Town and Community Council Byelections
Town and Community Council Byelections Mar 29, 2020 17:54:59 GMT via mobile finsobruce and minionofmidas like this
Post by casualobserver on Mar 29, 2020 17:54:59 GMT
Mar 20, 2020 10:18:47 GMT middleenglander said:
There was a council by-election yesterday for the Hill ward of Gainsborough Town Council in Lincolnshire.
Turnout was 6.76% resulting in a Liberal Democrat hold.
Liberal Democrat
Gainsborough Independent
For Gainsborough since 1980
Strange description "For Gainsborough since 1980". It made me wonder what town Aaron Taylor was 'for' before 1980. Turns out he was born in January 1980.
Last Edit: Mar 29, 2020 17:56:43 GMT by casualobserver
froome
Town and Community Council Byelections Mar 30, 2020 8:00:30 GMT
Post by froome on Mar 30, 2020 8:00:30 GMT
Mar 29, 2020 17:54:59 GMT casualobserver said:
I wonder if he has ever set foot outside of the town.
lackeroftalent
Town and Community Council Byelections Apr 7, 2020 14:27:05 GMT
Post by lackeroftalent on Apr 7, 2020 14:27:05 GMT
Liberal Democrat Chair of Duffield Parish Council in Amber Valley, Colin Thompson, has sadly died from coronavirus.
www.duffieldparishcouncil.gov.uk/news/2020/04/death-notice?fbclid=IwAR3Db4ruCOLqfj5PbfHtUC3ylPyNaGYqOpQjXOHnAzAzJKnvfe7jn4YbVVg
Last Edit: Apr 7, 2020 14:27:25 GMT by lackeroftalent
minionofmidas
only here for the boundary review
Town and Community Council Byelections Apr 11, 2020 14:44:59 GMT via mobile
Post by minionofmidas on Apr 11, 2020 14:44:59 GMT
Mar 30, 2020 8:00:30 GMT froome said:
Not since 1980!
finsobruce
Five people have watched this in the last hour.
Town and Community Council Byelections Apr 11, 2020 15:19:07 GMT
Post by finsobruce on Apr 11, 2020 15:19:07 GMT
Apr 11, 2020 14:44:59 GMT minionofmidas said:
"He who is tired of Gainsborough is tired of life".
It is now one hundred and eight years since the town experienced league football. Their lost their place to - gulp - Lincoln City, which must have really smarted.
Before 2018 they had never been either promoted or relegated in their 145 year history (they were relegated).
gwynthegriff
Post by gwynthegriff on Apr 11, 2020 16:06:36 GMT
Mar 14, 2020 21:10:38 GMT tonygreaves said:
You are such a nice person but you help me to maintain my lifetime contempt for a lot of Tories!
To be fair, resigning from the Council because you lost a vote is a pretty pathetic thing to do.
Especially on such a trivial issue.
EUsceptic Liberal Democrat. Socially Liberal, Fiscally Conservative. Semi-retired hack.
middleenglander
Town and Community Council Byelections Apr 11, 2020 17:06:41 GMT finsobruce likes this
Post by middleenglander on Apr 11, 2020 17:06:41 GMT
Apr 11, 2020 15:19:07 GMT finsobruce said:
As an Old Ganian, in both the widest and narrowest sense of the term, I can say I tired of Gainsborough more than 50 years ago, but still have a certain zest for life.
peterl
Read My Lips: No New Lockdowns!
Town and Community Council Byelections May 13, 2020 10:43:21 GMT
Post by peterl on May 13, 2020 10:43:21 GMT
Shaftesbury Town Council, West Ward will see a by election when permissable. This ward was contested last year, but only by independents and a local group called Proud of Shaftesbury, though the East Ward did see sitting councillors standing unsuccessfully for UKIP.
"Those who would give up a little liberty to gain a little security deserve neither and will lose both."
"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well-armed sheep contesting the vote."
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Harry Hayfield
has voted for the Green Party for the first time at a Westminster General Election
Post by Harry Hayfield on May 13, 2020 13:24:29 GMT
(Source: Cambrian News)
Dinah Mulholland (Lab candidate for Ceredigion 2017, 2019) has resigned from Lampeter Town Council after a row over the removal of a memorial on the town square. She cited that the memorial was removed without council consultation because it was untidy. The memorial was in remembrance of a person alleged to have died through domestic abuse.
Am I correct in my understanding that, under the new rules, Lampeter can either carry on with one less member, co-opt a new member after advertising for the post or hold a by-election on the same day as the Welsh Parliament elections?
