Local Election 2011 Round-Up: The Result
Those who read my taking apart of election leaflets of three of the five candidates standing in my ward on Thursday may wish to know the outcome. So, without further ado, here it is (names redacted to protect the guilty):
Party | Votes |
---|---|
Independent | 835 |
Labour | 623 |
Conservative | 415 |
Liberal Democrat | 265 |
Green | 217 |
35 ballot papers were spoilt and the turnout was 31.59%.
I’m happy to see that none of the cretins who bothered to leaflet me got in and, theoretically, I have no problems with being represented by an Independent although I may have to write to him and ask him what his platform was.
The borough however is still true blue Conservative (hardly a surprise) and the only change in the seat numbers is that the Liberal Democrats are down two whilst the Independents are up two. The good news though is that the one woman walking disaster area known as Anna Waite was quite comprehensively thrown out by her electorate.