North Holderness Election Results - East Riding Council

INDEPENDENTS WON BOTH SEATS in the North Holderness Ward giving a total of 3 Independents across Holderness with Ann Suggit being elected in South West Holderness.

North Holderness Election Results:

Elected:
Barbara Jefferson - Independent - 1,911
John Whittle - Independent - 1,415

Not elected:
Carl James - Conservative - 1,248
John Youle - Labour - 592
Ken Thorley - Labour - 505

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Mid Holderness Election Results - East Riding Council

Elected:
Peter Turner - Conservative - 2,255
Mathew Grove - Conservative - 2,331
Brian Skow - Conservative - 1,910

Not Elected:
Judy Dickinson - Labour - 1,513
Jan Davis - Labour - 1,471
Trevor Whatmore - Labour - 1,174
John Leeman - Liberal Democrat - 910

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South East Holderness Election Results - East Riding Council

Elected:
Richard Stead - Conservative - 1,791
Arthur Hodgson - Conservative - 1,534
Jackie Cracknell - Conservative - 1,482

Not elected:
John Windass - Independent - 1,281
Dave Beech - Labour - 951
Patricia Beech - Labour - 920
Jed Lee - Labour - 892
Brian Cloke - Liberal Democrats - 569
Chuck Hunter - Independent - 560
Patrick Spicer - No description - 465
Neil Whitelam - Independent - 543
Tom Fisher - Independent - 255

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Next Mayor loses seat in Hedon Town Council vote!

IN A SHOCK RESULT the next in line to be Hedon Mayor, David Thompson, has lost his seat on Hedon Town Council. John Ledger, a long-standing Councillor, has also lost his seat!

The 12 Councillors elected to serve us at the Hedon Town Hall are:

Elected:
1,218 Ann Suggit
1,094 John Dennis
993 Mike Bryan
699 Neil Black
681 Brenda Goldspink
663 Jim Lindop
615 Diane Storr
609 Allen Marshall
561 Sarah Jordan
521 Gordon Thurston
514 Thomas Henry Goldspink
453 Frank Harold Norman

Not Elected:
447 David Thompson
444 John Ledger

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Preston (North) Parish Council Election Results

THE RESULTS of the ballot for the Preston (North) Parish Council seats are:

Elected:

423 Elizabeth Whatling

341 Martin Acey 

339 Pamela Fortnum

303 Mandy Masters

282 Julian Clappison

272 Adrian Bullock

266 Lynda Carmichael

261 Helen Harrison

256 Janet Weatherill

244 Michael Fenwick

Not Elected:

225 Nigel Clarkson

200 Frank Mainprize

193 Pam Swann

183 Valerie Randerson

166 Geoffrey Catterick

162 Michael Read

153 Paul Obernay

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Elections 2011: Surprising results as Lib Dem vote collapses

THE COLLAPSE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC vote nationally has prompted some surprising results in the local elections.

In South West Holderness sitting councillor Steve Sloan was pushed into 7th place and Conservative candidates John Dennis and Mike Bryan topped the poll. Ann Suggit was re-elected taking the third seat available.

In Goole, Josie Head ousted the sitting Liberal Democrat councillor to become the first member of the East Riding Council representing the new East Yorkshire Independents Party (EYi).

In Tranby, 19 year old Labour Candidate Josh Newlove took the second spot and becomes a councillor following a squeeze on the Lib Dem vote.

In South East Holderness sitting Councillor Chuck Hunter lost his seat seat after standing as an Independent following being barred by his Conservative Party from standing as one of its candidates. The three seats on the council were all taken by the official Conservative candidates.

A piece of work produced by Jamie Potter on the Election Results at his Google Docs reveals that the Conservatives have gained 7 seats on the East Riding Council, Labour has gained 3, and the EYi gained 1 seat - mostly at the expense of the Liberal Democrats who lost 10 seats!

The new make-up of the East Riding Council is:

Conservative 53
Labour 6
Liberal Democrat 3
Independent 3
East Yorkshire Independents 1
SDP 1

The big news story of the night though was the loss of 11 Lib Dem seats on Hull City Council giving control of the authority to the Labour Party.

