It's polling day for our next Police and Crime Commissioner.
You've not voted for Willy? OK if you're a member of another party or a criminal, but anyone else? Have a word with yourself!
Showing posts with label election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label election. Show all posts
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Get out and vote for Willy Bach TODAY!!!
You've not voted for Willy? OK if you're a member of another party or a criminal, but anyone else? Have a word with yourself!
Thursday, March 07, 2013
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
AGM
Last night was our Annual General Meeting and the start of our campaign to win back at least one seat in our area in the forthcoming County Council election. Yes, another chance to watch the LibDems suffer!
The Chair's annual report has been posted as a separate page - see the Pages panel on the right. And here, to celebrate, is a picture of our Chair and our Treasurer.
Another new photo has sprouted elsewhere on this page. All the others Elaine sent me have been uploaded to our soon-to-be-launched photo site.
The Chair's annual report has been posted as a separate page - see the Pages panel on the right. And here, to celebrate, is a picture of our Chair and our Treasurer.
Another new photo has sprouted elsewhere on this page. All the others Elaine sent me have been uploaded to our soon-to-be-launched photo site.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Electioneering
David Fish drew my attention to this fascinating article in The Economist about preparations for the next General Election. Click on this sentence to visit the website.
Too much for the forthcoming County elections? I don't think so. Just as nothing is more important than saving this country from the Tories and their seedy mates the Lib Dems, there is no point in continuing to have a county council in Leicestershire if this bunch of Tory do-nothings keep control.
You can tell it's election year. Monday morning, in the freezing fog and frozen snow, the length of Walton Road was closed while a man with a County van filled in potholes one by one.
Too much for the forthcoming County elections? I don't think so. Just as nothing is more important than saving this country from the Tories and their seedy mates the Lib Dems, there is no point in continuing to have a county council in Leicestershire if this bunch of Tory do-nothings keep control.
You can tell it's election year. Monday morning, in the freezing fog and frozen snow, the length of Walton Road was closed while a man with a County van filled in potholes one by one.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
The results are in
Contrary to what some pundits were predicting, former Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader won the PCC election for the Tories. The turnout was a pathetic - just 15.98%.
There was no outright winner after the first count. Sir Clive had 59915 votes, Sarah Russell 42051, and the independent Suleman Nagdi 21744. After Nagdi's votes were redistributed to the second choice the final outcome was Tories 64661, Lab 51835. In other words, an archetypical Tory got 25% of the largely Asian, largely city vote, we got 50% give or take, and 25% expressed no second preference.
The results here in Harborough District were a slightly better turnout of 18.7%, Con 8424, Lab 2262 and Ind 1446.
What does this tell us? Firstly, the public does not like the idea of an elected PCC. Labour should pledge to abolish the post forthwith. Secondly, the absence of LibDems does not automatically mean more Labour votes. Thirdly, the Asian vote, as I have been saying for some time, is not to be taken for granted as Labour. It is far more subtle than that. Finally and most importantly it tells us that people recoil from politics as the game has traditionally been conducted.
This was even the case in Corby where Andy Sawford achieved a thumping victory and the LibDems lost their deposit. Take nothing away from the achievement of Andy and his team but the turnout - in Corby, which has been roundly betrayed by the Tories, in the media spotlight and with all the political heavyweights in town - was only 44.8%.
Britain is becoming anti-political. It suits the Tories and the right wing press to encourage the antagonism. We in Labour have to find new, better ways of engaging with and motivating the people who instinctively side with us.
There was no outright winner after the first count. Sir Clive had 59915 votes, Sarah Russell 42051, and the independent Suleman Nagdi 21744. After Nagdi's votes were redistributed to the second choice the final outcome was Tories 64661, Lab 51835. In other words, an archetypical Tory got 25% of the largely Asian, largely city vote, we got 50% give or take, and 25% expressed no second preference.
The results here in Harborough District were a slightly better turnout of 18.7%, Con 8424, Lab 2262 and Ind 1446.
What does this tell us? Firstly, the public does not like the idea of an elected PCC. Labour should pledge to abolish the post forthwith. Secondly, the absence of LibDems does not automatically mean more Labour votes. Thirdly, the Asian vote, as I have been saying for some time, is not to be taken for granted as Labour. It is far more subtle than that. Finally and most importantly it tells us that people recoil from politics as the game has traditionally been conducted.
This was even the case in Corby where Andy Sawford achieved a thumping victory and the LibDems lost their deposit. Take nothing away from the achievement of Andy and his team but the turnout - in Corby, which has been roundly betrayed by the Tories, in the media spotlight and with all the political heavyweights in town - was only 44.8%.
Britain is becoming anti-political. It suits the Tories and the right wing press to encourage the antagonism. We in Labour have to find new, better ways of engaging with and motivating the people who instinctively side with us.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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