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JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:

> Peter Balcombe wrote:
> 
> > "Paul Hyett" <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >>> Broadland DC, Buxton
> >>> LD 555 (71.3; +50.4)
> >>> Con 201 (25.8; -14.6)
> >>> Green 22 (2.8; +2.8)
> >>> [Ind (0.0; -38.6)]
> >>> Majority 354
> >>> Turnout 40%
> >>> LD gain from Con
> >>> Percentage change is since May 2007
> 
> >> For this sort of swing, I would guess the 'Ind' switched to the LD's?
> 
> > Err no. The seat was held by a Tory. A previous Broadland 
> > "independent" stood as a Tory this time (helped by a serving 
> > Broadland "independent") and was resoundingly beaten by an 
> > excellent Lib Dem campaign and a first class local candidate.
> 
> With a swing like that, in the current state of national politics, 
> there almost have to be special local or personal issues involved, 
> whether attaching to the Conservative (ex-indepent) or LibDem 
> candidate.

Barbara Rix was the candidate. She was recently widowed and her late 
husband was the County Councillor for Aylsham, not overlapping this ward 
AIUI.

She is certainly a long-standing and dedicated activist. She was up in 
Harrogate as a volunteer steward at our Spring weekend Conference on 
Friday!

-- 
Cllr. Colin Rosenstiel
Cambridge                    http://www.rosenstiel.co.uk/
Cambridge Liberal Democrats: http://www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/

rosenstiel@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:

> JN@noparticularplacetogo.com (JNugent) wrote:
>> Peter Balcombe wrote:
>>> "Paul Hyett" <pah@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>>>>> Broadland DC, Buxton
>>>>> LD 555 (71.3; +50.4)
>>>>> Con 201 (25.8; -14.6)
>>>>> Green 22 (2.8; +2.8)
>>>>> [Ind (0.0; -38.6)]
>>>>> Majority 354
>>>>> Turnout 40%
>>>>> LD gain from Con
>>>>> Percentage change is since May 2007

>>>> For this sort of swing, I would guess the 'Ind' switched to the LD's?

>>> Err no. The seat was held by a Tory. A previous Broadland 
>>> "independent" stood as a Tory this time (helped by a serving 
>>> Broadland "independent") and was resoundingly beaten by an 
>>> excellent Lib Dem campaign and a first class local candidate.

>> With a swing like that, in the current state of national politics, 
>> there almost have to be special local or personal issues involved, 
>> whether attaching to the Conservative (ex-indepent) or LibDem 
>> candidate.

> Barbara Rix was the candidate. She was recently widowed and her late 
> husband was the County Councillor for Aylsham, not overlapping this ward 
> AIUI.
> She is certainly a long-standing and dedicated activist. She was up in 
> Harrogate as a volunteer steward at our Spring weekend Conference on 
> Friday!

So what are you saying?