Crimson King
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Be nice to each other and sing in tune
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Post by Crimson King on Sept 26, 2016 22:13:48 GMT
well that was depressing - far less than I thought! 10 principal Bradford elections, plus 2 by elections and one in Caerphilly
then one defeat in the allups plus one further tactical defeat before reelection in Idle
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Izzyeviel
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I stayed up for Hartlepools
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Post by Izzyeviel on Oct 4, 2016 21:20:35 GMT
Are there any good books on this subject that will serve as a useful introduction?
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Post by minionofmidas on Oct 5, 2016 17:50:07 GMT
A query on German politics, maybe Messrs Georg Ebner or iainbhx might involve themselves? Which states have had a Minister-President or equivalent since the war who have not been CDU/CSU or SPD? Early ones I've spotted (not including any SED appointments to Bezirke) are: 1946-1952: the old Wuerttemburg- Baden Land had a FDP leader. 1955-1959: Lower Saxony, German Party. 1947: NRW, Zentrum 1979: Saarland, FDP (acting) Current Winfried Kretschmann- B-W, Greens/B90. Bodo Ramelow- Thuringia, Die Linke Reinhold Maier (W-B, FDP) and Kretschmann are the only two Bundesrat presidents not to have been from SPD or Die Union. Oldenburg 1945/6 Tantzen FDP SachsenAnhalt 1946-9 Huebener LDP (dependent on the Communists, of course) Independents after 1945: Berlin (1945-7 Werner), Bremen (1945 Vagts), Hessen (1945-7 Geiler); Thueringen (1945-7 Paul) 1955/6: Saarland (Welsch) 1945 InDependents or regional CD-parties, later joining CDU/CSU: Baden (Wohleb [BCSV]), Bavaria (Schäffer), Hamburg (Petersen), Saarland (Müller, Hoffmann [CVP]), After creating it (and some people in Baden are still sore) Reinhold Maier also served as state pm of Baden-Württemberg for the first 18 months of its existence (1952-3). |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 18:39:09 GMT
Oldenburg 1945/6 Tantzen FDP SachsenAnhalt 1946-9 Huebener LDP (dependent on the Communists, of course) Independents after 1945: Berlin (1945-7 Werner), Bremen (1945 Vagts), Hessen (1945-7 Geiler); Thueringen (1945-7 Paul) 1955/6: Saarland (Welsch) 1945 InDependents or regional CD-parties, later joining CDU/CSU: Baden (Wohleb [BCSV]), Bavaria (Schäffer), Hamburg (Petersen), Saarland (Müller, Hoffmann [CVP]), After creating it (and some people in Baden are still sore) Reinhold Maier also served as state pm of Baden-Württemberg for the first 18 months of its existence (1952-3). As they should be. |
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Post by mick745 on Oct 9, 2016 20:58:06 GMT
A question for the knowledgeable people on this Forum.
Were Law Lords appointed as members of the House of Lords for life or did they forego their membership if they retired from the legal profession?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 9, 2016 21:08:54 GMT
A question for the knowledgeable people on this Forum. Were Law Lords appointed as members of the House of Lords for life or did they forego their membership if they retired from the legal profession? Thanks in advance. From 1876 to 2009, Law Lords were given life Baronies under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 59). Those peerages were for life, so they retained the right to speak and vote in the House of Lords until their death if they retired from judicial office. Before 1876, the Law Lords had to be members of the House of Lords from other Peerages. Since 2009, serving members of the Supreme Court have been disqualified from serving in the House; those who were previously Law Lords have been able to resume their seats after retiring from the Supreme Court. |
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 9, 2016 21:24:01 GMT
David, what is the precise date and time when the "six month" rule kicks in this November?
