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Post by listener on Jul 23, 2012 8:58:35 GMT
Here is the background to the forthcoming by-election in the Altofts ward of Normanton Town Council in Wakefield on 16 August.
Normanton Town Council comprises 22 members, elected from 4 wards – Altofts (7 members), Normanton (7 members), Normanton Common (2 members) and Woodhouse (6 wards).
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lab 20, Lib Dem 1, Ind 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 16, Lib Dem 1, Vacant 5
In 2007 only Altofts ward was contested, with 15 members in the remaining 3 wards returned unopposed.
In 2011, no wards were contested, with the 17 nominated candidates returned unopposed and a shortfall of 5 candidates – leaving the remaining vacancies to be filled by co-option.
The result in Altofts ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Lib Dem 751, Lab 693/684/655/630/609/598/460
Elected: Lib Dem 1, Lab 6
The result in Altofts ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Lab 4, Lib Dem 1 – unopposed – shortfall of 2 candidates
The by-election on 16 August was caused by the death of Mike Burch (Lib Dem).
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Post by arnieetc on Jul 23, 2012 10:38:51 GMT
Two nominees:
Bryan Barkley, UKIP
Audrey Wood, Labour
Edit: Just for background, Bryan stood in the Normanton ward at district council level in 2011 and 2012, securing 17% and 25% in those two years, respectively.
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Post by greatkingrat on Jul 26, 2012 17:33:47 GMT
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE - Stotfold & Langford (Conservative died)
2011 - Con 2227/2162/2063, Ind 1150/926, Lab 760/670/652, LD 756/504/404
Anthony BAINES (Liberal Democrat Focus Team)
Gillian CLARKE (The Conservative Party)
Satinderjit DHALIWAL (The Labour Party Candidate)
George KONSTANTINIDIS (UKIP)
TENDRING - St Bartholomews (Residents Association resigned)[/u]
Mar 2012 by - RA 1087, Con 289, Lab 120
2011 - RA 1341/1278, Con 527/428
2007 - RA 908/853, Con 783/778
2003 - RA 737/673, Con 640/624
Graham TOWNLEY (The Conservative Party Candidate)
Colin WINFIELD (The Holland on Sea Residents' Association)
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Post by David Ashforth on Jul 27, 2012 8:43:11 GMT
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Post by andrewteale on Aug 12, 2012 23:50:57 GMT
I go to Altofts frequently - the Lee Brig WMC is a regular venue for the UK national quiz circuit.
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Post by markgoodair on Aug 13, 2012 8:25:40 GMT
The by-election on 16 August was caused by the death of Mike Burch (Lib Dem). A former Chairman of Wakefield Liberal Democrats. RIP |
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Post by Khunanup on Aug 15, 2012 22:54:39 GMT
Just looked on the Golden postboxes website, Victoria Pendleton's is in Stotfold where she's from!
Wonder who she'd vote for if she was home?!
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Post by independentukip on Aug 15, 2012 23:24:26 GMT
Just looked on the Golden postboxes website, Victoria Pendleton's is in Stotfold where she's from! Wonder who she'd vote for if she was home?! Interesting. Perhaps Stotfold will deliver an Olympics bounce for the tories (ie the Boris effect)? |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 15, 2012 23:34:19 GMT
I had made this mildly interesting observation appropriately enough on the mildy interesting Olympics thread
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Post by independentukip on Aug 15, 2012 23:47:34 GMT
I had made this mildly interesting observation appropriately enough on the mildy interesting Olympics thread I obviously should have read the mildly interesting thread before posting my predictions. |
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Post by marksenior on Aug 16, 2012 22:43:08 GMT
One minor result tonight
Thatcham TC ( West Berks )
LD 863 Con 577 LD hold
2011 result 4 LD 2 Con elected top votes LD 1066 Con 1137 bottom votes LD 812 Con 888 6 candidates each party
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Post by Khunanup on Aug 16, 2012 23:00:43 GMT
One minor result tonight Thatcham TC ( West Berks ) LD 863 Con 577 LD hold 2011 result 4 LD 2 Con elected top votes LD 1066 Con 1137 bottom votes LD 812 Con 888 6 candidates each party Well done to Shaun and the team up there! The long road back in that part of the world has finally started.  |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Aug 17, 2012 0:24:14 GMT
The Conservatives won Stotfold and Langford, with a majority of 575. The Labour percentage vote is said to have risen by 10%.
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Post by arnieetc on Aug 17, 2012 8:31:29 GMT
Labour won Altofts, with 467 votes to UKIP's 216. Former Normanton Mayor Audrey Wood is now back on Normanton TC.
Looking for positives in defeat, at 31.6% that's the highest % UKIP has ever managed in an election within Wakefield district, and in the ward of Wakefield Council Leader Peter Box no less.
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Post by middleenglander on Aug 17, 2012 8:36:30 GMT
Central Bedfordshire, Stotfold & Langford
Con 1,021 - 55.6%
Lab 446 - 24.3%
UKIP 221 - 12.0%
LD 147 - 8.0%
Conservative + 10.1% on "top vote" basis, +7.2% on "average vote"
Labour +8.8% "top vote", +8.7% "average vote"
Lib Dems -7.5% "top vote", -4.5% "average vote"
UKIP +12% from nowhere
No Independent / No Description 23.4% in 2011
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Post by listener on Aug 17, 2012 8:38:43 GMT
Here is the background to the by-election in the Thatcham South and Crookham ward of Thatcham Town Council in West Berkshire District.
Thatcham Town Council comprises 18 members elected from four wards – Thatcham Central (4), Thatcham North (4), Thatcham South and Crookham (6) and Thatcham West (4)..
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lib Dem 11, Con 7
After Thatcham North by-election on 12 January 2008: Lib Dem 12, Con 6
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lib Dem 13, Con 5
I do not have the detailed results for 3 May 2007.
The result of the by-election in Thatcham South and Crookham on 20 March 2009 was:
Lib Dem 1053, Con 680
Lib Dem hold (Mrs Marvellous Ford elected)
The result in Thatcham South and Crookham ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Con 1137/1118/994/949/902/888, Lib Dem 1066/1064/1018/1005/951/812
Elected: Con 2, Lib Dem 4
The result was not declared until Monday, 9 May 2011, after a recount. A first recount on Friday had been abandoned.
The by-election on 16 August 2012 was caused by the resignation of Mrs Marvellous Ford (Lib Dem) due to personal reasons, reported on 9 July 2012.
16 August 2012: Lib Dem 863, Con 577
Lib Dem hold
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Post by markgoodair on Aug 17, 2012 9:44:35 GMT
Labour won Altofts, with 467 votes to UKIP's 216. Former Normanton Mayor Audrey Wood is now back on Normanton TC. Looking for positives in defeat, at 31.6% that's the highest % UKIP has ever managed in an election within Wakefield district, and in the ward of Wakefield Council Leader Peter Box no less. But not in the part of the ward where Box lives. |
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Post by marksenior on Aug 17, 2012 9:48:45 GMT
Labour won Altofts, with 467 votes to UKIP's 216. Former Normanton Mayor Audrey Wood is now back on Normanton TC. Looking for positives in defeat, at 31.6% that's the highest % UKIP has ever managed in an election within Wakefield district, and in the ward of Wakefield Council Leader Peter Box no less. and if there had been Conservative , Lib Dem and Independent candidates they might have got 3.1% |
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 17, 2012 10:31:37 GMT
Tendring result, then??
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Post by middleenglander on Aug 17, 2012 10:33:54 GMT
Tendring, St Bartholomews:
Residents 1,042 - 87.8%
Conservative 145 - 12.2%
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