First Lib Dem cllr elected in 2007 local elections

Congratulations to Cllr Stuart Beadle, who will be re-elected in May after his only opponent, a Conservative, turned up at Broadland District Council HQ with his nomination papers twenty minutes too late.

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15 Comments

  • Posted 4th April 2007 at 4:04 pm | Permalink

    That’s quite a moustache.

  • Posted 4th April 2007 at 4:29 pm | Permalink

    Shhh. Maybe he just had something on his face…

  • Simon
    Posted 4th April 2007 at 4:35 pm | Permalink

    It looked rather impressive on Stuart’s flying start Focus which has already gone out so at least the people of Reepham heard something from us about this election. Just a shame that no other parties thought given them a chance to vote was a good idea. This was the ward with the highest turnout in Broadland District last time.

  • Helen Elsom
    Posted 4th April 2007 at 9:41 pm | Permalink

    Hahahahahaha.

    (Sorry. I just hope none of us go and do the same.)

  • david
    Posted 5th April 2007 at 7:22 am | Permalink

    Alan Connett, Lib Dem leader of Teignbridge DC, just got returned unopposed. The Tories only put up one candidate in a two member Kingsteignton ward – the only other candidates are the two Lib Dems, so at least one gain there, if not two!

  • Andrea
    Posted 5th April 2007 at 8:04 am | Permalink

    Liz Tucker has been elected unopossed in Pinvin ward-Wychavon District Council too

  • Posted 5th April 2007 at 8:43 am | Permalink

    Bizarrely, the sitting Independent in Kingsteignton West (where our gain will be) appears on the nominations for Kingsteignton East. Was that a cunning campaign tactic?

  • Posted 5th April 2007 at 9:16 am | Permalink

    I can go one better – we’ve retained control of Bradfield Parish Council in South Yorkshire after 11 out of 13 councillors were elected unopposed… ;-)

  • Posted 5th April 2007 at 7:46 pm | Permalink

    We have also retained control of Kidlington Parish Council in Evan Harris’ constituency.

    Nine Lib Dems returned unopposed, fifteen seats in all.

  • Posted 5th April 2007 at 9:20 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for building up our immense victory in Bradfield. Of course, it is down to our parish councillors working all year round for you.
    http://andershanson.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/first-electoral-test-passed/

  • Peter
    Posted 6th April 2007 at 10:58 pm | Permalink

    Why did only 3 Lib Dems Stand in Harrow in 2002?

  • Angus J Huck
    Posted 7th April 2007 at 10:40 am | Permalink

    The answer to Peter’s question is that the Returning Officer, Mr Balabanov (who threatens to sue people who are rude about him – even a fellow solicitor, on one occasion), refused to accept the nominations of the others (they had called themselves “Liberal Democrat Focus Team” instead of “Liberal Democrat” – unlike the 3 in Harrow Weald who were “Liberal Democrat”). And the High Court agreed with Mr Balabanov.

  • Liam
    Posted 8th April 2007 at 4:24 pm | Permalink

    “Liberal Democrat – Focus Team” is now allowed, I understand

  • Hywel Morgan
    Posted 9th April 2007 at 9:16 am | Permalink

    It always was – you needed the same description on the nomination paper as on the DNOs certificate.

    Matters weren’t helped by handing in the Harrow nomination papers at the very last minute (40 mins before the noon deadline according the court reports)

  • H-Lad
    Posted 9th April 2007 at 7:00 pm | Permalink

    Yes this is true and it didn’t help that we had another set of bad results in Harrow last year too. When we lost council seats we should have been out campaigning but we clearly weren’t. Same for Hillingdon! (Sob!)

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