Council by-elections
Thursday night's council by-election results - rather belatedly as I am on holiday::
Charnwood DC, Loughborough Disgley and Hathern Ward. Lab hold. Lab 838 (49.7%; +5.0), Con 490 (29.1%; -9.7), BNP 234 (13.9%; -2.6), LD 107 (6.4%; +6.4), National Front 16 (0.9%; +0.9). Swing of 7.4% from Con to Lab since 2007. In a Labour-held parliamentary marginal.
Chichester BC, E Wittering Ward. Con hold. Con 410 (40.3%; +6.6), LD 364 (35.8%; +7.0), BNP 125 (12.3%; +12.3), Lab 69 (6.8%; -0.4), UKIP 49 (4.8%; +4.8). Swing of 0.2% from Con to LD since 2007.
East Devon DC, Alderholt Ward. Con hold. Con 499 (53.0%; -12.5), LD 442 (47.0%; +19.7). Swing of 16.1% from Con to LD since 2007.
Hambleton DC, Whitestonecliffe Ward. Con hold. Con 343 (75.2%), Ind 113 (24.8%). Uncontested in 2007.
Merthyr Tydfil CBC, Town Ward. Lab gain from LD. Lab 580 (35.7%; +16.7), LD 461 (28.4%; -18.1), Ind 277 (17.0%; -1.8), Ind 125 (7.7%; +7.7), Ind 110 (6.8%; +6.8), Plaid 72 (4.4%; -11.3). Swing of 17.4% from LD to Lab this May.
Ribble Valley BC, Billington and Old Langho Ward. Con gain from LD. Con 350 (61.1%; +10.3), LD 181 (31.6%; -17.6), Lab 42 (7.3%; +7.3). Swing of 14% from LD to Con since 2007.
Spelthorne BC, Ashford East Ward. Con hold. Con 858 (51.7%; -1.4), LD 452 (27.3%; +13.4), UKIP 185 (11.2%; +11.2), Lab 163 (9.8%; -3.1). Swing of 7.4% from Con to LD since 2007.
LB Westminster, Lancaster Gate Ward. Con hold. Con 805 (60.3%; -4.4), LD 325 (24.3%;+6.6), Lab 205 (15.4%; -2.3). Swing of 5.5% from Con to LD since 2006.
Wolverhampton MBC, Wednesfield North Ward. Con hold. Con 1295 (45.3%; +0.1), Lab 1072 (37.5%; +3.0), BNP 337 (11.8%; -3.6), LD 156 (5.5%; +0.5). Swing of 1.5% from Con to Lab since 2007.
Wolverhampton MBC Wednesfield South Ward. Con hold. Con 1123 (45.2%; -16.1), Lab 867 (34.9%; +8.0), BNP 358 (14.4%; +14.4), LD 134 (5.4%; -1.4). Swing of 12.1% from Con to Lab since 2007.
posted by Luke Akehurst at 11:54 am
9 Comments:
Stoke Newington has a long and noble tradition of playing host to dissenters and non-conformists but I suspect the irony, banning a dissenting author from Stokey library, is lost on the small-minded jobsworthy of Hackney Town Hall.
3:06 pm, October 26, 2008
£60,000 to send Hackney primary school headteachers on a junket to Arizona to learn about educating children in deprived areas!!!! Why wasn't the conference held in Hackney for Gods sake? This is an obscene waste of tax payers money and even more so when most of the borough are facing a terrible winter with high food and heating bills. Your support for this corrupt holiday is not surprising.
You are a horrible person
Shame on you, not that you care one iota what your constituents think
6:20 pm, October 26, 2008
"Why wasn't the conference held in Hackney for Gods sake?"
Presumably because the deprived children being successfully educated in Arizona are, er, in Arizona, and their parents don't want to send them to Hackney to be watched by curious English Headteachers?
8:40 pm, October 26, 2008
What a strange bunch of results, in particular Charnwood. I take it this doesn't include Woodhouse Eves?
9:05 pm, October 26, 2008
No more boom or bust.
11:14 pm, October 26, 2008
Page 1
PUBLIC MEETING
7.30pm Monday 27th October 2008
WELSH CENTRE
157-163 Grays Inn Road
London WC1
(Tube; Kings Cross, Russell Square or Chancery Lane)
SPEAKERS
RICKY TOMLINSON (the ‘Royle Family’
actor and former building worker)
ARTHUR SCARGILL (NUM)
TERRY RENSHAW ( UCATT)
CHAIR
MICK DOOLEY
The aftermath of the 1972 building workers strike saw reprisals against building
workers who went on strike to improve wages and conditions. Workers were
arrested, convicted and jailed, Des Warren got 3 years & Ricky Tomlinson 2 years,
because they were effective pickets. New evidence has emerged that a political
conspiracy by the government, construction companies and security services was
behind the prosecutions. Tomlinson is demanding an inquiry into the trials and a
reversal of their so-called guilt.
All welcome; admission free: details
07708 883056
or
www.shrewsburypicketscampaign.org.uk
Justice delayed is Justice denied
Support the Meeting: Support Justice for Building Workers
9:32 am, October 27, 2008
bankingcrisis@parliament.uk
Default Ask the Chancellor a question on the banking crisis
What's this all about?
The Treasury Committee is asking members of the public to send in questions they would like to see put to the Chancellor, the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority at an urgent inquiry into the banking crisis.
How to submit a question
E-mail questions under 100 words to bankingcrisis@parliament.uk if you wish to remain anonymous, please state clearly at the beginning of your email.
These can be submitted up to 48 hours before the hearing, which will take place on Mon 3 November 2008 - so get all questions in before 4pm on Sat 1 Nov.
The Chairman of the Committee has said:
"This inquiry will take a fundamental look at the causes of the present banking crisis, the current responsibilities of the banks and the Government to the taxpayer, and the future shape of the financial and regulatory landscape.
"Taxpayers are naturally very concerned about the scale of this investment. The Committee hopes that by providing people with the chance to have us put their questions to those in charge, we can provide a constructive way of engaging the public on a matter of such deep concern to the whole country."
Will my question definitely get answered?
The Committee has said that not all questions submitted can be guaranteed to be asked at the inquiry, so there is a chance your question will not be put to the panel.
Please don't stop let this stop you asking a question though, there is a chance yours could be used.
10:21 am, October 27, 2008
Hackney junkets r us - I'd just like to point out that some teachers from my CONSERVATIVE controlled authority went on this trip as well, so presenting it as some sort of personal moral failing on behalf of Mr Akehurst is not quite fair!
11:02 am, October 27, 2008
No: 1 Tory government: 79-97
No: 2 Tory government 97-08?
12:49 am, October 28, 2008
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