The results for Today's Norwich North By-election in full are:
Chloe Smith (C) 13,591 (39.54%, +6.29%)
Chris Ostrowski (Lab) 6,243 (18.16%, -26.70%)
April Pond (LD) 4,803 (13.97%, -2.22%)
Glenn Tingle (UKIP) 4,068 (11.83%, +9.45%)
Rupert Read (Green) 3,350 (9.74%, +7.08%)
Craig Murray (Honest) 953 (2.77%)
Robert West (BNP) 941 (2.74%)
Bill Holden (Ind) 166 (0.48%, -0.17%)
Howling Laud (Loony) 144 (0.42%)
Anne Fryatt (NOTA) 59 (0.17%)
Thomas Burridge (Libertarian) 36 (0.10%)
Peter Baggs (Ind) 23 (0.07%)
C maj 7,348 (21.37%) 16.49% swing Lab to C Electorate 75,124;
Turnout 34,377 (45.76%, -15.33%)
2005:
Lab maj 5,459 (11.61%) - Turnout 47,033 (61.09%)
Gibson (Lab) 21,097 (44.86%)
Tumbridge (C) 15,638 (33.25%)
Whitmore (LD) 7,616 (16.19%)
Holmes (Green) 1,252 (2.66%)
Youles (UKIP) 1,122 (2.39%)
Holden (Ind) 308 (0.65%)
Friday, 24 July 2009
Norwich North By-Election Results In Full
Posted by Kevin Boatang at 14:06
Labels: elections, norwich north
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I wait with baited breath to see how this is going to be spun in any way that will prevent me from saying "I fucking told you so, el-Puck"
AJ
You can't spin it in any favourable way, shape or form whatsoever.
36 votes is beneath derisory. It's the lad's family and a few mates, isn't it?
Sorry, did they say they campaigned there?
I've handled campaigning before - I can't see how they canvassed more than half a street and a pub.
It's a total joke.
Maybe if the party actually made more effort to tell the public what the policies are, instead of ridiculously sniping at the Tory candidate, they might have managed a few hundred.
As it stands, it is obvious that no-one in Norwich North has any idea what the LPUK stand for. It's a travesty.
There is no spinning this. It is plain awful.
It isn't his fault per se, I'm sure he worked and put his neck on the line. But he is a kid who is guided by others. Stick him on a radio show and he will chime away, but he has no idea what he is doing. I don't blame him, we were all like that.
Losing is fine, we were going to. But to lose to the people we lsot to by the votes involved is farcical.
Unlike any of the stupid waste of time protest parties, the LPUK is actually a party with a manifesto etc. Maybe this wasn't explained to the good people of Norwich.
My guess is it will be the people of Norwich's fault.
That's a fucking shame, but as you say, John, it doesn't look as if there's been much campaigning going on.
36...shit...
it's not "baited breath" it's "bated breath" FFS
It is a fucking shame, Steve.
The fact is, as lamentably bad as the party is run, as poor as the communication is within the LPUK, as much as I am kept in the dark as a member...I still have a great deal of time for the LPUK and I'm proud to be a member.
I used to work in political campaigning many moons ago. I covered every last scrap of ground in the constituency I worked in, and knocked on thousands of doors and spoke to a whole bunch of people.
Really, it isn't about money so much as it's about leg work and effort.
I fail to see, no matter how I look at it, how in God's teeth the LPUK only managed to scrape together a poxy bloody 36 votes.
Now, the poor lad bless him is probably not to blame - when I was that age, I was a useless prick let me tell you. So he's got one on me already.
But what sort of 'campaign' went into Norwich North?
No, really, what sort of 'campaign' occured in Norwich North. I am actually quite staggered.
I need to do a piece to set out my views more clearly.
But for the record, I'm shocked and disappointed and I think people have questions to answer on this.
It's a bad loss - no question.
But like I said in the comments on the LPUK blog, this is a party based solely around members volunteering to give up their spare time. We don't have staff, we don't have a party machine, we're tiny and we're poor and we had virtually no local presence in Norwich before the election.
I'm not trying to make excuses, but I think describing the LPUK as being run "lamentably badly", particular from a member perfectly capable of getting active and involved in all operational issues via the LPUK forum (which is after all, our primary and fairly effective method of communication for active members), is a bit of a slap in the face to everyone who takes massive chunks out of their personal time just to help keep the party afloat.
We're always looking for fresh volunteers, and constructive criticism would be appreciated, say, on the forum, or if you contact the party leadership. If you're proud to be a member, wouldn't you be even prouder to be an activist, or a regional co-ordinator, or a PPC?
You're entitled to your opinion. You're also entitled to help out, if you can.
I'd love to be a PCC, but there are big issues on that count due to my employer. It's not really an option, though if my circumstances change, I'd absolutely love to get involved.
Activist?
Definitely! I'm based in Yorkshire and work full time (so I hope you don't blame me for not getting stuck into the East Anglia contest) but I'll happily get involved in working for a campaign in the North region.
Regional co-ordinator?
Sure. I'd love to!
But...who is going to ask me, who do I ask if I'm interested, who is there to talk to?
I'm in the dark here.
I understand where you're coming from - also delighted you want to help out.
We're undergoing regionalisation, which as you can imagine is a slow process, but it's happening.
To be fair, you already seem quite active on the YorksLibs blog, so fair play, and you already know who's currently heading up the Yorkshire co-ordinating role. Keep in contact with him, stay active in the blog, try and arrange a meet. I'm sure the party leadership intend to come knocking in your neck of the woods soon (they're doing Scotland first, on Saturday August 1st - being Scottish is no prerequisite though, so feel free to come, time/job permitting! Info at http://scottishlibertarians.blogspot.com).
Then there's also the forum, which can be a grit-your-teeth-and-bear affair sometimes, but there is NO better way to speak to active members and get involved in operational issues of all hues. You can also ask for permission to post on the main LPUK blog and contribute to that.
To be honest, you've made me wonder if an LPUK member manual might be a good idea to send to new members; what do you think?
Definitely
A simple pamphlet would be great and would, importantly, help voters feel part of the party, more involved, more plugged in.
Morale is always important in my view.
It was when I worked in campaigning years back.
Thanks for your pointers, Dan, it's appreciated.
I'll keep plugging away on net based activities for the time being and make my physical presence known in due course.
regards
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