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Sept 24, 2020 18:50:36 GMT
Post by David Ashforth on Sept 24, 2020 18:50:36 GMT
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Post by finsobruce on Sept 24, 2020 19:00:55 GMT
That would be Christiania in Norway, not Denmark... (not re-named as Oslo until 1925).
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Post by David Ashforth on Oct 4, 2020 16:47:12 GMT
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Oct 4, 2020 22:18:44 GMT
Post by manchesterman on Oct 4, 2020 22:18:44 GMT
As a matter of interest, are there any recent figures (ie post-Corbyn) for the number of Labour party members? I expect it has dropped..possibly in inverse proportion to Labour's advance in the polls?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 4, 2020 22:53:12 GMT
No, the figures are still up. Alice Perry's report from the NEC on 29 September says: "Labour has around 560,000 members. Party membership peaked at its highest ever level in February 2020. Around 90,000 people joined the Labour Party this year."
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Post by manchesterman on Oct 12, 2020 0:15:14 GMT
In the 2017 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36231 votes.
In the 2019 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36230 votes.
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Post by Andrew_S on Oct 12, 2020 0:37:35 GMT
In the 2017 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36231 votes. In the 2019 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36230 votes. Not quite as impressive as Patrick McLoughlin who polled 24,378 votes in both 2005 and 2010 (although the name of the constituency changed between the two elections from West Derbyshire to Derbyshire Dales).
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Post by johnloony on Oct 13, 2020 12:20:07 GMT
In the 2017 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36231 votes. In the 2019 General Election David Warburton was elected MP for Somerton and Frome with 36230 votes. Not quite as impressive as Patrick McLoughlin who polled 24,378 votes in both 2005 and 2010 (although the name of the constituency changed between the two elections from West Derbyshire to Derbyshire Dales). Don't forget Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger (Conservative, Ilford North) who got 19,843 votes in 1974 and then got 19,843 votes in 1974.
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Post by minionofmidas on Oct 13, 2020 16:00:26 GMT
Not quite as impressive as Patrick McLoughlin who polled 24,378 votes in both 2005 and 2010 (although the name of the constituency changed between the two elections from West Derbyshire to Derbyshire Dales). Don't forget Thomas Lascelles Isa Shandon Valiant Iremonger (Conservative, Ilford North) who got 19,843 votes in 1974 and then got 19,843 votes in 1974. and managed to win in feb and lose the 2nd time around while increasing his vote share!
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Post by David Ashforth on Oct 17, 2020 18:05:54 GMT
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Oct 18, 2020 11:10:06 GMT
Post by johnloony on Oct 18, 2020 11:10:06 GMT
I played that game and got 19/20, and then carried on and got 66/70. After a while it started showing me the same ones again and again. On one question it gave me the same option twice as 2 of the 3 possible answers. I had fun trying to guess from the map before looking at the three options. It was quite interesting to analyse the implied population densities, and the spread of towns and countryside.
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Post by David Ashforth on Oct 23, 2020 17:20:49 GMT
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Oct 25, 2020 21:53:11 GMT
Post by johnloony on Oct 25, 2020 21:53:11 GMT
Constituencies: 22/25 Wards: 19/25 It was great fun guessing the wards, because the name of the local authority gives a clue about population density (and whether there would be towns & cities nearby) and even the name of the ward itself can be a clue (e.g. "Town A and Town B" indicating 2 towns instead of 1, or "Something Wood" indicating a foresty bit instead of a fieldy bit). The ones it showed me quite often usefully had coastline in them. Local authorities: 22/25 The same sort of clues as the wards, but on a bigger scale. Built-up areas: 15/25 Mostly guesses, very few meaningful clues. In a way, the built-up areas option was most fun because it conjured up lots of silly names and made me think about what tiny villages would be likely to be called just guessing by the size of the village or the topography of the surrounding hills / fields / forest / lakes etc.
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Oct 26, 2020 11:07:40 GMT
Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 26, 2020 11:07:40 GMT
I got up to 31/31 on the local authorities one but it was a bit annoying that there isn't a set number so you just keep going until you give up/get bored. I got bored at the point that even after so few LAs I was presented with Aberdeen a second time and then Havant a second time. Hopefully the ward quiz is a bit more interesting and challenging
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Oct 26, 2020 11:45:06 GMT
Post by No Offence Alan on Oct 26, 2020 11:45:06 GMT
I got up to 31/31 on the local authorities one but it was a bit annoying that there isn't a set number so you just keep going until you give up/get bored. I got bored at the point that even after so few LAs I was presented with Aberdeen a second time and then Havant a second time. Hopefully the ward quiz is a bit more interesting and challenging I have a lower boredom threshold. I got to 10/10 on the local authorities, and 0/4 from the built up areas before giving up.
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Oct 26, 2020 11:49:17 GMT
Post by Pete Whitehead on Oct 26, 2020 11:49:17 GMT
Local Authorities Score 31 / 31 (100%) Best streak 31 in a row Electoral Wards Score 24 / 25 (96%) Best streak 24 in a row Parliamentary Constituencies Score 40 / 40 (100%) Best streak 40 in a row Built-up Areas (England & Wales) Score 2 / 4 (50%) Best streak 1 in a row
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Oct 26, 2020 13:39:35 GMT
Post by johnloony on Oct 26, 2020 13:39:35 GMT
I deliberately limited myself to 25 in each section because I wanted to do all 4 sections and not waste time. In one case I did a 26th because there had been one duplicate.
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Oct 28, 2020 16:39:41 GMT
Post by greenhert on Oct 28, 2020 16:39:41 GMT
List of constituencies where both UKIP and the BNP saved their deposits in 2010:
Boston & Skegness Hartlepool Hornchurch & Upminster Rotherham Rother Valley Stoke-on-Trent North South Basildon & East Thurrock Thurrock Wentworth & Dearne Wigan
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Post by greenhert on Oct 28, 2020 22:31:49 GMT
The first ten UK constituencies to see a saved Green Party deposit (outside the Vauxhall by-election of 1989) back in 2001:
Bradford West (the first seat to see a Green Party candidate poll ahead of a candidate from the "big three") Brighton Pavilion Dulwich & West Norwood Edinburgh Central Hackney North & Stoke Newington Holborn & St Pancras Hornsey & Wood Green Islington North Leeds West Lewisham Deptford
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Oct 28, 2020 22:44:35 GMT
Post by warofdreams on Oct 28, 2020 22:44:35 GMT
The first ten UK constituencies to see a saved Green Party deposit (outside the Vauxhall by-election of 1989) back in 2001: Bradford West (the first seat to see a Green Party candidate poll ahead of a candidate from the "big three") Brighton Pavilion Dulwich & West Norwood Edinburgh Central Hackney North & Stoke Newington Holborn & St Pancras Hornsey & Wood Green Islington North Leeds West Lewisham Deptford Interesting, why was the vote so strong in Bradford West that year? I see you've not been in the top 4 there, since.
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