howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
10:1685120the two candidates that did best were gordon and vic, both used the forum to good effect.
the other two candidates did not post, did not use the local press, maybe there are lessons to be learned?
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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17 December 2010
10:4185123Paul B I posted the result last night stating the Alliancce won the Town Castle Seat
I cannot agree with you on that comment Howard .For many years the County seat was held by Labour last time round the Conservatives won it now Gordan has regained the seat he once held .
With all the cuts etc the National government is not going to be popular .The County seat is made up with some of the most areas of deprivation ..
OUr chap was new it takes time to get known .
We did ok in Temple Ewell and we did not use the Forum .In fact if you look at the postings from Conservative Councillors you will see we observed the rules of pudah .
Guest 655- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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17 December 2010
10:5085125I have to disagree with you Keith - the Conservative have nothing to worry about here if you look at the history of Dover's KCC seats. Relative to that we did well with this result. Naturally it would have been good to hang on to the seat.
I actually disagree with Roger as well because I do not think that normal rules applied. I suspect that the 'protest vote' went to UKIP. There is always a part of the electorate who avoid the difficult decisions but feel they should vote and tend to vote normally LD. Given LDs are now in government it would be logical for that protest vote to go to UKIP. No doubt that some LDs went Labour as well to give them a boost.
Howard - the Forum had no effect at all.... strange interpretation of the result I have to say.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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17 December 2010
10:5385126Sue yes indeed you did but we dont have the details on Castle Ward..the figures and so on..anyone got that?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
10:5485127i don't know what the rules of purdah are susan, you mention about a candidate "getting known", surely they should be "making themselves known".
pat is a member here, gordon is not yet but the latter issued press releases.
last time around nigel got 2825 votes gordon got only 1781, yesterday' result was quite a turnaround.
for vic to get 400 in a county council election representing a party that is viewed as a single issue national party, shows the value of self promotion.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
10:5785128disagree barry, 3 and a half million viewings in little over 2 years suggests otherwise, i also mentioned the local press.
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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17 December 2010
13:1385139The Labour Councillors on here (me) and Jan observed the rules on Purdah too Sue
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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17 December 2010
13:2885141Castle Ward as follows...
MATCHAM, Victor Peter
UKIP
73
RAPLEY, Georgette
The Dover Alliance
216
ELECTED
SMITH, John Michael
The Labour Party Candidate
105
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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17 December 2010
13:3385142Yes you did John .I see we were in the paper yesterday .Short on news methinks
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
14:0985146congratulations to georgette rapley in the town council election.
Keith Sansum1
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17 December 2010
14:3385149on the elections in general, rightly or wrongly the conservative party called these elections so i'm led to understand
well done to the allliance/tory winner in castle
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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17 December 2010
17:3185172Met Georgette and congratulated her,interesting conversation about a certain Indy Councillor and the Monotoring officer about standing for the Tories,that conversation was not with Georgette but a certain official
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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17 December 2010
17:3485174john,
tell us more because these rumours cant all be wrong.
john tried to get you on e mail keeps bouncing has it changed?
can you e mail me
keithchinaman11@hotmail.co.uk
ta
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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17 December 2010
18:2385192No sent you a personal e mail
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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17 December 2010
18:2785193didnt get the e mail
can you send it to the e mail listed above
ta
keith
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
18:4685201it used to be vic with the secret squirrel stuff, now it casanova and keith tormenting us.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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17 December 2010
18:5285202howard
just trying to find ut some train times over period
nothing exciting
didnt want to take up forum space
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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17 December 2010
19:1385206keith
i was referring to posts 32 and 33, seems like some skullduggery is afoot.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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17 December 2010
19:1585207well john on post 33 any more to add
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17 December 2010
19:1585208Reckon you're right Howard.
If you have sussed it and it comes to fruition, I've got a card that might trump yours and am ready to play.
Watty