Bradford West by-election - 29th March

[joevsimp]

If Galloway runs, he'll push the Liberals into 4th.

Really? Respect never have neverhad much support in Yorkshire, and GG's almost a liability these days IMHO

any news on Green, Ukip, fash etc candidates?

[joevsimp]

The proposed boundary review moves this seat further West, moving out of the city centre and taking in Shipley and Cullingworth

Interesting, that would make it the only constituency in the country to have both BNP and Green councillors (unless there's somewhere else in West Yorks. that does/will, or possibly Meriden at some point a few years ago)

[joevsimp]

Meriden definitely did have BNP and Green councillors from 2008 to 2010 - BNP in Chelmsley Wood, Green in Smith's Wood.

Chelmsley Wood ward voted BNP in 2006 and Green in 2011.

ah yes, knew about Chelmsley wood but wasn't sure if they overlapped

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anyway this should be a good byelection to see how various partyies' votes hold up, but I'm guessing Labour will win at a trot on this one

[joevsimp]

Via UKPollingReport, UKIP have a candidate: one Sonja McNally, who was the Green (!) candidate in Heaton in 2010 and 2011.

we can be a fairly Eurosceptic bunch, with slight Libertarian streaks at times, but seriously?!

[joevsimp]

Meriden definitely did have BNP and Green councillors from 2008 to 2010 - BNP in Chelmsley Wood, Green in Smith's Wood.

Chelmsley Wood ward voted BNP in 2006 and Green in 2011.

ah yes, knew about Chelmsley wood but wasn't sure if they overlapped

The current Dewsbury seat contains wards which had both BNP and Green councillors concurrently - BNP in Dewsbury East and Green in Kirkburton. At the time however they were not in the same seat, Kirkburton at that time being in Wakefield. 
If the boundary proposals are adopted in Watford, that seat would be unique in having county council seats (as well as district council seats) that have elected BNP and Green councillors (South Oxhey and Callowland-Leggatts respectively), but the BNP councillor is no longer BNP and will no longer be a councillor either by the time that seat comes into existence (if it does)

gah, how could I forget Oxhey, I nearly ended up moving there a year ago

[joevsimp]

Manchester Central'll be up next. Liberal Democrat gain, yeah?

I'd like to see them make a bar chart out of this result last year

[joevsimp]

Anyone who bet on George at 33/1 is drinking tonight....

Aye, wish I had, just like this time last year when Ireland beat England in the cricket world cup

although I did actually think that could happen, this on the other hand..........!

maybe whoever did can chip in for some pie for the rest of us