5th MAY WAS YOUR CHANCE TO VOTE OUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTENT ON DESTROYING OUR COUNTRYSIDE AND YOU DID IT!!
IN TWO KEY AREAS - SPIXWORTH AND WROXHAM - THE TORY CANDIDATE LOST TO LIB DEMS. THIS MUST SEND A VERY STRONG MESSAGE TO BROADLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL, THE GREATER NORWICH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, KEITH SIMPSON AND ERIC PICKLES - LOCAL PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
IN TWO KEY AREAS - SPIXWORTH AND WROXHAM - THE TORY CANDIDATE LOST TO LIB DEMS. THIS MUST SEND A VERY STRONG MESSAGE TO BROADLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL, THE GREATER NORWICH DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP, KEITH SIMPSON AND ERIC PICKLES - LOCAL PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THE PROPOSED LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
See full results for Broadland here
Come on how long can it take to count the votes fgs
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Ben, Steve, Bali and Dan - well done chaps - now for some serious changes! We have put a lot of faith in you and I am sure you can deliver. The community is behind you!
ReplyDeleteSurely someone must take notice of this....but I bet there will be some spin to try to explain it away!
ReplyDeleteWroxham ward (Lib Dem hold, Lib Dem gain from Con)
ReplyDeleteNick Ball (Green) 197
STEVE BUCKLE (Lib Dem) 829
Kenneth Fursse (Lab) 227
Chris Green* (Con) 741
BEN MCGILVRAY* (Lib Dem) 985
Greg Slater (Con) 537
Perhaps this is the beginning of our return to a Democracy when we elect Councillors to REPRESENT US. Well done Ben and Steve. Just how did the inefficient Broadland Council take so long to count the votes. No details in the EDP this morning. Just think not long ago we had the results before Midnight on the day.
ReplyDeleteAren't we all in danger of getting carried away? Yes, good for Ben and Steve but is the addition of Steve and Daniel, in Spixworth (who said the vote was about traffic implications for Spixworth), really going to be enough to make a difference? Let's face it, Broadland is the same as before in numbers. 34 Conservatives to 12 Lib Dem, except there is a new Labour Councillor and I bet he will be in favour of housing. Is this addition really going to turn everything on its head?
ReplyDeleteWorse than that we have lost 3 very experienced Lib Dem Councillors, 2 at least who voted against the JCS at the meeting – the other was absent- and now have some 'rookies in their place. Looking at the figures I don't think we are actually much further forward and perhaps we should be a bit more cautious in our crowing? Even the Conservatives in Wroxham ward still got over 1200 votes. This is hardly a 'very strong message' to anyone is it?
The makeup of Broadland has hardly changed at all. Why on earth did we not use our support and put candidates forward in the important affected wards? To rely on Lib Dems to sweep the board in today's political climate was not exactly a brilliant idea.
On a matter of fairness, REEDLING, I found the results published in full on the Broadland web site about 5.15pm on Friday but as you say no details in the EDP on Saturday; perhaps you should take issue with them?
Broadland was not unique but was among hundreds of Councils who counted on Friday and it has probably saved the taxpayer in overtime and other expenses. If so, then I for one was prepared to wait that bit longer for the results.