Friday, 31 August 2012

Congleton Town Council Result

UKIP's Louise van de Bours secured 27% of the vote in yesterday's Congleton Town Council by-election, missing the win by just 90 votes.

The turnout was a very low 19.23% and the Tories managed to scrape a victory with 614 votes, followed by Labour with 533 votes and UKIP in third with 524 votes.  Some minority party who I vaguely remember having been successful at some point last decade called the Lib Dems came last with 340 votes.

This was the first time UKIP have contested an election in Congleton so this was a great result.  If the Tories hadn't put up a vote-splitting candidate, Louise van de Bours would have beaten Labour.
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wonkotsane 85p · 655 weeks ago

Just extending the logic of some Tories that have told me UKIP candidates are vote splitters depriving them of a win, even when said UKIPpers have beaten the Tory. I'd it wasn't for the Tory splitting the UKIP votes, UKIP would have won.
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Independent UKIP · 655 weeks ago

It is incorrect to say UKIP have not contested a seat in Congleton before as Louise Bours contested Congleton West at both Town and Unitary level just last year. All ten Town Council seats in Congleton East (the ward up for election on Thursday) were won by tories last year.
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Paul Galley · 654 weeks ago

One of the reasons she lost was because of the republican comments she made concerning the Jubilee.

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