Local Elections 2023

[Bingoman]

Something deeply wrong out there

Yeah tell me about i love in the council area and its deep blue

 

[moochedit]

Only 1 seat change (from labour to green) in coventry. Labour still in overall control. Greens won in same ward holbrookes last year so they have 2 councilors now.

 

[MickiQ]

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.



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.

Where are you getting your degree of detail from? Is it somewhere national or local? With True Blue Yokeland there's nowt on the council website and all the Beeb tells me is that 7 have been elected so far (4 Tory, 3 Lab) with +1 to Lab and -1 to Con.

 

[belboid]

wtf is going on in Slough? Labour lose control to the tories*, with the scum gaining 16 seats from them???

* sorry, to no overall control

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The fucking orange twats won a seat in my ward. Appropriately enough, there is thunder at the moment so obvs a judgment

 

[Fuzzy]

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.

Dudley is bnp/brexit territory so not surprising labour not cutting through.

 

[brogdale]

WTAF

 

[Fuzzy]

wtf is going on in Slough? Labour lose control to the tories*, with the scum gaining 16 seats from them???

* sorry, to no overall control

woukd that have something to do with the council being effectively bankrupt? a local issue that might override a national one.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

wtf is going on in Slough?

We forgot to bomb it.

Where the fuck is Slough anyway?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Where are you getting your degree of detail from? Is it somewhere national or local? With True Blue Yokeland there's nowt on the council website and all the Beeb tells me is that 7 have been elected so far (4 Tory, 3 Lab) with +1 to Lab and -1 to Con.

As far as Worthing is concern, the Adur & Worthing Councils' twitter account, it did throw me at one point, because there isn't supposed to be elections in Adur district, but it turned out there was a by-election for that council, and they throw that result in with the Worthing council results. They are two separate councils politically, but share a Chief Executive and all services.

Council twitter accounts or local newspapers live result pages are good sources for specific councils.

 

[PR1Berske]

Blackpool, after boundary changes, 28 Lab and 14 Con.

 

[Cid]

WTAF

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Maybe a local thing again? Any LEZs or expanding cycle networks planned there?

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[Bingoman]

Labour gain Bracknell forest with the Tories losing 27 seats in the process

 

[Cid]

We forgot to bomb it.

Where the fuck is Slough anyway?

Near Iver.

 

[The39thStep]

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

Hopefully round the back in alley full of potholes and dog shit

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Something deeply wrong out there

I wonder whether fen_boy ever turned? C’mon mate, tell us what’s wrong!

 

[belboid]

woukd that have something to do with the council being effectively bankrupt? a local issue that might override a national one.

aye, seems to be, along with the massive rise in council tax that followed.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Labour gain Bracknell forest with the Tories losing 27 seats in the process

That's a massive change.

 

[MickiQ]

As far as Worthing is concern, the Adur & Worthing Councils' twitter account, it did throw me at one point, because there isn't supposed to be elections in Adur district, but it turned out there was a by-election for that council, and they throw that result in with the Worthing council results. They are two separate councils politically, but share a Chief Executive and all services.

Council twitter accounts or local newspapers live result pages are good sources for specific councils.

Thanks I'll have a look, it never occurred to me that South Derbyshire might have a twitter account. That's a bit like thinking my Dad has got one.

 

[two sheds]

The council's borrowing quadrupled to £760m from 2016, so it could invest in several major capital projects each year.

Historic accounting errors and financial mistakes also caused the local authority to lose track of how much money it should have been set aside to pay off its debt, known as minimum revenue provision (MRP).

Slough council's debt almost hit a shocking billion pounds

The council is facing a major financial overhaul, to get it back on track after being forced to effectively declare itself bankrupt

www.getreading.co.uk

if they've gone bankrupt by keeping services up while tories cut the budget then fair enough but high-level gambling

 

[MickiQ]

Thanks I'll have a look, it never occurred to me that South Derbyshire might have a twitter account. That's a bit like thinking my Dad has got one.

Amazeballs they've got one but my ward hasn't finished counting (some others have though) just a list of the 9 shitbags that stood

 

[Bingoman]

Tories gain torbay

 

[cupid_stunt]

I wonder whether fen_boy ever turned? C’mon mate, tell us what’s wrong!

This will please you.

Reports of Green Party collapse in Brighton and Hove in local election

Rumours are circulating of potential gains for the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove, particularly in solidly Green city centre wards.

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[The39thStep]

Tories gain torbay

Welcome to it imo , never liked the place

 

[Mr.Bishie]

This will please you.

Reports of Green Party collapse in Brighton and Hove in local election

Rumours are circulating of potential gains for the Labour Party in Brighton and Hove, particularly in solidly Green city centre wards.

www.theargus.co.uk

Please let it be so!

 

[cupid_stunt]

The Tories are not having a good time in West Sussex, counting continues for Chichester District Council, but the LDs have made made huge gains and already taken over half the seats, and control of the council.

Chichester local election results 2023 - LIVE: the results as they are announced.

The Liberal Democrats have secured a majority of seats on Chichester District Council

www.sussexexpress.co.uk

Final results after another blue wall crashes down.

 

[Elpenor]

Tories gain torbay

pedestrianisation of Paignton has been a hot potato

Also the council backed a music festival due to take place in May to the tune of £20k or so, the organisers have gone bust. Not a good look at this time really

 

[PR1Berske]

Liverpool, after boundary changes:

Labour Party	34
Liberal Democrats	11
Green Party	3
Liberal Party	3
Liverpool Community Independents	1

 

[PR1Berske]

Liverpool, after boundary changes:

Labour Party	34
Liberal Democrats	11
Green Party	3
Liberal Party	3
Liverpool Community Independents	1

Forgive me, they're still counting