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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 7, 2024 12:51:02 GMT
There were in theory 26 byelections for Liverpool City Council in 1987 but because of the timing, they took place at the same time as the ordinary round of local elections with mutiple vacancy elections. Instead of 33 councillors being elected, 59 were.
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Post by johnloony on Sept 7, 2024 13:02:40 GMT
There were in theory 26 byelections for Liverpool City Council in 1987 but because of the timing, they took place at the same time as the ordinary round of local elections with mutiple vacancy elections. Instead of 33 councillors being elected, 59 were. Is that when loads of councillors were disqualified for not setting a legal rate? |
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Post by November_Rain on Sept 7, 2024 15:11:23 GMT
I'm not sure if this is a right thread, but hypothetically if a council coalition collapses; can an election be called early or is it hold out until the next one?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 7, 2024 15:14:31 GMT
I'm not sure if this is a right thread, but hypothetically if a council coalition collapses; can an election be called early or is it hold out until the next one? All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. |
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Post by November_Rain on Sept 7, 2024 16:59:15 GMT
I'm not sure if this is a right thread, but hypothetically if a council coalition collapses; can an election be called early or is it hold out until the next one? All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. Thank you David. Interesting that if no side can agree, everything is in limbo for a whole term. |
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Post by pl on Sept 7, 2024 17:06:51 GMT
All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. Thank you David. Interesting that if no side can agree, everything is in limbo for a whole term. Not quite.... I can't remember the last time a council couldn't agree on a leader. Remember: under the Executive Arrangements nearly all councils operate under, the council leader doesn't even need a majority. Just a majority of those voting to put them in. A lot of delegated matters can be decided by the Exec without a vote. The number of truly dysfunctional councils over the years is fairly small... and usually due to Independents. Think Anglesey, Stoke-on-Trent and Tower Hamlets. Uttlesford could probably be included too, but for different reasons. And the "officer party" will take over if elected members show the slightest indecision. It's always a battle of wills to make sure elected members get their way. |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Sept 7, 2024 17:39:32 GMT
I'm not sure if this is a right thread, but hypothetically if a council coalition collapses; can an election be called early or is it hold out until the next one? All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. I'm sure there's a provision that if one third of a council is vacant, a whole-council election is triggered. |
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Post by john07 on Sept 7, 2024 17:42:56 GMT
All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. I'm sure there's a provision that if one third of a council is vacant, a whole-council election is triggered. But a third of the council will be vacant in May, three years out if four? |
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Post by carolus on Sept 7, 2024 17:49:01 GMT
All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. I'm sure there's a provision that if one third of a council is vacant, a whole-council election is triggered. The electoral rule concerning 1/3 of seats that I can think of is that if more than 1/3 of the council is vacant then byelections must occur even if the six month rule is otherwise in effect. Could that be what you are thinking of? |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Sept 7, 2024 17:51:08 GMT
All local and regional authorities are on fixed electoral terms and there is no provision to alter them other than by UK secondary legislation. I'm sure there's a provision that if one third of a council is vacant, a whole-council election is triggered. No. I think you may be confusing this with the provision in the 'six month rule' ( Local Government Act 1972, s. 89 (3) which allows byelections to take place within six months of a full council election if more than a third of the total seats are vacant. |
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Post by J.G.Harston on Sept 7, 2024 17:55:35 GMT
I'm sure there's a provision that if one third of a council is vacant, a whole-council election is triggered. But a third of the council will be vacant in May, three years out if four? No, a seat only becomes vacant in May if nobody stands for election. If sufficient candidates stand for election, the previous term ends at 24:00 on Monday, and the following term starts at 00:00 on Tuesday, and there is never any vacancy. |
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Post by redvers on Sept 8, 2024 18:20:23 GMT
Constituency with the highest percentage of Tamils?
