2021 Local elections
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Yeah, definitely a growing factor in some East Kent towns. That and the centrifugal movement of HE workers out from Canterbury into slightly more “affordable” places like Faversham.
Doubled from last time on a smaller turnout so % would be more than twice last time I think
Disgruntled Labour lefts unhappy with Starmer & Rees but with a second choice vote for safety if they want to stop a particular candidate - I went TUSC/Rees for that very reason
Leighsw2
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It's not getting a lot of attention, but Labour is having an horrendous meltdown in the results for the Police and Crime Commissioner elections. So far they've lost Cheshire, Cleveland, Derbyshire, Humberside, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire. Notably, they hung on in West Mids (while losing the mayoral election) and in Durham (where Labour lost control of the County Council for the first time in a century). Still waiting for Lancashire and South Yorkshire (and West Yorks metro-mayor), which ought to be safe, but who knows?
The complete clear-out in the east midlands ought to be of particular concern for Labour as it suggest the 'Hartlepool factor' extends pretty far south!
The complete clear-out in the east midlands ought to be of particular concern for Labour as it suggest the 'Hartlepool factor' extends pretty far south!
Leighsw2
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A bit more perspective on those PCC results - when they were last elected in 2016, these were the Labour vote shares (after the second round of voting):
- Cleveland - 62%
- Humberside - 60%
- Leicestershire - 57%
- Nottinghamshire - 61%
I thought we already knew that without recourse to the PCCs.
Serge Forward
Just enjoyin' my coffee.
To be fair, Leistershire isn't core Labour by any stretch - though the city is.
discokermit
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in the west midlands, where the labour pcc candidate was left and the labour mayoral candidate was a blairite and the pcc won and the blairite lost, the pcc vote tells us something nothing else can in such exact detail. you vote for the two together and in the west midlands we have an actual figure for people who voted for one and not the other, even with the ballots in front of them and the pen in their hand.
the pcc thing might in itself be utterly irrelevant but as a tool for comparison its relevant and valid and tells us things that nothing else can in quite the same way.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Worthing Borough Council election results just in - Labour took another 5 seats off the Tories, as I expected, but didn't take the LibDem one, which I thought was borderline. Bloody tight, Tories keeping control with 19 seats, a majority of just one, Labour 15 & LibDems 3.
Considering Labour had no seats before 2017, and the Tories had 31 & UKIP 2, that's incredible, especially after taking 5 out of 9 Worthing seats on West Sussex County Council yesterday, when they've never held any before.
RileyOBlimey
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Speaks volumes about Starmer, a Cameron replacement.
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brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Some of the 13 OMRLP candidates beat TUSC's 7 votes.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
they still split the loony vote
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
This is a good illustration of how Worthing Borough Council has changed so much, in just a few years.
By-election in 2017 resulted in Labour winning their first seat in over 40 years.
By-election in 2017 resulted in Labour winning their first seat in over 40 years.
platinumsage
HaveMyPassword123
No mention yet of my neighbouring mayor - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s incumbent Tory was ousted against all expectations by a Labour paediatrician whose priority is more social housing and taking over the buses.
I think this came about because there was quite a bit of switching from LibDem to Labour.
I think this came about because there was quite a bit of switching from LibDem to Labour.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
There‘s probably a fair bit of this down south, lib dem voters must hate Johnson so much (for Brexit and nationalism) that a tactical switch to Labour is considered, especially with a non-radical leader. Generally the LD vote looks pretty poor doesn’t it?
platinumsage
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Yes, although in South and East Cambridgeshire where it’s just them vs Tories, they did very well, no doubt helped by recent Tory corruption/ineptness.
two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
My sis says there's a lot of ill feeling because of local NHS shenanigans by the tories.
Scumbags are already looking at changing the way the Elected mayors are selected by changing the current two votes per candidate to first past the post as it apparently would favour the scumbags.
www.theguardian.com
Government to change English voting system after Labour mayoral victories
Switch to first past the post could make it easier for Conservatives to win future mayoral contests
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I put it on the other thread. He got 125. The Labour candidate got 2,375 and won.
tbf some of these towns can be quite left and/or working class, it's just the surrounding villages and farms that are true blue Tory
Bristol City Council, Labour lose overall control:
Labour 24 (-13)
Green 24 (+13)
Con 14 (nc)
Lib Dem 8 (nc)
Absolute shocker of an election for Labour. Didn't just lose in the woolly liberal muesli belt of Bishopston etc but managed to lose seats to the Greens in more w/c areas like Eastville, Bedminster, Lockleaze (on a 40 point swing!) & Lawrence Hill. Labour did manage to avoid meltdown around the edges of the city however, vote holding up pretty well in areas where the Tories were the main threat. Which should tell them something.
After Rees' return last night, this is a sobering moment. Must have been a fair amount of split ticket voting with Rees for mayor but Greens for the council
Labour 24 (-13)
Green 24 (+13)
Con 14 (nc)
Lib Dem 8 (nc)
Absolute shocker of an election for Labour. Didn't just lose in the woolly liberal muesli belt of Bishopston etc but managed to lose seats to the Greens in more w/c areas like Eastville, Bedminster, Lockleaze (on a 40 point swing!) & Lawrence Hill. Labour did manage to avoid meltdown around the edges of the city however, vote holding up pretty well in areas where the Tories were the main threat. Which should tell them something.
After Rees' return last night, this is a sobering moment. Must have been a fair amount of split ticket voting with Rees for mayor but Greens for the council
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