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Post by arnieetc on Aug 17, 2012 10:37:49 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% As we got 24% in the equivalent district ward in May, with a Tory candidate standing, I highly doubt that. |
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Post by arnieetc on Aug 17, 2012 10:38:39 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. So? It's still the ward he represents. |
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Post by markgoodair on Aug 17, 2012 10:58:31 GMT
But not in the part of the ward where Box lives. So? It's still the ward he represents. Yes but if you know anything about the area Box represents the Castleford half of the ward which is a much stronger Labour area than Altofts. Don't expect to see a UKIP councillor elected there in 2014. |
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Post by The Bishop on Aug 17, 2012 12:21:32 GMT
Tendring, St Bartholomews: Residents 1,042 - 87.8% Conservative 145 - 12.2% Quite an impressive win for the Residents there........ A bit disappointing Labour didn't stand again (after doing so in the March vacancy) who knows, we might have got second ;D |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 17, 2012 15:19:45 GMT
and if there had been Conservative , Lib Dem and Independent candidates they might have got 3.1% As we got 24% in the equivalent district ward in May, with a Tory candidate standing, I highly doubt that. Mark probably meant that the Lib Dem candidate would have got 3.1% - he has always been prone to optimism on behalf of his own party |
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Post by Pimpernal on Aug 19, 2012 18:55:34 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% indeed - I can easily imagine the lib dems getting 3.1% - and even less if you were their cundidate but I think the Tories might have got more than that. |
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Post by marksenior on Aug 24, 2012 11:27:51 GMT
A result from today August 23rd
Westhoughton TC Hosker and Hart Common ward
LD 347 Lab 139 Con 72 UKIP 26 reported as LD gain from Labour ( councillors for the ward were 1 Conservative and 2 Labour )
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Post by listener on Aug 24, 2012 20:40:51 GMT
Here is some background to the two recent by-elections on Westhoughton Town Council in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
Westhoughton Town Council comprises 18 members elected from six wards – Central (4), Chequerbent (2), Daisy Hill (3), Hoskers and Hart Common (3), White Horse (4) and Wingates (2).
The council strengths were:
Elections on 3 May 2007: Lab 13, Con 4, Ind 1
Elections on 5 May 2011: Lab 15, Con 3
Following the Chequerbent by-election (26 July 2012): Lab 14, Con 3, Ind 1
Following the Hoskers and Hart Common by-election (23 August 2012): Lab 13, Con 3, Ind 1, Lib Dem 1
The result in Chequerbent ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Ind 421, Con 249, Lab 236
Elected: Ind 1, Con 1
The result in Chequerbent ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Lab 302/272, Con 271, Lib Dem 203/164
Elected: Lab 2
By-election in Chequerbent ward on 26 July 2012, caused by the disqualification of Victoria Chadwick (Lab) for non-attendance:
Ind 239, Lib Dem 208, Lab 82, Con 38
Ind gain from Lab
The result in Hoskers and Hart Common ward on 3 May 2007 was:
Con 352, Lab 223/208/194
Elected: Con 1, Lab 2
The result in Hoskers and Hart Common ward on 5 May 2011 was:
Con 342, Lab 297/290/276
Elected: Con 1, Lab 2
By-election in Hoskers and Hart Common ward on 23 August 2012, caused by the disqualification of Charlene Barlow (Lab) for non-attendance:
Lib Dem 347, Lab 139, Con 72, UKIP 26
Lib Dem gain from Lab
Across Westhoughton Town Council, the Lib Dems put up no candidates in 2007 and 6 candidates for 18 seats in 2011 (none of whom were successful).
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Aug 24, 2012 20:43:28 GMT
Curious results there. Have an exalt for all this listener and I think you have a few more owing for your work in this area
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Post by marksenior on Aug 24, 2012 21:32:58 GMT
Hoskers/Hart Common is around 1/3rd of the Westhoughton South ward on Bolton MBC which the LDs won in 2006 and 2008 . and came fairly close this May . David Wilkinson , the winner of the TC byelection was the LD councillor from 2008 to this May .
It is strange that the LD's had not previously put much effort into Town Council elections in Westhoughton .
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Post by andrewteale on Aug 24, 2012 22:18:03 GMT
It's Westhoughton, what do you expect? I find the place baffling, but admittedly I very rarely go beyond the Chequerbent roundabout. That's Wingates ward as in Wingates Band by the way, one of the finest brass bands in the country. |
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