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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: Slacker on April 05, 2013, 02:56:43 PM

Title: Elections 2013
Post by: Slacker on April 05, 2013, 02:56:43 PM

List of candidates for 9 county council seats in Chesterfield and the 2 by-elections. Quite a few UKIP and some independents

http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Election-News-34.html (http://www.chesterfield.gov.uk/Election-News-34.html)

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: Slacker on April 05, 2013, 03:03:54 PM

Quite a few UKIP & Independents seem to be former LibDems

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: therealjr on April 05, 2013, 04:58:50 PM

Ron Mihaly?
Is that the ex Chesterfield fc player who does/did work for CBC?

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: Slacker on April 05, 2013, 06:23:35 PM

Yes, he retired at end of Feb

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: therealjr on April 05, 2013, 07:52:36 PM

Only one Libdem defector to UKIP, Keith Lomas but you are right that Paul Mann, Mick Bagshaw and Adrian Mather are now independants.
Interesting as well that current sitting councillors, Ray Russell and Mark Higginbottom (Libdem) and ex Libdem now independant David Stone are not seeking re-election.
Prediction 8 Labour 1LD.

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: Slacker on April 05, 2013, 07:56:37 PM

The boundary changes give LibDems less safe seats than before. David probably wouldn't expect to win as an Indie. Loundsley Green is interesting with 3 people who have been LibDem councillors

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: therealjr on April 05, 2013, 08:04:54 PM

It is though the 2 independants have no connection with the seat whereas Tony Rodgers has served in the area for numerous years. I'd still expect him to get beat though simply due to the current political climate.

Title: Re: Elections 2013
Post by: Pint Pot on April 06, 2013, 07:49:38 PM

Quote from: therealjr on April 05, 2013, 04:58:50 PM

Ron Mihaly?
Is that the ex Chesterfield fc player who does/did work for CBC?

Ron said he was having a crack at politics when he retired.  That and his allotment :-)