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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 12:08:37 GMT
... I thought you meant they were heading to the polls today  Sorry....not today. Not sure when actually, it's a most unusally worded Notice of Vacancy, there's no 'an election will be held if two electors....' bit missing from it. I'm putting 2 and 2 together to guess it's due to a resignation as well. |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 12:48:43 GMT
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Post by marksenior on Mar 14, 2013 14:36:24 GMT
All these resignations are timed so that the byelections will be held on May 2nd . I am not sure if 2 electors could sabotage that plan by calling for a slightly earlier byelection .
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 15:05:35 GMT
All these resignations are timed so that the byelections will be held on May 2nd . I am not sure if 2 electors could sabotage that plan by calling for a slightly earlier byelection . What interested me was the casual vacancies going back to November that haven't been called yet. Are they down to a convention where the loosing party calls the election or local apathy? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2013 15:09:32 GMT
All these resignations are timed so that the byelections will be held on May 2nd . I am not sure if 2 electors could sabotage that plan by calling for a slightly earlier byelection . What interested me was the casual vacancies going back to November that haven't been called yet. Are they down to a convention where the loosing party calls the election or local apathy? A little from column a, a little from column b..... Sometimes electoral officers and councillors agree not to call elections before May (as happened with us once. You could probably hear the electoral officer scream from the other side of town as we walked in with two-signatures which would have meant a by-election on Christmas week. Funnily enough, it was agreed to wait a bit after talks.....) There's the apathy element too, but it's not much that as general ignorance about the power being available. |
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 15:51:07 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 16:17:48 GMT
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 17:06:15 GMT
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Post by marksenior on Mar 14, 2013 18:08:40 GMT
Another resignation
Hannah David , Conservative councillor for Borehamwood Hillside ward on Hertsmere BC
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Post by marksenior on Mar 14, 2013 18:11:48 GMT
25 resignations this week so far
16 Conservative , 4 each Labour and Lib Dem , 1 Green
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 14, 2013 18:22:10 GMT
Another resignation Hannah David , Conservative councillor for Borehamwood Hillside ward on Hertsmere BC Presumably to concentrate on fighting Harrow West. Seems a bit unnecessary |
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Post by andrea on Mar 14, 2013 18:33:54 GMT
Another resignation Hannah David , Conservative councillor for Borehamwood Hillside ward on Hertsmere BC Presumably to concentrate on fighting Harrow West. Seems a bit unnecessary I wonder if her plan includes being seledted in a Harrow ward for 2014 locals. I guess some selections may start soon and being a sitting Cllr in another borough isn't probably a vote winner in trying to be selected in another city. |
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Mar 14, 2013 18:41:16 GMT
Probably had enough of Borehamwood. Don't blame her.
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Post by listener on Mar 14, 2013 19:59:57 GMT
Wayne Closier, the Conservative member for Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton on Mendip District Council has resigned.
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Post by greatkingrat on Mar 14, 2013 20:01:47 GMT
Perhaps we should just list the councillors that haven't resigned this week!
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Post by paulypaul on Mar 14, 2013 20:02:53 GMT
Josephine Teakle has resigned as Lib Dem councillor for Warden Hill ward on Cheltenham Borough Council. twitter.com/AndrewChard2 |
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Post by East Anglian Lefty on Mar 14, 2013 20:40:59 GMT
I presume that means he's also standing down from the County Council. Which is a shame, as he's supposed to be extremely knowledgeable about education issues. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Mar 14, 2013 20:45:01 GMT
That might make that seat a bit more interesting then
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 14, 2013 20:59:09 GMT
I presume that means he's also standing down from the County Council. Which is a shame, as he's supposed to be extremely knowledgeable about education issues. Not according to the story - he's standing down from the district to concentrate on his role at the county. (Although that is rather to assume that he will be re-elected in May) |
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Post by marksenior on Mar 14, 2013 21:05:53 GMT
That makes 27 so far this week Con 17 LD 5 Lab 4 Green 1
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