Fisher_Gate
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belboid said:
27%. One of the best.
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/electionresults/results.jsp?election=27#21
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27%. One of the best.
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/council/democracy/electionresults/results.jsp?election=27#21
Fisher_Gate
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Nigel Irritable said:
Save Huddersfield NHS candidate who was in SP got 18.6% coming second. Long way from winning similar candidate in 2006, but good in absolute terms.
Fisher_Gate
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Former SP member Paul Sutton standing as independent came last in Stoke Abbey ward - winner was BNP. 
Fisher_Gate
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The other ex-SP Sutton brother standing as Independent, Dave, got 11.6%, behind Lab (winner), BNP and another Independent in Stoke Tunstall.
I see our discussions on u75 are being blogged now, btw.
http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2007/04/abbey-green.html
I see our discussions on u75 are being blogged now, btw.
http://averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2007/04/abbey-green.html
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Fisher_Gate said:
Is it? But they haven't gained any new councillors at all, according to the BBC website. They have 3 across the whole country.
I am clearly missing something!
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
belboid said:
BBC website says that they have kept 3 councillors, but gained none.
But the BBC website only reports when councils are declared, so presumably, they have been gaining seats in councils which are not yet declared?
Das Uberdog
remembers the alamo
Best thing about Town Centre was seeing the youngsters - gangsters/chavies/'juvies' going into the polling station yelling 'Viva Respect!'. Really, kids who in most areas wouldn't be politicised enough to watch the local news coming out and voting for us in their hundreds. So many told us they'd never voted before, either.
It was brilliant, but also sobering in a way. We must have really said something in our campaigns which has stuck out for them to see the need to actually use their democratic voice... either that or Michael's regular surgeries must (and certainly are) be paying off.
Second best bit was watching Salim Desai looking like he was about to cry, and third best bit was hearing Preston MP Mark Hendrick telling the police on me for 'following one of his councillors';
Mark Hendrick: Tell him! Tell him! Look! He's following Talib around the room!
Police Officer: ... Are you seriously taking the piss?
Mark Hendrick: Look, you have to do something about it! See?! He's following Talib around the room!
Police Officer: I'd better get Sarge...
Then watching two police officers try and figure out what on earth to do...
Police Officer: But we can't throw him out for 'following' someone?
Sarge: But he's the MP!
Etcetera, etcetera.
It was brilliant, but also sobering in a way. We must have really said something in our campaigns which has stuck out for them to see the need to actually use their democratic voice... either that or Michael's regular surgeries must (and certainly are) be paying off.
Second best bit was watching Salim Desai looking like he was about to cry, and third best bit was hearing Preston MP Mark Hendrick telling the police on me for 'following one of his councillors';
Mark Hendrick: Tell him! Tell him! Look! He's following Talib around the room!
Police Officer: ... Are you seriously taking the piss?
Mark Hendrick: Look, you have to do something about it! See?! He's following Talib around the room!
Police Officer: I'd better get Sarge...
Then watching two police officers try and figure out what on earth to do...
Police Officer: But we can't throw him out for 'following' someone?
Sarge: But he's the MP!
Etcetera, etcetera.
belboid said:
So are you saying that Respect didn't have 3 councillors up for re-election, or were defending 3 seats before the elections, and had a net balance of -/+ nil at the end of the day... you do need to balance wins against losses I'm afraid.....
While I'm sure Respect are very happy with 3 seats, out of over 10,000 being contested, I'm not convinced it's the start of the glorious proleterian revolution...
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
belboid said:
They got two in Birmingham which they already had. Not gains.
As far as I can see from the website, anyway...
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk...objectid=19045329&siteid=50002-name_page.html
Fuck me, we've actually won something in Birmingham..
Respect in Lozells and east handsworth based their whole campaign around defending this A & E, and the 2.5k signatures mentioned were were handed over by the Respect candidate in a piece of shameless electioneering on Tues (or was it Wed?).
We didn't shift our vote up much, but we actually won the demand.
Who'd of thought it eh?
Fuck me, we've actually won something in Birmingham..
Respect in Lozells and east handsworth based their whole campaign around defending this A & E, and the 2.5k signatures mentioned were were handed over by the Respect candidate in a piece of shameless electioneering on Tues (or was it Wed?).
We didn't shift our vote up much, but we actually won the demand.
Who'd of thought it eh?
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Just shows that, where the engage in local issues, they can get elected!
>RESPECT: Respect also outpolled the Greens on nearly every occasion >where they both stood in the same ward. Further gains are expected as >the final results come in.
I know this comes under the category of 'he would say that, wouldnt he' - but isnt this a bit like comparing apples and oranges? RESPECT only stood where they knew they were going to get decent votes, which is why they stood only 50 candidates. The Greens stood everywhere they could get a candidate, which is why they stood 1400.
I'm sure if the opposite had been true, Greens would have outpolled RESPECT candidates wherever they met, too!
Matt
I know this comes under the category of 'he would say that, wouldnt he' - but isnt this a bit like comparing apples and oranges? RESPECT only stood where they knew they were going to get decent votes, which is why they stood only 50 candidates. The Greens stood everywhere they could get a candidate, which is why they stood 1400.
I'm sure if the opposite had been true, Greens would have outpolled RESPECT candidates wherever they met, too!
Matt
Udo Erasmus
Well-Known Member
belboid said:
Cllr. Abdul Aziz was a sitting councillor who defected to RESPECT shortly before the elections meaning that along with Salma Yaqoob, RESPECT had two councillors. He didn't get re-elected (he came second). But RESPECT had anther councillor elected. So still have two in Birmingham - though both these two have been elected as RESPECT.
nightbreed
Im Bored
I hear the SP lost a seat in Coventry. Is this true?
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
nightbreed said:
Looks like it, from the website.
nightbreed
Im Bored
Doesnt look a very good night for the left in general.
What was the overall turnout of voters nationally?
What was the overall turnout of voters nationally?
Geoff kerr-morg
New Member
Mohammed Ishtiaq Respect 3,514 ELECTED
Mohammed Azim Labour 2,503
Dilawar Khan Liberal Democrats 919
Anwar Hussain Conservative 548
Shokat Ali Community Independent Party (UK) 503
Charles John Alldrick Green 310
Arthur Charles Botterill British National Party 106
Birmingham Sparkbrook
Mohammed Azim Labour 2,503
Dilawar Khan Liberal Democrats 919
Anwar Hussain Conservative 548
Shokat Ali Community Independent Party (UK) 503
Charles John Alldrick Green 310
Arthur Charles Botterill British National Party 106
Birmingham Sparkbrook
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Geoff kerr-morg said:
Yeah, that was declared in the early hours of the morning, and referred to earlier in the thread
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