Sheffield local elections - May 2016

[Detetcive]

I see that Calvin Payne who announced his candidacy on here last November

 

https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1433209

 

then promptly disappeared, came below Jeffrey in the polls.

 

Wonder why

 

Oh yes forgot about him. His blurb in that thread is comedy gold now.

 

Kudos for standing though.

 

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Crowther hangs on by three votes in Stocksbridge!

[ECCOnoob]

My god.

 

If anything sums up the voting sheep mentality of folk round here its the recent results.

 

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-06/dr-alan-billings-wins-south-yorkshire-police-commissioner-election/

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36206692

 

What's that phrase. Stick a red rosette onto a donkey and people would vote for it.

 

Seriously, what disaster actually needs to happen before people stop voting red just cos their dad did and their granddad did and their great granddad did.

[ormester101]

And those Lib Dem ones are all in Graves Park, a part of the world where the Aucklands could publicly declare they drown kittens and puppies and they both would still get voted in.

 

a part of the world thats sick and tired of julie bore and her cronies ruining the city

 

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You don't half talk some gonads at times:D

 

Have you any more unfounded prejudices that you'd like to share with us?

 

he speaks the truth though i have heard it in lots of places to say people are thick is harsh but its not far off that sometimes with politics

[LeMaquis]

Hows ukip doing

 

Bad news, I'm afraid. Labour took 2 of the 3 seats in West Ecclesfield, one of them on the drawing of lots after a tie. By my reckoning UKIP started with 4 councillors and finished with 4.

 

http://www.sheffieldnewsroom.co.uk/result-west-ecclesfield-ward-2/

[Blackbeard]

My god.

 

If anything sums up the voting sheep mentality of folk round here its the recent results.

 

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-06/dr-alan-billings-wins-south-yorkshire-police-commissioner-election/

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36206692

 

What's that phrase. Stick a red rosette onto a donkey and people would vote for it.

 

Seriously, what disaster actually needs to happen before people stop voting red just cos their dad did and their granddad did and their great granddad did.

You seem to forget that the voters of Sheffield can be very fickle, Paul Scriven was Leader of Sheffield City Council (2008–11), I don't think he was a Labour supporter.

[melthebell]

My god.

 

If anything sums up the voting sheep mentality of folk round here its the recent results.

 

http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-05-06/dr-alan-billings-wins-south-yorkshire-police-commissioner-election/

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36206692

 

What's that phrase. Stick a red rosette onto a donkey and people would vote for it.

 

Seriously, what disaster actually needs to happen before people stop voting red just cos their dad did and their granddad did and their great granddad did.

 

or maybe being tired of the tories and their usual "austerity" kill the poor to feed the rich actions?

[the_bloke]

As much as I don't like Labour, I like democracy. I see no reason to abuse those that voted, even if I don't like the result.

 

If the Council continues to not live up to their expectations, then they've only got themselves to blame for voting them in!

[ECCOnoob]

South Yorkshire has never been and will never be a tory hotspot. That is not the issue.

 

The point I am making is that after months of negative press, public criticism, protesting, and slagging off all over these forums about labour MPs, Labour Councils, Labour Councillors, Julie Dore, Alan Billings etc etc for their general incompetence, Hillsborough, the grooming scandal, Sheffield development (or lack of it), police cover ups, wasted monies of white elephants, bus changes and god knows what else,

 

What does the local electorate go and do. Elect exactly the same again.

 

You don't think that an issue?

[Guest]

You seem to forget that the voters of Sheffield can be very fickle, Paul Scriven was Leader of Sheffield City Council (2008–11), I don't think he was a Labour supporter.

 

Voters in certain wards are very fickle. Then there are wards that are solidly Labour.

Edited May 6, 2016 by Guest

[melthebell]

South Yorkshire has never been and will never be a tory hotspot. That is not the issue.

 

The point I am making is that after months of negative press, public criticism, protesting, and slagging off all over these forums about labour MPs, Labour Councils, Labour Councillors, Julie Dore, Alan Billings etc etc for their general incompetence, Hillsborough, the grooming scandal, Sheffield development (or lack of it), police cover ups, wasted monies of white elephants, bus changes and god knows what else,

 

What does the local electorate go and do. Elect exactly the same again.

 

You don't think that an issue?

tbf most of it on here is just people who are on the opposite side of the fence having a whinge LOL