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SW Holderness Election Results

EAST RIDING COUNCIL ELECTIONS - RESULTS FROM SOUTH WEST HOLDERNESS 

Elected:
John Dennis
Mike Bryan
Ann Suggit

1,846   DENNIS – John Dennis Conservative

1,723   BRYAN – Mike Bryan Conservative

1,529   SUGGIT – Ann Suggit Independent

1,130   STOCKDALE – Brian Stockdale Labour

1,025   WILLIAMS – Carol Williams

   916   WATTS – Neil Watts Labour

   656   SLOAN – Steve Sloan Liberal Democrat

   619   SELKIRK – Janet Selkirk Liberal Democrat

   568   LONSDALE – Adam Lonsdale Independent

   507   WILSON – Ken Wilson Liberal Democrat

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More local Election News

WHILE 'ELECTION FEVER' IS CERTAINLY NOT sweeping the area, there has been some interest in the local elections in Holderness - at least from the politicians!

As well as our main election coverage in the South West Holderness area listed on Ward Election News, HU12 has picked up and noticed other snippets of news.

Hedon Town Council has 14 candidates standing for 12 seats and some candidates have been busy leafleting the town asking for voters support. Catch all the Hedon leaflets we've come across at our previous Hedon Town Council Slideshow or at our Flickr pages. Independent Jim Lindop had his statement published on the Hedon Blog.

Voters in South East Holderness have a colourful line up of candidates which includes Independent, Neil Whitelam, a former Keyingham Parish Councillor and Parliamentary candidate who describes himself as a "Community activist" and  "Patriotic alternative to the old parties...". See Neil Whitelam's election statement (Google Docs). Also in that Ward is former Conservative Councillor Charles 'Chuck' Hunter who after serving for 12 years on the East Riding Council was deemed an unacceptable candidate for that party so is also standing as an independent. He has advertised his candidacy in the Holderness Gazette on 21st and 28th April (see at ElectionLeaflets.org).

Also advertised in the Gazette on 28th April was Ann Suggit's candidacy (Google Docs). Unfortunately Ann was listed as a North Holderness candidate and not South West Holderness where she is really standing!

This article was supposed to have mentioned things that were unusual or humourous about the local elections - unfortunately we haven't discovered any! If you have - then please send us your story at hu12@gmx.com

Finally - whilst being neutral in the Referendum vote on AV - HU12 has to point out its favourite campaign video from the YES camp - it's this on a Cat's view of the referendum - enjoy!

Is your Cat confused about the referendum on the voting system on the 5th May?
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Conservatives: Say they will manage cuts "in a controlled and compassionate way"

"NO WHOLESALE CLOSURES or mass redundancies" in the East Riding says the latest leaflet from the Consevatives in the South West Holderness elections. 

"We are all aware of the need for cost-cutting in these very challenging economic times..." says one candidate John Dennis "...but I will do all I can to ensure impact is minimised on essential services...". While Mike Bryan hopes to be able to help in "...improving communication and making residents have a better understanding of some difficult decisions which have been made."

Both candidates express the same sentiments on the cuts in a joint statement: "We promise to work with our colleagues in the Conservative Group to manage reductions in public expenditure in a controlled and compassionate way that has the least impact on everyone in the East Riding."

Mention of the public spending cuts might have been something that Conservative candidates would have avoided during the local election campaign, but their latest leaflet does not shy away from this issue. The candidates are relying on the assumption that most people accept the inevitability of public spending cuts - an assumption that will be tested tomorrow when the polling stations open at 7:00am.

You can see a version of the leaflet on Ward Election News (click See LEAFLETS...) and also find out who the other 8 South West Holderness ward election candidates are.

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Hedon Town Council elections 2011

Hedon Town Council elections 2011, a set on Flickr.

There has been a flurry of activity over the long Bank Holiday weekend with the above leaflets (slideshow) all having been delivered in Hedon for the Town Council Elections on Thursday May 5th.

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Liberal Democrats attack "Tory leadership" at County Hall

HU12 is commenting on each election leaflet issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:
IN THEIR SECOND LEAFLET of the local election campaign, the Liberal Democrats have relentlessly attacked the ruling Conservative Party at County Hall.

In urging us to vote for candidates Selkirk, Sloan and Wilson the leaflet states: "the Tory leadership has been able to push through its own agenda - without regard to the views of local councillors, of whatever party." This was undoubtedly a reference to the Conservative InTouch distributed last month, where the two Conservative candidates Bryan and Dennis said that they would exploit to the full "the advantage of being members of the ruling party." The Lib Dem Focus leaflet, again in deference to the anti-incinerator stance of their Conservative opponents, remind us "that all the Tories on the East Riding planning committee voted for the proposed waste incinerator at Saltend".

