Local Elections 2023

Re: Local Elections 2023#43622

By Watchman - Fri May 05, 2023 1:46 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 1:46 pm #43622

Labour have just taken Swindon

Well, I don't know, but I've been told
You never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwin' up, tired of going down
Tired of myself, tired of this town

Re: Local Elections 2023#43624

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 1:53 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 1:53 pm #43624

You beat me to it!

Re: Local Elections 2023#43625

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 1:54 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 1:54 pm #43625

This is an incredibly affluent area (not the town so much as the countryside).

Re: Local Elections 2023#43626

By Youngian - Fri May 05, 2023 2:01 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:01 pm #43626

Can’t see a major bun fight breaking out as Johnson has no wind in his sails. Tories are bonkers so what do I know? Bring it on.

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Re: Local Elections 2023#43628

By Andy McDandy - Fri May 05, 2023 2:04 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:04 pm #43628

The town itself has always been an LD stronghold, but the surroundings are blue through and through. Crikey.

As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"

Re: Local Elections 2023#43629

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:05 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:05 pm #43629

This is good, but I seem to be in the only place in the country where non-Tory pincers keep falling over each other...

Re: Local Elections 2023#43631

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:18 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:18 pm #43631

Yeah, Ben because it's not like Lib Dems and Greens do much better in local elections than general elections or anything, is it?

Re: Local Elections 2023#43632

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:25 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:25 pm #43632

Greens gain our ward, massive swing!

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Re: Local Elections 2023#43634

By Arrowhead - Fri May 05, 2023 2:30 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:30 pm #43634

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 2:18 pm Yeah, Ben because it's not like Lib Dems and Greens do much better in local elections than general elections or anything, is it?

Plus of course London and Wales (i.e. two of the strongest Labour areas) aren't even voting today.

Re: Local Elections 2023#43636

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:35 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:35 pm #43636

In fairness, he may be referring to projected national vote share, but I don't know.

Re: Local Elections 2023#43637

By Andy McDandy - Fri May 05, 2023 2:36 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:36 pm #43637

Fuck, Wokingham's gone to NOC. That's Redwood territory. Incredibly affluent.

As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"

Re: Local Elections 2023#43640

By Oboogie - Fri May 05, 2023 2:42 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:42 pm #43640

Arrowhead wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 2:30 pm
Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 2:18 pm Yeah, Ben because it's not like Lib Dems and Greens do much better in local elections than general elections or anything, is it?
Plus of course London and Wales (i.e. two of the strongest Labour areas) aren't even voting today.

Nor Scotland, Birmingham and Bristol.

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Re: Local Elections 2023#43641

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:42 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:42 pm #43641

Seems like lot of terrible Tory votes coming through now. Hammered in Dacorum (Herts) and Milton Keynes. Let's watch those seat losses pile up.

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Re: Local Elections 2023#43643

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 2:46 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 2:46 pm #43643

Did Greg walk around waving Liam Byrne's letter?

Re: Local Elections 2023#43646

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 3:00 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:00 pm #43646

Doubtless this is better than other places, but the Lib Dems still went up 4 and the Tories down 1. That's not great for the Tories, when they had a local trump card issue.

Re: Local Elections 2023#43648

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 3:07 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:07 pm #43648

Disaster for Labour in Slough. Council effectively bankrupt, so probably not unexpected.

Re: Local Elections 2023#43649

By Andy McDandy - Fri May 05, 2023 3:12 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:12 pm #43649

Tubby Isaacs wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 2:42 pm Dacorum

Sounds like the byproduct of a certain editor's effusions.

As the actress said to the bishop, rabbi, imam and priest
"My eyes have seen the glory, I'm a born again Atheist!"

Re: Local Elections 2023#43650

By Spoonman - Fri May 05, 2023 3:15 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:15 pm #43650

I see Reform have finally picked up a few councillors, six so far, but a piss in the sea compared to the Greens.

"Grey will never go out of fashion, because it's never been in fashion!"

Re: Local Elections 2023#43655

By Tubby Isaacs - Fri May 05, 2023 3:25 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:25 pm #43655

Ha ha ha.

Re: Local Elections 2023#43657

By davidjay - Fri May 05, 2023 3:27 pm

- Fri May 05, 2023 3:27 pm #43657

Stratford upon Avon goes LD. The Zahawi factor.

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