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 8, 2024 18:24:46 GMT
Constituency with the highest percentage of Tamils? It's a guess and I don;t know if the figures are available on the census, but I think Mitcham & Morden has a very heavy presence of Tamils. Other conternders I guess would be Tooting, Harrow West, Brent West - maybe some of the East London seats like Ilford South and East Ham (but I think the main concentration of them is in South London) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2024 19:19:00 GMT
Constituency with the highest percentage of Tamils? According to the 2021 census (direct data for the new constituency boundaries are available from Nomis), the following constituencies had >1.0% (to 1 decimal place) of residents identifying as Tamil as their ethnicity:
Harrow West 2.6%
Mitcham and Morden 1.6%
Ilford North 1.5%
Brent West 1.1%
Harrow East 1.1%
Hayes and Harlington 1.1%
Carshalton and Wallington 1.0%
Ealing North 1.0%
Kingston and Surbiton 1.0%
Sutton and Cheam 1.0%
Edit: that's for Tamil as a subset of 'Asian', but there seem to be a significant number listed as Tamil as a subset of 'Other'. Additionally, whilst I realise Sri Lankan and Tamil are very much not equivalent terms, a lot of people but Sri Lankan as their ethnicity and the constituencies where this is highest overlaps well with where Tamil is high. So whilst the order is likely to be approximately correct, the percentages are underestimates.
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Post by minionofmidas on Sept 8, 2024 21:26:24 GMT
Constituency with the highest percentage of Tamils? According to the 2021 census (direct data for the new constituency boundaries are available from Nomis), the following constituencies had >1.0% (to 1 decimal place) of residents identifying as Tamil as their ethnicity:
Harrow West 2.6%
Mitcham and Morden 1.6%
Ilford North 1.5%
Brent West 1.1%
Harrow East 1.1%
Hayes and Harlington 1.1%
Carshalton and Wallington 1.0%
Ealing North 1.0%
Kingston and Surbiton 1.0%
Sutton and Cheam 1.0%
Edit: that's for Tamil as a subset of 'Asian', but there seem to be a significant number listed as Tamil as a subset of 'Other'. Additionally, whilst I realise Sri Lankan and Tamil are very much not equivalent terms, a lot of people but Sri Lankan as their ethnicity and the constituencies where this is highest overlaps well with where Tamil is high. So whilst the order is likely to be approximately correct, the percentages are underestimates.
I suppose Tamils from India are a lot less likely to identify as Tamil on the census, but also not necessarily living in the same places? |
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Post by Sibboleth on Sept 8, 2024 22:59:33 GMT
Remember: these parts of the census are fiddly and most people try to spend the absolute minimum amount of time required to complete the form.
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Post by swanarcadian on Sept 14, 2024 16:58:38 GMT
How many constituencies are there for the Italian Chamber of Deputies? Both the FPTP and the PR varieties?
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Post by Foggy on Sept 14, 2024 23:16:18 GMT
How many constituencies are there for the Italian Chamber of Deputies? Both the FPTP and the PR varieties? Since the slashing of the size of both houses, there are 147 and 49 respectively. The latter collectively send 253 members to the Chamber. |
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Post by swanarcadian on Oct 11, 2024 16:46:31 GMT
Has anyone worked out second preference patterns by party from the 2022 Scottish local elections, at a Scotland wide level? This is the best I’ve been able to find, although it would be good to see percentages and charts for Reform and Independents - there are some charts in the article for Alba and the Scottish Family Party. Not sure if this link will work but the article is fairly easy to search for: ballotbox.scot/le22-party-preference-patterns/ |
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Post by batman on Nov 10, 2024 10:24:10 GMT
I'm sure someone will work out the unique link between the following constituencies : Sevenoaks, East Surrey, Reigate, Barking, Salisbury, Bristol South, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Llanelli, Sutton Coldfield, Kingston-upon-Hull East, Bootle, Wigan, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stalybridge & Hyde, Rotherham, Bradford South, and South Shields. Tottenham nearly qualifies, but not quite. It's just possible I've forgotten one, but I don't think I have.
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