The Liberal Democrat leaflet goes on to condemn the "fiasco" of payoffs to senior council staff and claim that "More than £4.25 million has been spent on such payments into the fund for 45 people" since April 2010. The leaflet says that the East Riding has become "the most-mentioned Rotten Borough" according to Private Eye magazine.

The front page of the Focus leaflet leaves us in no doubt the Lib Dem claim that "There is NO coalition at County Hall".

See the full leaflet over on our Ward Election News website. You can find out about all the 10 candidates and even Quiz them on these issues and other concerns via that website.

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"Unfettered by petty politics" says veteran election campaigner

HU12 is commenting on each election leaflet issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:
ANN SUGGIT has represented the local area for 17 years and during that time, she says in her local leaflet issued for the East Riding Council elections, has gained much awareness, knowledge and experience of local government.

As a non-political candidate then Mrs Suggit, a Hedon Town Councillor and former Hedon Mayor, says she is "unfettered by petty political policies that shackle sound judgement on local issues".

Mrs Suggit's leaflet says boldly that "People are more important than party politics" and lists "Social Wellbeing" as her top main issue during the election.

See the campaign leaflet and find out more about the election over on the Ward Election News pages.

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Guest 'Bloggers' debate the AV (Alternative Vote)

HU12 IS DELIGHTED to have two guests writing articles for our debate on AV over on our Ward Election News pages.

Writing for the YES! to Fairer Votes Campaign is Hannah Arnold who is the Chair of the Campaign in Hull. In her article Hannah explains what she sees as the unfairness of the current FPTP system (First Past The Post) because MPs are elected with only 35% of people voting for them in some cases. She claims the AV system is as simple as counting up to three.

The NO to AV campaigner is Conservative MP Robert Goodwill. He claims that AV is unpopular and complicated with only three countries in the world using the system. He says that the only parties to benefit from a change in the system would be Liberals and extremists.

Thanks to our guest 'bloggers' for contributing to this important national debate. If you want to know more about the Referendum and the local South West Holderness Elections 2011 then visit our Ward Election News pages.

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"No coalition at County Hall" say Liberal Democrats

HU12 is commenting on each election leaflet issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:
"THERE IS NO COALITION AT COUNTY HALL" say the Liberal Democrats as they challenge for the three seats available in the South West Holderness election battle.

The coalition that operates at a national government level is not reflected at County Hall say Liberal Democrats Janet Selkirk, Steve Sloan and Ken Wilson in their Focus on South West Holderness - Election Special leaflet. In fact the Liberal Democrat leaflet is very critical of the party's national allies; one of their priorities is to "End the culture of secrecy and spin" at the Conservative-led council. It declares: "With 46 out of 67 councillors the Tory leadership has been able to push through its own agenda as we know to our cost in this area."

The Liberal Democrats also say that controlling the salaries of senior council staff is a priority. This obviously refers to the highly public case last year when over £360,000 was approved by the council so that a senior officer could take early retirement.

They will also tackle the "backlog of footway and road repairs" and pledge further flood protection measures for South West Holderness.

The leaflet also includes a statement from (previous Ward Councillor) Carole Lynn who explains why her name does not appear on the current list of candidates, and that she is retiring from the council.

On the referendum? The Liberal Democrat Leaflet clearly campaigns for a "YES" vote.

There are 7 other candidates standing in the Ward - 2 Conservative, 3 Labour, and 2 Independents.

Read the Liberal Democrat leaflet and find out more about the Election over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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Independent publishes priorities for election campaign

HU12 will be commenting on election leaflets issued during the South West Holderness election campaign:

ADAM LONSDALE has started his campaign for election to the East Riding Council to represent the South West Holderness Ward.

In a leaflet submitted to the Ward Election News page yesterday, Adam Lonsdale listed free parking, practical speed limits and flood defence as his priority issues in the ward election.

The issue of the East Riding Council charging for car parking caused a storm of protest last year and the candidate has picked up on this by saying in the leaflet:

"The council is currently trying to implement car parking charges in the area which could cost you up to £350 a year in extra fees. This is wrong with the economic climate. Lets scrap the idea."

Adam Lonsdale is the youngest candidate standing in the Ward - and in the entire East Riding Election! - so perhaps it is not surprising that he is the first of the candidates to announce that you can follow him on Twitter!

There are 9 other candidates standing in the Ward - 2 Conservative, 3 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrats and 1 other Independent.

Find out more about ALL the candidates and Ask them Questions over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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Elections 2011 - Mid Holderness Ward

THERE ARE SEVEN CANDIDATES standing in the neighbouring Mid Holderness Ward (which includes Burstwick, Burton Pidsea, Withernwick and Aldborough).

