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Mar 1 2013, 01:05 PM
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Two Lib Dem town councillors (Liz Slater and Mukesh Bansal - both Victoria ward) have resigned because they have better things to do with their lives. Which means a by-election to select their replacements. As the Lib Dems have a majority of only one on the council this could see the Tories taking over, though their past performance in Victoria doesn't seem that promising. Anyone fancy standing? http://newbury.gov.uk/pdfs/news/NTC-Vacanc...ce-28-02-13.pdf
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Mar 1 2013, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Mar 1 2013, 02:24 PM) Mmmm, maybe, how much is a deposit these days? I know there is a large deposit (£600?) for a parliamentary election, but is one required for council elections? If there were, I doubt anyone would stand! Edit: just checked my facts - £500 for parliament and £5000 for Police Commissioner (!). No mention of anything else.
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Mar 1 2013, 05:21 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Mar 1 2013, 02:24 PM) Mmmm, maybe, how much is a deposit these days? Nothing for a Parish or Town, as far I'm aware.
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Mar 1 2013, 06:22 PM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Mar 1 2013, 03:15 PM) Have regular constituents ever actually called for an election? Probably not, which is how the Old Pals retain control
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Mar 1 2013, 07:41 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Mar 1 2013, 06:22 PM) Probably not, which is how the Old Pals retain control There was an election less than two years ago.
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Mar 1 2013, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Mar 1 2013, 07:41 PM) There was an election less than two years ago. I am talking more about the co-option process, but the band of luminaries who stand for election are rarely likely to come up with any progressive activity......
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Mar 1 2013, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Mar 1 2013, 07:46 PM) I am talking more about the co-option process, but the band of luminaries who stand for election are rarely likely to come up with any progressive activity...... Almost anyone can stand for election, it's not the "band of luminaries" you should blame but those you're implying should stand, but don't.
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Mar 2 2013, 10:43 AM
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QUOTE (Strafin @ Mar 1 2013, 09:31 PM) I was talking more along he lines of political activists tend the to be the "constituents" who call for elections. Agreed, and I don't disagree with user either. My point is Parish Councils, at the bottom of the political pile, are the easiest place for an independent to make a stand - start up the ladder, even - but it does not happen often enough. The party structure strangles local politics, even at Parish/Town level. Hungerford Town Council used to be proudly apolitical.
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Mar 2 2013, 11:24 AM
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QUOTE (user23 @ Mar 1 2013, 08:04 PM) Almost anyone can stand for election, it's not the "band of luminaries" you should blame but those you're implying should stand, but don't. I wouldn't blame them either, I'd blame the people who do and don't vote, with their selfish and unrealistic expectations.
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Mar 2 2013, 04:02 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Mar 2 2013, 02:26 PM) In reality, is there any point in standing? This is after all a parish council with little or no real authority over anything that matters. That two councillors have resigned speaks volumes. Really would be better just to wind it up; our local residents association manages to do more an d that's at no cost. Agree. I just wonder if these decisions have anything to do with the, secret, outcome of the Parkway cracks fiasco?
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