The Forgotten elections

Sput · Sun 18 Apr, 2010 20.48

Well that's what I've been TRYING to find out. At any rate my polling card is suspiciously wide and short

iSon · Mon 19 Apr, 2010 12.10

Sput wrote:I spent a while today trying to find out who was running for local elections here in manchester.

I gave up after quite a long time and no success. Is that information really not available yet or is it so eclipsed by the national ones that no-one bothered to publish it?

I believe nominations have closed for the local government elections but the deadline of issuing a notice for the election - when the official list of candidates isn't until next Tuesday (27th April) so you might be waiting for a little while yet.

Pete · Mon 19 Apr, 2010 12.40

Nick Harvey wrote:Isn't Mr Shitarse running for Manchester this year?

http://www.benjaminfshatliff.com/campaign.html

It would appear so.

Alexia · Mon 19 Apr, 2010 13.58

Hymagumba wrote:
Nick Harvey wrote:Isn't Mr Shitarse running for Manchester this year?
http://www.benjaminfshatliff.com/campaign.html

It would appear so.

Ben Says No to a Tax on Horses!
He's got Brekkie's vote then.

I wonder why he ditched the big pic of him and Gordon Brown, as well as replacing Harriet with another Miliband, one who looks suspiciously like Richard McCourt (aka Dick from Dick & Dom)

Pete · Mon 19 Apr, 2010 14.31

Alexia wrote:Ben Says No to a Tax on Horses!
He's got Brekkie's vote then.

Yes I noticed that one too, odd that such a thing has passed me by.

WillPS · Mon 19 Apr, 2010 19.38

Well all this hoopla in Doncaster can't be helping the English Democrats.

LaSeandre · Thu 22 Apr, 2010 04.07

Hymagumba wrote:
Nick Harvey wrote:Isn't Mr Shitarse running for Manchester this year?
http://www.benjaminfshatliff.com/campaign.html

It would appear so.

My god, how bad is his site? Links that aren't clickable, and the whole thing looks like it's been done in word or powerpoint in about 5 minutes.

Alexia · Thu 22 Apr, 2010 13.33

LaSeandre wrote:
Hymagumba wrote:
Nick Harvey wrote:Isn't Mr Shitarse running for Manchester this year?
http://www.benjaminfshatliff.com/campaign.html

It would appear so.
My god, how bad is his site? Links that aren't clickable, and the whole thing looks like it's been done in word or powerpoint in about 5 minutes.

Believe it or not, it's actually one of his better efforts.

Gavin Scott · Thu 22 Apr, 2010 13.40

Coming Soon | The Podcast - That Was The Week That Was
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Steve in Pudsey · Thu 22 Apr, 2010 17.02

WillPS wrote:Well all this hoopla in Doncaster can't be helping the English Democrats.

Plus the interview that their excuse for a mayor did with Radio Sheffield's Toby Foster on the day after his election (when Toby went through his manifesto and pointed out that much of it would be illegal to implement) has been nominated for a Sony Award. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/h ... 611170.stm

Steve in Pudsey · Thu 22 Apr, 2010 17.09

I my area, one of the parliamentary candidates is a sitting councillor and is also up for re-election to the council. (This caused a minor skirmish because she was able to put up posters with her name on before nominations for the Parliamentary election closed because they were allowed for the council election.)

But what happens if she wins both elections?

She becomes both MP and Councillor?
She becomes the MP and the second placed candidate in the local election becomes councillor?
She becomes the MP and there is a by-election for the councillor?
Something else?