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Post by thirdchill on Oct 9, 2016 21:31:52 GMT
Here's one to challenge the forum's collective mind. Quite a difficult one given that people stand under various names. But who holds the record for the most failed attempts to be elected to Parliament? And even tougher, who holds the record for the most failed attempts to be elected to a proper council? (I.e. county, metropolitan, unitary or district) In local government there's going to be a whole host of perennial 'paper' candidates from all parties who have lived in an area for a long time who stand every local election in no-hoper wards. They stand every time so as to ensure there is a candidate for as many wards as possible for that party, but quite a number don't actually wish to be elected. General election - For the smaller parties, there's probably a fair few who have a long history in standing and not winning (though Lord Sutch would take some beating). For conservative and labour probably less now than there used to be, very few candidates stand for more than 2 elections in completely unwinnable or marginal seats. Whereas in the past this was more common. Betty Boothroyd took 5 attempts to get elected to parliament. |
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 9, 2016 21:43:08 GMT
David, what is the precise date and time when the "six month" rule kicks in this November? The wording of s. 89 (3) of the Local Government Act 1972 is "Where a casual vacancy in any such office occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held"; s. 7 of the Act states that councillors retire "on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election". The ordinary day of election is 4 May 2017; the fourth day after is Monday 8 May. So any vacancy in a seat up in 2017 occurring after midnight on Tuesday 8 November cannot cause a byelection. |
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Post by middleenglander on Oct 9, 2016 21:50:15 GMT
David, what is the precise date and time when the "six month" rule kicks in this November? The wording of s. 89 (3) of the Local Government Act 1972 is "Where a casual vacancy in any such office occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose office is vacant would regularly have retired, an election shall not be held"; s. 7 of the Act states that councillors retire "on the fourth day after the ordinary day of election". The ordinary day of election is 4 May 2017; the fourth day after is Monday 8 May. So any vacancy in a seat up in 2017 occurring after midnight on Tuesday 8 November cannot cause a byelection. Thanks, so 4 weeks and a day and an hour and 10 minutes or so to go. |
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Post by casualobserver on Oct 24, 2016 13:09:45 GMT
Another question for the knowledgeable people on this Forum:
In the May 2012 local elections the Conservatives had over 300 net losses. Did they actually actually make any gains in those elections? I'm struggling to find any gains at all against the 300+ losses.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 24, 2016 13:37:05 GMT
Must have been quite a lot; for one, I give you Eynsham and Cassington ward in West Oxfordshire.
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Post by hullenedge on Oct 24, 2016 13:52:43 GMT
Also Baildon (Bradford) and Lindley (Kirklees). Both Con gains from the Lib Dems.
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Post by thirdchill on Oct 24, 2016 14:08:36 GMT
Hyde werneth in tameside. Orrell and Standish with Langtree wards in Wigan. Harington in Sefton (though Ainsdale was lost). Westhoughton north and chew Moor in bolton(though Hulton was lost). Marple South in Stockport. Sedgley and Ramsbottom wards in Bury.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 15:16:11 GMT
Probably better called 'some english elections' as it is very incomplete |
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Post by andrewteale on Oct 24, 2016 18:28:06 GMT
Another question for the knowledgeable people on this Forum: In the May 2012 local elections the Conservatives had over 300 net losses. Did they actually actually make any gains in those elections? I'm struggling to find any gains at all against the 300+ losses. The LEAP database has 94 wards in 2012 marked "C gain", so at least 94 gains. |
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Post by greatkingrat on Oct 24, 2016 18:38:20 GMT
The Conservatives gained Winchester council from NOC with a net gain of two seats.
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Sibboleth
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Post by Sibboleth on Oct 24, 2016 18:40:06 GMT
Creigiau/St Fagans in Cardiff (off Plaid) was one. Also a few in Powys.
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Oct 25, 2016 11:10:30 GMT
Does anyone know if there's a list of current MPs by age available anywhere? I've got one. |
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jluk234
Conservative
Next May Make Swinney Pay!
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Post by jluk234 on Oct 25, 2016 21:26:18 GMT
Who out of the following do you prefer?
Ruth Davidson
Jeremy Corbyn
Nick Clegg
Alex Salmond
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