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Election results - has your council changed party?

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 11:09

ours has gone from Tory to Lib Dem (bucking the trend!)

Was quite surprised to see Ealing has gone Tory.

The govt is reshuffling as we speak although it seems a bit like shutting the gate after the horse has bolted.

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Blackduck · 05/05/2006 11:10

nope still NOC here...

arfy · 05/05/2006 11:12

Are you in Richmond FIS - we've gone from Tory to Lib Dem.
a friend of mine has been eleceted a LibDem local councillor as well, he won by MILES!

welshmum · 05/05/2006 11:12

We've gone to an almost hung council (mayor has casting vote) was overwhelmingly Lib Dem before, now split with Labour, no Tories, 1 Green.
Don't like the idea of it at all - nothing will get done, apart from arguing.

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 11:13

yes I'm in Richmond borough.

Was also sad to see that the BNP managed to win 13 council seats. I know they didn't get control anywhere but I think it's sad that people even think of them as an option.

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notmehonestguv · 05/05/2006 11:13

Not looked yet but I highly doubt it.

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 11:13

should say those BNP seats aren't in Richmond (in case it read that way).

I imagine NOC is a pain - our lot used to argue alot anyway but I can't imagine what it would be like if none of them were actually in control!

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welshmum · 05/05/2006 11:15

Means noone can skive the meetings though Grin

notmehonestguv · 05/05/2006 11:15

I was right - still blue

serenity · 05/05/2006 11:17

Ours was Lib Dem, but essentially hung. It's now majority Labour, but still needs to negtiate as tory/Lib Dem could join forces and out vote any decisions (can't see it happening though)

arfy · 05/05/2006 11:17

the BNP thing is very depressing indeed.
apart from the obvious problems, they couldn't actually run the proverbial in a brewery, let alone any kind of political enterpise.

they seemed to be targetting us a bit here (in Whitton) as we've had loads of BNP stuff through the door (DH very upset about this). But I was never there when it came through so I could chase after them and make them take it back - was really looking forward to it.

my friend is now a councillor in Richmond.

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 11:18

should have said 13 more council seats (think they have around 40 in total)

sorry, my brain is not in gear at all today!

yes, I suppose that is true about not missing meetings. You may find that they'll take up local stuff just to have a fight so maybe more things will get done!

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 11:19

arfy, which area is he councillor for?

(have to go on school run now so if I don't reply, it's not because I'm not interested!).

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arfy · 05/05/2006 11:20

St Margarets

Rhubarb · 05/05/2006 11:22

It's all over the news in France, they are saying that loads of people have voted for the BNP and have interviewed racist people on the street praising Nick Griffin.

I take it that it's not quite like that then?

arfy · 05/05/2006 11:23

the only people I've heard saying the BNP are marvellous are in Barking and Dagenham. That seems to be where the BNP have done the best. apart from there I don't think they've made any significant gains. still flipping depressing though!

arfy · 05/05/2006 11:24

I MEAN I've heard radio interviews with people on the streets in barking and Dagenham. can't type today

Rhubarb · 05/05/2006 11:25

Well, this is the stance the French are reporting, you'd think the whole of England was racist the way it's portrayed on the news here!

SaintGeorge · 05/05/2006 11:26

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 12:01

it's not got control of any council Rhubarb (the BNP) but it is now the second largest party in Barking and Dagenham (according to the beeb). It doesn't tend to follow through to a general election (their success) so let's hope that's the case!

Well done your friend arfy. Bet he's well chuffed.

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starlover · 05/05/2006 12:09

we've gone from labour to tory.

think labour lost a LOT of votes after closing our a&e

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foxinsocks · 05/05/2006 12:20

oh dear starlover - yes I can imagine that's just the sort of thing that makes people vote elsewhere!

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starlover · 05/05/2006 12:22

plus the local tories have been campaigning to get it back AND they were the only ones who even bothered shoving a leaflet through our door.

i think that the labour candidates round here may have got a bit too relaxed about stuff and not done as much as they could to get the votes in

intergalacticwalrus · 05/05/2006 12:24

We didn't have a local election for some reason. Shame really, as our present council would be out by now, as they are shockingly wasteful. (We live in Bath, where billions have been spent on a spa that was meant to be opened 5 years ago. We are still waiting. In the meantime, our council tax bills go up and up to fund the bloody thing)

expatinscotland · 05/05/2006 12:26

I wish.

Labour has made a disaster out of the whole thing.

niceglasses · 05/05/2006 12:43

No change here, too much of Labour stronghold in the North. Suits me.