Former member of Llansantffraed Community Council (2012 - 2017), Prospective Regional List Candidate for Mid and West Wales 2021
I'm not positive that the rules in Wales are the same, but if they are the vacancy is advertised, 14 working days allowed for 10 people to request a by election - in which case one will be held next May or earlier if the rules are changed, and if not the council may co-opt.
Town and Community Council Byelections Jun 4, 2020 16:29:30 GMT
Post by lackeroftalent on Jun 4, 2020 16:29:30 GMT
The vacancy for Duffield Parish Council (Amber Valley Borough) following the death of the chair, Colin Thompson, will be filled by co-option.
www.duffieldparishcouncil.gov.uk/uploads/co-opton-notice-june-2020.pdf
Unusual I think for a party political council.
Current makeup is
Lib Dem 5
Con 4
hugh01
Town and Community Council Byelections Jun 5, 2020 7:33:05 GMT
Post by hugh01 on Jun 5, 2020 7:33:05 GMT
May 13, 2020 17:25:53 GMT peterl said:
In Wales the Community Councils must still advertise the vacancy as usual, however if an election is called any by-election will take place between 1 February and 16 April 2021 on a date set by the Returning Officer of each County Council. Unlike England they will not be held on the first Thursday in May. I presume this is so they don't clash with the Welsh Parliament and PCC elections. So next year in Wales there is a 10 week period to hold delayed by-elections
Town and Community Council Byelections Jun 25, 2020 15:52:33 GMT
Post by lackeroftalent on Jun 25, 2020 15:52:33 GMT
I have been notified today of the following Town Council vacancies in Amber Valley to be filled by by-elections when legislation permits.
Belper Town Council
Currently 15 Lab with one vacancy. Labour won all 16 seats in 2019. 2015 all 16 seats were Conservative.
South Ward (Richard Cannon - Resignation)
Ripley Town Council
Currently Lab 13 Con 4 Three wards have a vacancy for unknown reasons
East Ward (Christine Manterfield - reason unknown. Split 3-2 Lab-Con in 2019 - vacancy is a Conservative)
Elms Ward (Alwyn Bridge - reason unknown. Three Lab unopposed candidates in 2019)
Heage Ward (Patsy Boles - reason unknown. Lab won all three in 2019)
Last Edit: Jun 25, 2020 17:09:19 GMT by lackeroftalent
Post by nn2019 on Jun 25, 2020 16:48:34 GMT
Vacancy at Weston-super-Mare Winterstoke Ward on Weston Town Council due to the resignation of Daniel Marcos-Ashworth (Conservative).
Last Edit: Jun 25, 2020 16:49:13 GMT by nn2019
Town and Community Council Byelections Jul 27, 2020 11:59:04 GMT
Post by peterl on Jul 27, 2020 11:59:04 GMT
New vacancy on Portland Town Council in the Portland Tophill East Ward, resignation of Green councillor Sara Harpley. It is likely that we will be submitting a request for a by election, which will then occur when permitted.
Last Edit: Aug 11, 2020 19:29:31 GMT by peterl
Town and Community Council Byelections Aug 11, 2020 19:29:19 GMT
Post by peterl on Aug 11, 2020 19:29:19 GMT
Jul 27, 2020 11:59:04 GMT peterl said:
I can confirm that a request for a by election has been submitted. Last year this ward for unopposed, 3 Labour and 1 Green elected, but with only 1 seat avaliable I expect that there will be a contest.
Ferndown Town Council, Central Ward Stephen Drinkall (Conservative) has resigned. I would expect that this will lead to a by election given the increasingly contentious local politics. See last year's Dorset Council thread for details and past results.
Town and Community Council Byelections Sept 7, 2020 11:13:40 GMT
Post by peterl on Sept 7, 2020 11:13:40 GMT
A by election has now been requested for Ferndown.
sjorford
Town and Community Council Byelections Dec 21, 2020 16:30:30 GMT
Post by sjorford on Dec 21, 2020 16:30:30 GMT
There will be a by-election for five of the seven seats on Hundon Parish Council - the only remaining councillors appear to be Doug Nimmons (elected in a January 2020 by-election) and Geoff Spooner.
Notice of Postponed Election
European Lefty
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Post by European Lefty on Dec 21, 2020 18:52:11 GMT
Dec 21, 2020 16:30:30 GMT sjorford said:
What on Earth happened to cause that?
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