I saw Graham Hunt tonight, and apparently West Berks have yet to provide it. They are putting together the list for all of the parish councils, so will expect it late tomorrow or Wednesday. Looks like I'm up against your pal in the Parish election!!!

Seems not Richard. I think you've been disqualified because of where you live! Good luck to all the candidates. Perhaps the allotment business can be sorted out by the new lot and I can put my application in.

If they are too young to stand for election, are they not also too young to be a proposer / seconder?

the Newbury Town Council nominations are now here - with the other West Berkshire parish level nominations.

The implication by both you and Strafin that UKIP and the BNP are similar by mentioning them in the same context.

It looks like he tried to stand in the Falkland Ward but he is 'Invalid'

The similarities are that they are the two parties I would be least likely to vote for.

I am actually valid to stand in that ward, and I'm not happy about being excluded.

Why were you deemed 'invalid'?

It's not because of distance anyway, I think there is an argument over the actual form and whether the second form was filled out correctly. We'll have to wait and see.

What do you have doubt over? Is there a copy of the form on line or anything? 'Invalid' does sound more than a form error.

I suspect it is some form of masonic conspiracy; time for an investigation I think!

I'd have thought councillors would prefer to have Mr Garvie inside the tent, than outside.

Are you saying RG is p*****g about?

I have just seen on the local news that one prospective candidate for (I think) Christchurch has been ruled out because she put "Candidate for the Labour Party" rather than "Labour Party Candidate" on her form.

I wonder what petty-minded jobsworth made that decision? It seems like it's easier to get an application for an extradition warrant right (and we know how fussy they are), than an application to stand as a local councillor.

After reading some of the posts on here from covert councillors, I'm left wondering how some of the successful candidates made it through this initiation process.

Indeed, a while back, dannyboy argued that poor literacy shouldn't be an obstacle for an election candidate. It would seem it can be.

I'll be interested to find out why Richard Garvie got bounced.

I wonder if it would have been the same outcome if a Conservative candidate had filled hers in with Candidate for the Tory party?

Well he has got up the nose of the local Mafia. You must realise that is not allowed in Newbury?

This simply isn't true.

If I mentioned chalk and cheese in the same context as I have done here, am I implying they're similar?
Whoops! Another gaffe from the Labour Party Campaign Manager, failing to get himself nominated for the Town Council elections. This coming on top of the admission that he couldn't contact 11 of his prospective candidates so they also failed to be nominated for the District Elections.

I suspect the other parties might make political capital of this almighty mess up.

It is either that, or his coordination skills have been fond wanting!

What ever happened, the democratic process has been let down. I'm also disappointed that you should choose to be so smug about this considering you seem to champion people trying to get into the local politics.