3 Conservative, 3 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat are contesting three seats:

• Jan Davis - Labour
• Judy Dickinson - Labour
• Mathew Grove - Conservative
• John Leeman - Liberal Democrat
• Brian Skow - Conservative
• Peter Turner - Conservative
• Trevor Whatmore - Labour

It is not possible to vote without being on the electoral register and the deadline for registering in time for the May elections is TODAY Thursday, 14th April, which is also the last day for requesting a new postal or proxy vote.

For further information on the Local Elections see the East Riding Council - Local Elections web pages.

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Elections 2011 - South East Holderness candidates

COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2011 are also being held in neighbouring Wards. South East Holderness Ward, which includes Keyingham, Withernsea and down to Spurn, has 12 candidates standing for 3 seats.

One of the candidates is Charles "Chuck" Hunter who was one of the sitting Conservative councillors but was not placed on an approved shortlist of candidates and is standing as an Independent.

Following action by an internal Conservative party Selection Committee in November last year, 10 Councillors - including the Leader of the Council - were initially not approved as candidates for these elections, but following appeals 7 were accepted. However, Chuck Hunter had his appeal rejected.

Also standing for election in the Ward is Holderness RAID campaigner and former BNP general election candidate Neil Whitelam. Now not affiliated to any party, Neil Whitelam is standing as an Independent.

The full list of candidates in the South East Holderness Ward are:

• Dave Beech - Labour
• Patricia Beech - Labour
• Brian Cloke - Liberal Democrats
• Jackie Cracknell - Conservative
• Tom Fisher - Independent
• Arthur Hodgson - Conservative
• Chuck Hunter - Independent
• Jed Lee - Labour
• Patrick Spicer - No description
• Richard Stead - Conservative
• Neil Whitelam - Independent
• John Windass - Independent

It is not possible to vote without being on the electoral register and the deadline for registering in time for the May elections is TOMORROW Thursday, 14th April. The last day for requesting a new postal or proxy vote is also Thursday, 14th April (by 5pm).

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Conservatives start Elections 2011 leaflet campaign

SOUTH WEST HOLDERNESS CONSERVATIVES have started their East Riding Council election campaign with key commitments to; tackle flooding, smells from the Saltend waste water treatment works and to prevent future "monstrosities" such as the waste incinerator from being sited in the Ward.

These commitments and others were made in a special Election issue of Conservative InTouch which is currently being circulated in the Ward area. The two candidates, John Dennis and Mike Bryan, both former Mayors of Hedon and local businessmen in the town, say that they want to "promote, preserve and protect the interests of residents" of the area and say it is about "local decisions being made by local people".

On public spending cuts - possibly an emotive issue during this election - the candidates say that they will "endeavour to lessen the impact felt by residents in cuts to essential services".

On the issue of the Alternative Voting system referendum? - the vote on which also takes place on Thursday 5th May - InTouch clearly bears the logo of the Vote NO to AV campaign.

The Conservative candidates will be holding a street surgery in Hedon Market Place on Saturday 30th April from 10am - 12noon.

There are 8 other candidates standing in the Ward - 3 Labour, 3 Liberal Democrats and 2 Independents. Despite early indications otherwise, there are no candidates from the new East Yorkshire Independents Party standing.

Find out more about ALL the candidates and Ask them Questions over on our Ward Election News webpages.

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Updated: Ward Election News

HU12 HAS UPDATED ITS WARD ELECTION NEWS PAGE and will be writing to all the candidates in the East Riding Council's South West Holderness Ward, with an offer to write up to 500 words statement and answer questions from the local public.

You can begin to ask your questions of the candidates NOW!
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Preston Parish Poll contest

PRESTON RESIDENTS (North ward) will have a range of candidates to choose from as 19 candidates stand for only 10 seats on Preston Parish Council from Preston North.

The following are all standing in the poll on Thursday 5th May 2011:

Martin Acey
Geoffrey Bell - Not standing
Adrian Bullock
Lynda Carmichael
Geoffrey Catterick
Julian Clappison
Nigel Clarkson
Michael Fenwick
Pamela Fortnum
Helen Harrison
Frank Mainprize
Mandy Masters
Barbara Mendham - Not standing
Paul Obernay
Valerie Randerson
Michael Read
Pam Swann
Janet Weatherill
Elizabeth Whatling

It will be interesting to discover what issues and concerns have prompted such interest in what was an uncontested election in 2007.

The image © Copyright Paul Glazzard and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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