English Local Elections 2006

[Rural Radical]

Random Fact sounds like an Austin Powers Villan.

Can we talk about Shrewsbury & Atcham and Crewe & Nantwich. Two of my Neighbouring authorities taht are up this year.

[Rural Radical]

Hilary Benn would be a good Prime Minister.

[Rural Radical]

Al

Could you look at doing the following contests : Crewe & Nantwich, Shrewsbury & Atcham, Chester, Halton, Warrington, Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Thanks

[Rural Radical]

Warrington is first:

Interesting to see how weak Labour perform  in Southern Warrington.

The Blue ward in the North-East is Culcheth. A rural Ward based on the small town of College.

Thanks for the Map

[Rural Radical]

Next up is Stoke/NUL... home to some genuinely insane local politics and equally insane local voting patterns...



The BNP got a lot of attention again; but their vote seems to have shifted out from Longton (they won Longton North in 2003 and 2004 and had they pulled it off this year, all three councillers would have been BNP. Luckily it didn't happen) and out to the eastern suburbs.
That said... they wouldn't have won Abbey Green (no.1) were it not for the stupid/insane decision of the sitting Labour counciller to defect to some Trot group just before polling day. He polled about 500 votes, the official Labour candidate polled about 600 and the BNP about 700. Vote Trot, get BNP...
Also interesting to see the Stoke Indies (who used to be the right-wing of Stoke Labour) revive again. Probably helps being in opposition.

A bit like 1983. Vote SDP and get a Tory Mp. Or Shrewsbury last year vote for a Lib Dem and a Tory Mp.

About the Potteries though. I cant believe there is a Right Wing split in The Labour Party there (A Left Wing I can Understand).
Good to see Madeley has Labour Councillors.

[Rural Radical]

SABC now...



The only ward to change hands was Condover where a centrist Indie retired (Sutton & Reabrook and Monkmoor changed hands in by-elections in 2005). Had Castlefields & Quarry been up Labour would likely have gained it (it's a polarised marginal and the Tory end of the ward is pissed off at the council for shutting down a leisure centre) though.

Yes the Tory strength has peaked here. I was dissapointed at the results in Harlescott, Battlefields & Heathgates and Monkmoor. Good result for Labour in Sutton & Reabrook (Part of a long term shift in that part of town. Im sure Al will agree with Me.)

[Rural Radical]

Cheshire + Halton now...

Halton. I know Widnes. The North End of term is quite Middle Class really. Though Ditton is more suprising. Runcorn I dont really know.

Is that a Tory WARDin Crewe ?

[Rural Radical]

And now for Herts...



Some odd results there...

The big red area is Stevenage ? What is the Red area in the Bottom Right.