
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Post by listener on Feb 14, 2016 10:53:19 GMT
Parish and community elections on 25 February
Political:
Bridgend - Bridgend (Morfa)
Bridgend - Porthcawl (East Central)
Herefordshire - Ross-on-Wye (Ross-on-Wye North)
Newark and Sherwood - Edwinstowe
Shepway - Hythe (Hythe South)
Non Political:
Herefordshire - Peterchurch
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 14, 2016 16:53:05 GMT
Preview of the political town council elections on Tuesday 16th February. Yeovil TC, South - South Somerset DC - 2 seats either 2 Liberal Democrat or 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 No Description 6 candidates: 2 Conservative, 2 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat May 2015: 3 Liberal Democrats for 4 seats Candidate co-opted saying not member of a political group but now contesting seat as a Liberal Democrat along with a vacancy caused by the resignation of one of the Councillors elected unopposed. If he/she was co-opted to the Council why is he/she now contesting a by-election? |
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 15, 2016 0:49:04 GMT
Preview of the political town council elections on Tuesday 16th February. Yeovil TC, South - South Somerset DC - 2 seats either 2 Liberal Democrat or 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 No Description 6 candidates: 2 Conservative, 2 Labour, 2 Liberal Democrat May 2015: 3 Liberal Democrats for 4 seats Candidate co-opted saying not member of a political group but now contesting seat as a Liberal Democrat along with a vacancy caused by the resignation of one of the Councillors elected unopposed. If he/she was co-opted to the Council why is he/she now contesting a by-election? The minutes of the Town Council meeting on 26th May 2015 where Andrew Pugsley was co-opted says: ( Andrew, who was in attendance at the meeting, thanked the Council and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. He added that he was not a member of a political grouping). There had been 3 others wishing to be co-opted but one had withdrawn before the meeting. His election leaflet says: Andy Pugsley had been co-opted onto the Town Council as an independent member in June 2015(actually 26th May 2015). However after seeing the great work of the Liberal Democrats on the Town Council, he has taken the opportunity of the other Councillors (sic) standing down to be elected as a Liberal Democrat. It is possible a Councillor may be at risk of being reported to the Standards Committee if a statement at co-option was not in fact correct. |
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Post by Dan on Feb 15, 2016 12:08:28 GMT
If he/she was co-opted to the Council why is he/she now contesting a by-election? The minutes of the Town Council meeting on 26th May 2015 where Andrew Pugsley was co-opted says: ( Andrew, who was in attendance at the meeting, thanked the Council and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. He added that he was not a member of a political grouping). There had been 3 others wishing to be co-opted but one had withdrawn before the meeting. His election leaflet says: Andy Pugsley had been co-opted onto the Town Council as an independent member in June 2015(actually 26th May 2015). However after seeing the great work of the Liberal Democrats on the Town Council, he has taken the opportunity of the other Councillors (sic) standing down to be elected as a Liberal Democrat. It is possible a Councillor may be at risk of being reported to the Standards Committee if a statement at co-option was not in fact correct. I'm assuming that Pugsley was co-opted on to the town council as an independent, but then saw that as there was a by-election occurring anyway to fill another vacancy, chose to resign his co-option so as to be able to stand as a Liberal Democrat. Hence why there's two vacancies to fill. In his own small way, he's done a 'Carswell'. |
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Post by gwynthegriff on Feb 15, 2016 12:32:14 GMT
The minutes of the Town Council meeting on 26th May 2015 where Andrew Pugsley was co-opted says: ( Andrew, who was in attendance at the meeting, thanked the Council and signed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. He added that he was not a member of a political grouping). There had been 3 others wishing to be co-opted but one had withdrawn before the meeting. His election leaflet says: Andy Pugsley had been co-opted onto the Town Council as an independent member in June 2015(actually 26th May 2015). However after seeing the great work of the Liberal Democrats on the Town Council, he has taken the opportunity of the other Councillors (sic) standing down to be elected as a Liberal Democrat. It is possible a Councillor may be at risk of being reported to the Standards Committee if a statement at co-option was not in fact correct. I'm assuming that Pugsley was co-opted on to the town council as an independent, but then saw that as there was a by-election occurring anyway to fill another vacancy, chose to resign his co-option so as to be able to stand as a Liberal Democrat. Hence why there's two vacancies to fill. In his own small way, he's done a 'Carswell'. That seems the likeliest explanation. If so quite noble of him. |
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Post by marksenior on Feb 17, 2016 11:07:28 GMT
Yeovil Central Con gain from LD
Con 153 LD 124 Lab 86
Yeovil South 2 X Con gain from LD and originally no desc .
Con 424/350 LD 300/247 Lab 120/115
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Post by listener on Feb 17, 2016 14:44:40 GMT
The Conservatives have gained all three seats in Yeovil (the former powerbase of Paddy Ashdown) from the Liberal Democrats.
Yeovil Central
Con 153, Lib Dem 124, Lab 86
Yeovil South (2 seats)
Con 424/350, Lib Dem 300/247, Lab 120/115.
At the full town council elections in 2007, 2011 and 2015, all Lib Dem candidates were elected, either unopposed or in contests.
In May 2007, Yeovil elected a town council of 22 Lib Dems and 2 no description, from the four town council wards. All wards were contested with a total of 40 candidates – 22 Lib Dems, 11 no description and 7 Labour. There were no Conservative candidates.
In May 2011, Yeovil elected a town council of 23 Lib Dems and 1 Green Party, from the four town council wards. All wards were contested with a total of 43 candidates - 23 Lib Dem, 8 Labour, 6 Centre for Political Change, 4 Conservatives (in Yeovil Central ward), 1 Green Party and 1 Independent.
In May 2015, Yeovil town council was divided into 11 wards, still electing 24 councillors. The new electoral arrangements reflected the new electoral divisions for Somerset County Council, set up in 2013.
In May 2015, Yeovil elected a town council of 20 Lib Dems and 3 Labour. The final place was filled by co-opting an Independent. 6 wards were unopposed and 5 were contested. A total of 30 candidates stood, comprising 20 Lib Dems, 9 Labour and 1 Green Party. There were no Conservative candidates.
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Post by marksenior on Feb 17, 2016 17:03:16 GMT
The Conservatives had won all 3 seats in the DC elections in Yeovil South last May so their win in that ward was not as big a surprise as them actually standing candidates
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Post by middleenglander on Feb 17, 2016 20:56:26 GMT
The Conservatives had won all 3 seats in the DC elections in Yeovil South last May so their win in that ward was not as big a surprise as them actually standing candidates The electorate of the District Council South Ward appears nevertheless to be not far short of twice that of the Town Council South Ward. |
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Post by listener on Feb 18, 2016 4:07:28 GMT
The Yeovil South district ward comprises five parish wards (including housing developments which spill across the town boundary into neighbouring parishes):
Yeovil Town (Long Mead ward)
Yeovil Town (Preston ward)
Yeovil Town (South ward)
East Coker parish (Wraxhill ward)
West Coker parish (Sampson's Wood ward)
East Coker features as the second of T S Eliot's Four Quartets.
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