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@From The Grave , yes it's telling how the dawlish mayor election thread was revived today. it's touching really how dedicated a spin doctor can be to their superior. Did anyone actually envisage a coronation! Laughable. Regarding the DCC election, Wrigley's failure was hardly unexpected. So nothing changes. Wrigley remains divisive and Clatworthy allegedly won't attend Dawlish ...
An increase in the Lib Dem vote from 294 in 2013 to 1479 is not to be sniffed at Burneside. And while there were much closer calls both ways for the Conservatives and the Lib Dems today, the figures for the incumbent in Dawlish was considerably flattered by the collapse in the UKIP vote (from 1094 > 300). Looks like those who support UKIP have found a new home for their vote in the ...
Any new influx of Tory MPs could be made up of soft-Brexiteers. It works both ways.
That'll look good on Wrigley's CV... Unlike last night's disaster... Though I'm sure I've already seen his spin doctor trying to put a coat of gloss on the thrashing he received at the polls...
But bad news also for Theresa May if she had ever thought she could pull off what this previous 'Reluctant Remainer' may well have quietly been hoping for - a soft-Brexit.
Not exactly a coronation (as the somewhat depleted Conservative members abstained from the vote) however the new Mayor, Martin Wrigley (nominated by Howard Almond, Ind; seconded by Carole Tamlyn, Ind) was sworn in on Wednesday. For information, at the meeting it was announced that a Conservative Councillor has resigned. The Council therefore has now three vacancies, one in NE Ward and one ...
But the LibDem candidate still lost by a huge amount, it wasn't even close.
... and by way of a comparison, here are the scores on the doors from the 2013 Devon CC elections: https://new.devon.gov.uk/democracy/elections2013/division/?division=46 That's a 5-fold increase from 2013 to 2017...
The Tory Councllors in County Hall were all congratulating themselves, Clatworthy looked please. They were getting stuck into canapes and drinks provided at the taxpayers expense. It was quite a buffet laid on - it really takes the piss. Cllr Connett tried to put on a brave face for the Lib Dems, despite retaining his own seat. Why Richard Younger-Ross is standing in the ...
It looks like former Tory voters who had moved to UKIP have now returned to their original party, which spells bad news for Labour and the LibDems next month.