Local Elections 2023

[Larry O'Hara]

Should have the Worthing results in the next half an hour or so, meanwhile The Argus is reporting rumours that the Tories are in trouble right across West Sussex, with majorities in three district councils - Chichester, Mid Sussex and Horsham - at risk, these are all wealthy mainly rural areas, the whole county used to be a solid blue wall.

The two borough councils - Crawley and Worthing - went to Labour control last year and they are expected to make further gains in both, Adur has no elections this year, and the Tories lost overall control of Arun (which includes Littlehampton & Bognor Regis) in 2019, so to lose overall control in these other three councils would be a massive blow for the Tories, if that turns out to be true.


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Worthing is a council where Momentum have put in a lot of effort. Well done

 

[cupid_stunt]

anti sea sewage vote perhaps

Probably played into it, but that's a massive gain in votes, probably mainly down to wanting to hurt the Tories, but being too posh to vote Labour.

There's two wards in Goring-by-Sea, both with 3 seats, which had been solid Tory, Goring [south] is now 2 Tories & 1 Green, and north of the railway line in Castle [Goring] all 3 have gone to Labour.

Nimby stuff in the area maybe? new houses, roads etc?

There was a threat of development on the Goring Gap, but both Labour & Tories were against that, the Tories had refused planning permission, but the Planning Inspectorate over ruled them, the Tories started High Court action to reverse that, Labour continued with that action when the took over the council last year, and the action was successful.

Basically every party would do their utmost to prevent Goring Gap being developed, no other nimbly stuff in play.

 

[Elpenor]

Didn’t vote yesterday. Not sure what the result is in Teignbridge, but I’m not really au fait with the standing of the council in the first place.

 

[Elpenor]

The only places with Tories now are Ascot, Sunningdale and Bray. All very posh. Even Eton has gone LibDem!!

Bray describes how Tories speak

 

[Elpenor]

Should have the Worthing results in the next half an hour or so, meanwhile The Argus is reporting rumours that the Tories are in trouble right across West Sussex, with majorities in three district councils - Chichester, Mid Sussex and Horsham - at risk, these are all wealthy mainly rural areas, the whole county used to be a solid blue wall.

The two borough councils - Crawley and Worthing - went to Labour control last year and they are expected to make further gains in both, Adur has no elections this year, and the Tories lost overall control of Arun (which includes Littlehampton & Bognor Regis) in 2019, so to lose overall control in these other three councils would be a massive blow for the Tories, if that turns out to be true.


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Wonder if my mate will be elected as a Lib Dem in Horsham

 

[The39thStep]

SDP gain from Labour in Middleton Park Leeds ( SDP are a right wing Social Democratic grouping)

 

[PR1Berske]

It's ended here in Preston with Labour gaining one seat from Conservatives

 

[cupid_stunt]

Wonder if my mate will be elected as a Lib Dem in Horsham

Very possible according to the Sussex World live Horsham results page.

The Conservatives are facing threats on two fronts, from the Lib Dems in and around Horsham as well as the Greens in the South Downs villages.

Firstly the Lib Dems have a solid base in Horsham town, but to win they need to make inroads in the two Holbrook seats and the villages near Horsham, namely: Southwater, Billingshurst, Itchingfield, Slinfold and Warnham, Rudgwick and Colgate and Rusper.
For the Greens they have a seat each in Steyning and Ashurst: Bramber, Upper Beeding and Woodmancote; and Storrington and Washington. Are they poised to hold what they have and gain several more?

 

[Elpenor]

Very possible according to the Sussex World live Horsham results page.

He’s in one of the villages

 

[Smokeandsteam]

Labour seem to be doing poorly in the West Midlands. They’ve lost two seats in Sandwell (albeit from a very high overall base), failed to win in Walsall and Dudley and it’s vote share hasn’t shifted much across the area.

Hardly the red wall returning to the fold….can’t be arsed to vote for any of them by far the most popular option.

 

[PR1Berske]

All remaining UKIP councillors (six of them) have been defeated. There are none left across the country.

 

[Bingoman]

Lib Dems gain Stratford' upon avon

 

[tommers]

Folkestone /Hythe is solid Labour / Green, which is pretty remarkable tbh.

 

[The39thStep]

When wanky reformists fall out

 

[brogdale]

When wanky reformists fall out

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Jesus.

 

[Bingoman]

Tories hold fenland with a majority of 27 and gained 2 seats

 

[Sue]

When wanky reformists fall out

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So Owen Jones is no longer Labour? Must admit I haven't been paying attention.

 

[Leafster]

All remaining UKIP councillors (six of them) have been defeated. There are none left across the country.

There may not be any councillors under the UKIP banner but there's an ex-UKIP one who stood as an independent in the south of my district and has got elected. I'm sure they aren't the only one.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

All remaining UKIP councillors (six of them) have been defeated. There are none left across the country.

After just reading Smokeandsteam ’s depressing post, that’s cheered me right up!

 

[Leafster]

The full results are in for my council (Tandridge) and, much as I expected, not much changed. It's still NOC with the independents holding the most seats. The Tories lost 2 (net) to the indies.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

General Jumbo writes

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[Mr.Bishie]

When wanky reformists fall out

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“the party of the working class”

Fucking lol

 

[JimW]

At least they managed to avoid any antisemitism during that exchange, albeit short. Some progress from the party of the narrating class.

 

[PR1Berske]

So Owen Jones is no longer Labour? Must admit I haven't been paying attention.

He's "not Starmer" last time I checked.

 

[brogdale]

Vermin seem to be taking a hiding in mid/East Kent areas inc. Ashford, Maidstone.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Labour won their first ever seat in the history of Worthing Borough Council in a 2017 by-election then in -
2018 they went up to 5 seats
2019 they doubled that to 10 seats
2020 West Sussex County Council elections cancelled due to covid
2021 they ended up with 15 seats / in the delayed County Council elections they gained their first ever seats in Worthing, taking 5 out of 9 seats.
2022 they took control with a whopping 23 seats, Tories on 12, LDs on 2.

Worthing had 12 seats up for grabs, 8 being defended by Labour and 4 by the Tories.

Labour holds - 8
Labour gains - 1
Green gains - 1
Tories loses - 2

So, Labour now has 24 seats, Tories 10, LDs 2, Greens 1.

That's a hell of a turn around in just a few years, prior to Labour winning their first ever seat in that 2017 by-election, it was 30 Tories, 4 LDs, 2 UKIP.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

At least they managed to avoid any antisemitism during that exchange, albeit short. Some progress from the party of the narrating class.

I was disappointed at the shortness of the exchange. Hopefully someone from Novara will be along shortly and it’ll all kick off again.

 

[brogdale]

Tories hold fenland with a majority of 27 and gained 2 seats

Something deeply wrong out there

 

[moochedit]

Lib Dems gain Stratford' upon avon

Wow. That's a surprise as stratford and the surounding villages is Tory as fuck.

 

[kebabking]

Pleasing to see...



Tories lost Bromsgrove as well, but oddly increased their control of Solihull.