muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
She shirks shirk shells by the sea shirkShirk is a verb
I shirk, you shirk, she shirks...
England local election results thread
- Thread starter Random
- Start date
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
not round where I live no, the SP candidates are standing in aylesbury, not here!
Well here we are in sunny Donny and it's pick another layer of bureaucratic drivel in the guise of an elected mayor.
We have nine right wing candidates standing and the TUSC candidate.
The English Democrats candidate biggest vote catcher is making St George's day a national holiday, perfect for saving the lives of children at risk mate! Sadly he looks like Dr Mengele!
The current incumbent Davies, former chairman of the local Conservative party and then English Dems is now an independent! As well as still being the father of Shipley Tory MP Phillip Davies.
Then there is the national front (Lower case on purpose cos they are are tiny minded). Asking for support against chemtrails would you believe!
A Tory.
A Lib Dem.
Labour.
3 more Independents.(Closet Tories)
A TUSC candidate supported by Bob Crow and Dave Nellist!
Who would you pick?
I might stand at the next one, abolish the post and give the money to Shelter and other Homeless charities!
We have nine right wing candidates standing and the TUSC candidate.
The English Democrats candidate biggest vote catcher is making St George's day a national holiday, perfect for saving the lives of children at risk mate! Sadly he looks like Dr Mengele!
The current incumbent Davies, former chairman of the local Conservative party and then English Dems is now an independent! As well as still being the father of Shipley Tory MP Phillip Davies.
Then there is the national front (Lower case on purpose cos they are are tiny minded). Asking for support against chemtrails would you believe!
A Tory.
A Lib Dem.
Labour.
3 more Independents.(Closet Tories)
A TUSC candidate supported by Bob Crow and Dave Nellist!
Who would you pick?
I might stand at the next one, abolish the post and give the money to Shelter and other Homeless charities!
Who your best guess for winning the Mayorality there, Sprocket? Realistically like?
So would I as it goes, but I was looking for a best guess on actual result thing. I'm guessing not TUSC 
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
Well here we are in sunny Donny and it's pick another layer of bureaucratic drivel in the guise of an elected mayor.
We have nine right wing candidates standing and the TUSC candidate.
The English Democrats candidate biggest vote catcher is making St George's day a national holiday, perfect for saving the lives of children at risk mate! Sadly he looks like Dr Mengele!
The current incumbent Davies, former chairman of the local Conservative party and then English Dems is now an independent! As well as still being the father of Shipley Tory MP Phillip Davies.
Then there is the national front (Lower case on purpose cos they are are tiny minded). Asking for support against chemtrails would you believe!
A Tory.
A Lib Dem.
Labour.
3 more Independents.(Closet Tories)
A TUSC candidate supported by Bob Crow and Dave Nellist!
Who would you pick?
I might stand at the next one, abolish the post and give the money to Shelter and other Homeless charities!
The Tory's not Nick Allen is it?
We need to know more about thisThen there is the national front (Lower case on purpose cos they are are tiny minded). Asking for support against chemtrails would you believe!
My demand is that all workers have the same level of leave as I currently do
(ahead of 10th June, I've got at least one additional day off every week ... and I'm 4 days a week part time, no Fridays, anyway
) )
(ahead of 10th June, I've got at least one additional day off every week ... and I'm 4 days a week part time, no Fridays, anyway
) )butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Hoping to beat 1998 28.8% turnout, come on we can break the 25% barrier!
yes
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
that's what i was just thinking.
muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
How? Not turning up encourages them because they'll think we're all apathetic.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
yeah i'm undecided between this and writing "communism" or "fuck off" on the ballot papers like i usually do.
because higher turnout can be spun as more people engaged with the process, thus legitimising the results.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I was sure it was next week - luckily I passed the polling station on the way in.
I can't say I'm highly motivated.
We have a long-serving Libdem who seems to know what he's doing.
I can't say I'm highly motivated.
We have a long-serving Libdem who seems to know what he's doing.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
They can think what they want about that - not bothered if they think i'm apathetic or not. However, any increased turnout says that things are OK, look i've got a mandate, not as large as i'd like but it still exists. Spoiled votes mask the real level of turnout and so the real level of people who hold them in utter contempt.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
don't think I'm registered to vote at theis new adress.
looks like we've got a BNP candidate standing in everything but the Rural Division. hmm.
looks like we've got a BNP candidate standing in everything but the Rural Division. hmm.
As it is voters get two votes the count being made up from all candidates and then second choice votes going to the leading candidates following the first choice count.
Davies, the current mayor got in on the second choice votes last time.
I Davies could get back in purely if voter apathy plays into the hands of the minorities.
Hopefully he will be out on his ear.
Labour only missed out last time because of the disenchantment regarding the previous Labour Mayor Martin Winter and some dodgy stuff going on.
If voters only picked one candidate I am sure Labour would get back in.
The only relevant second choice for dyed in the wool Labour voters is Mary Jackson the TUSC candidate. She has done some sterling support work in the local ex mining villages and is strongly fancied as preferable in these areas.
Labour victory by a hairs breadth I think!
TUSC definitely my first choice frogwoman. Just hope we are not just wind in sails again!
Lo Siento.
Second As Farce
The purpose of elections is to legitimise authority, there's a limit to the amount of apathy they can stand before that legitimacy is put into question.
(and I'm not arguing that on its own it's worthwhile, FWIW)
Martin Drake be the villain! He sent kids posting leaflets through doors around here, the coward!!!
Being a watered down Tory?
muscovyduck
Good IT skills and food hygiene competent
You're all coming up with quite good points if I'm honest. I still prefer spoiling the ballot paper though. I think it's the act of having physically done something to show anger. I dunno.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
The other (Labour) ward councillor is a bit annoying (young, petrolhead).
Mind you I don't know if John Kiely (LD) rides a bike to work - he certainly could as he works at the hospital I cycle past every day.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The elephant graveyard that is TUSC
Similar threads
