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The loss of Padiham leaves the BNP with just two councillors nationwide, does it not?

The election will be held on June 20th

It may be worth pointing out that her name is Brooke, but spelled Brookes on the ballot paper

I suspect it's an affected name, rather than an official title

A rather cruel - but perhaps accurate - description of her

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Lady+Dorothy+MacBeth+Brookes&FORM=HDRSC2

Emma Louise Lewell-Buck (Lab) 12,493

Richard Peter Elvin (UKIP) 5,988

Karen Anne Allen (C) 2,857

Rao Mohammed Ahmed Khan (Ind) 1,331

Philip George Brown (Ind Soc) 750

It's FPTP for the constituency, then whatever the heck it is for the regional list.

Unlike Westminster, byelection timetables are fixed in standing orders, meaning this vote has to be held within...

The result at the most recent Scottish Parliament election was :

Brian ADAM [SNP] 14,970 [55.4]
Barney CROCKETT [Labour] 7,615 [28.5]
Ross THOMSON [Conservative] 2,166 [8.1]
Millie McLEOD...

There is to be a byelection for the Aberdeen Donside constituency of the Scottish Parliament following the death of its member, from the SNP.

The full list of candidates are confirmed:

Karen ALLEN (The Conservative Party Candidate)

Hugh ANNAND (Liberal Democrat)

Lady Dorothy MacBeth BROOKES ( British National Party

)P hil...

It's certainly a very tight timetable. Guess it was to avoid any unnecessary time without an MP, even with a safe majority. I'd like to see the damage done to the size of the ballot paper, not many...

And now we've got a timetable:


Notice of election issued: www.southtyneside.info/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=17145&p=0

Close of nominations is 4 PM on Friday and polling day is 2 May.

Were I a nationalist - and it's probably quite clear that I don't subscribe to that view - I'd consider using words like "Patriotic" and "Traditions". If you divide the word "British" from...

The writ for the by-election was moved today. As long as that writ arrives at South Tyneside Council tomorrow, the by-election will be held on May 2nd. This gives an EXCEPTIONALLY tight timetable of...

A Registered Political Party can use on a ballot paper one of three names (with or without an accompanying emblem)

1) The Registered name. In this case, it is "British Democratic Party"

2) The...

David Tattersall (Labour) 207; Philip Walters (Lib Dem) 142; David Jones (Independent) 57

Kilroy-Silk was initially suspended from the Daily Express for claiming that the Arab culture (specifically) had produced nothing constructive to the world. It's probably worth saying that he didn't...

UKIP supporters could do well to research what happened to the Progressive Conservative Party in Canada ;)

The election writ will be moved on Monday

As long as South Tyneside council's returning officer publishes the notice of election on the Tuesday, close of nominations would be Friday 19th, making...

About as much as David Miliband did, one would imagine !

Karen Allen is the Conservative candidate, having stood here in 2010

Hugh Annand has been chosen by the Liberal Democrats
Anonymous blogger "Mr Monkey" is rumoured to be standing too.

Emma Lewell-Buck has been chosen by Labour to defend the seat.

Non sequitur klaxon!

It returning a Labour MP since 1935 may be more of a measure....

Richard Elvin is the UKIP candidate