Public Service Political Announcement
The votes have been counted and the results for the two Wivenhoe wards in the Colchester Borough Council local elections are as follows:
Wivenhoe Quay: Labour 1279, Conservative 573, Greens 217, LibDems 172.
Congratulations to Labour’s Councillor Steve Ford for holding his seat. He has increased his majority from a nail biting two votes back in 2007, to 702 this time round.
It’s a similar as you were situation up at The Cross ward:
Wivenhoe Cross: LibDems 673, Labour 303, Conservative 244, Greens 93.
Well done to LibDem Councillor Mark Cory for also holding onto his seat with an increased majority, despite the Labour spin of “increasing the vote by 250%.”
I personally have some concerns that the campaigning in the Cross ward is played out on campus, with the residents of Wivenhoe often overlooked. But that’s an argument for another day, Comrades…
Meanwhile, back to #hyperlocal matters and Wivenhoe Town Council is actively trying to co-opt two other Councillors. With eleven names stepping forward for the thirteen vacancies, two more seats are now open for co-option.
A good starting point for any would be Town Councillor wanting to observe local democracy would be to attend the annual Town Council Meeting taking place on 11th May at the Loveless Hall, starting at 7:30pm.
06/05/2011 at 8:54 am Permalink
I wouldn’t worry about us in Wivenhoe Cross ward being overlooked - you haven’t been able to move for political types round here for the last few weeks. Conservatives have been very active, followed by Lib Dems. We never heard a peep from Labour though, so that probably was fought on campus.
Yesterday alone, we had two people knocking the door trying to get us out to vote - even after we already had. Had calls from the Tories, and a nice long chat with their candidate last week. Talked to the LibDem guy for a decent chat too a few weeks ago. Would have talked to the others, but the tumbleweed was getting in the way.
Note to those wanting to be elected - you have to work for my vote. Both the Lib Dems and Conservatives did. The others did not. Bad show folks.
06/05/2011 at 9:00 am Permalink
I can promise you that our candidates didn’t ignore the village half of Wivenhoe Cross - and that’s likely why Mark did so well last night, as about 2/3 of the voters came from there!