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Post by maxque on Jun 12, 2016 3:35:02 GMT
Valley Hill - King’s Lynn and West Norfolk DC - Mike Tilbury (Independent) died. He was a councillor since 1973 (for Massingham until 1983), being elected as Labour until 2003 (expect in 1973, where he was Independent). He is a former Council Leader and former mayor. He was also the Labour candidate for North West Norfolk in 1983. During his life, he was probation officer, solicitor and firefighter.
2015: Ind 899, Con 466
2011: Ind 766, Con 238
2007: Ind 597, Con 299
2003: Ind 701, Con 344, Lab 97
Andrew Carr (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Michael De Whalley (Green Party)
Edward Robb (Labour Party)
Kate Sayer (Liberal Democrats)
Tim Tilbrook (The Conservative Party Candidate)
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Post by finsobruce on Jun 12, 2016 8:51:29 GMT
Valley Hill - King’s Lynn and West Norfolk DC - Mike Tilbury (Independent) died. He was a councillor since 1973 (for Massingham until 1983), being elected as Labour until 2003 (expect in 1973, where he was Independent). He is a former Council Leader and former mayor. He was also the Labour candidate for North West Norfolk in 1983. During his life, he was probation officer, solicitor and firefighter.2015: Ind 899, Con 466 2011: Ind 766, Con 238 2007: Ind 597, Con 299 2003: Ind 701, Con 344, Lab 97 Andrew Carr (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) Michael De Whalley (Green Party) Edward Robb (Labour Party) Kate Sayer (Liberal Democrats) Tim Tilbrook (The Conservative Party Candidate) It'll be very interesting to see how this one pans out. |
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Post by Merseymike on Jun 12, 2016 11:12:11 GMT
Notable that Labour didn't oppose him. Did he vote with Labour?
2003 was the year where people resigned over Iraq.
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Post by greatkingrat on Jun 12, 2016 12:48:19 GMT
Well they did oppose him in 2003 and got 97 votes which probably explains why they didn't bother in future years.
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Post by Merseymike on Jun 12, 2016 22:35:35 GMT
Well they did oppose him in 2003 and got 97 votes which probably explains why they didn't bother in future years. Clearly the Labour voters still backed him. I recall a similar situation in Huddersfield when a former Tory stood as an Independent. She lost to Labour but kept the bulk of the Tory vote. |
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Post by thirdchill on Jun 12, 2016 23:01:32 GMT
Well they did oppose him in 2003 and got 97 votes which probably explains why they didn't bother in future years. Clearly the Labour voters still backed him. I recall a similar situation in Huddersfield when a former Tory stood as an Independent. She lost to Labour but kept the bulk of the Tory vote. There are a couple of other examples that spring to mind. 1. Anne Dale (Stocksfield and Broomhaugh, Northumberland UA). Elected Conservative in 2008 in 49% of the vote, left the conservatives, stood as an Independent in 2013 and got 73% of the vote (The conservatives only got 17%). 2. Jim Ryan (Bickenhill, Solihull MBC), has won elections in this ward standing as a Labour candidate, Independent candidate and Conservative candidate. Winning elections for the same ward under 3 different party/non-party labels is very impressive. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Jun 12, 2016 23:09:34 GMT
For many years the lowest ever Labour percentage of the vote in a Parliamentary election was when an official candidate was put up against Jimmy Maxton (ILP) in Glasgow Bridgeton in 1935.
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Post by John Chanin on Jun 13, 2016 9:26:39 GMT
I thought the lowest percentage was 2.4% in the Isle of Wight in 1983?
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 13, 2016 9:33:42 GMT
It was widely reported as such, but Bridgeton was actually lower. Of course both "records" have since been broken.
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 15, 2016 21:03:46 GMT
It was widely reported as such, but Bridgeton was actually lower. Of course both "records" have since been broken. North Cornwall? |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jun 15, 2016 21:06:33 GMT
Westmorland
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Post by hedgehog on Jun 16, 2016 23:17:03 GMT
Not counting till the morning.
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Post by middleenglander on Jun 17, 2016 10:02:32 GMT
Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, Valley Hill -Conservative gain from an Independent where no Independent defended the seat| Party | 2016 votes | 2016 share | since 2015 | since 2011 | since 2007 | | Conservative | 266 | 41.0% | +6.9% | +17.3% | +7.7% | Labour | 157 | 24.2% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | Liberal Democrat | 102 | 15.7% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | UKIP | 96 | 14.8% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | Green | 27 | 4.2% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | Independent |
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| -65.9% | -76.3% | -66.6% | Total votes | 648 |
| 47% | 65% | 72% |
Swing not meaningful Council now 51 Conservative, 9 Labour, 2 Independent
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Post by The Bishop on Jun 18, 2016 9:11:10 GMT
That was mentioned in Andrew's writeup.
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