Darwen's new mayor is named (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Darwen's new mayor is named
11:25am Wednesday 16th May 2012 in News
By Dan Clough, Reporter
SELECTED Eileen Entwistle
LONG-serving Darwen councillor Eileen Entwistle has spoken of her pride after being named the town council’s new mayor.
The Sudell representative was voted in as the new mayor at last night’s first meeting of the council since the local elections earlier this month.
Coun Entwistle will be assisted in running the council by Coun Trevor Maxfield, who was voted in as deputy chairman.
Coun Entwistle, who lives in Almond Street, has represented the Sudell area of the town for 26 years, including on Lancashire County Council until 1998.
She said: “It is an honour to be elected and I will try to do the best I can for the town and to promote the town as well as possible. I will go where the people want me to go and I hope to get to all the things mayors are expected to.”
This is Coun Entwistle’s first time as a town councillor, having not been elected to the initial town council in 2009.
She said: “It is a lot different to the borough and I don’t know the set-up. It is completely unknown territory for me.
"But I was born in Darwen and have never lived anywhere else, or wanted to live anywhere else, so to be mayor of Darwen is a real honour.”
Coun Entwistle was mayor of Blackburn with Darwen in 1992 and 1993 and before she retired worked at India Mill, Crown Wallcoverings and Crown Paints.
Of his new position, Coun Maxfield, who represents Earcroft, said: “It is an honour and I am quite looking forward to it. Steve Duncan, the previous deputy chairman, did a good job and these are interesting times.
“The town council does a lot of good little things around the town so I am pleased to be part of it.”
The elections on May 3 saw big changes on the town council where Labour took control, gaining six seats, while the For Darwen Party and Conservatives were left with no representation.
The council is now made up of eight Labour councillors and five Liberal Democrats.
Comments(23)
generalludd
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12:27pm Wed 16 May 12
darwenTower
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12:34pm Wed 16 May 12
Might be a different matter now they are in charge of it.
mcfruity
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1:09pm Wed 16 May 12
batesempire
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3:38pm Wed 16 May 12
danclough
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3:43pm Wed 16 May 12
Darrenman wrote:Darrenman, I saw the same as you but it appears they are in the process of updating it now.
It is a pity that when checking the Darwen Town Council's website this morning it is only shown there are 5 members on the Council:
Browne
Davies
East
Maxfield
Smith
The new Mayor is not even list.
How long will it take for the website to be updated?
CapitaBackHander
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3:47pm Wed 16 May 12
darwenTower wrote:They are but surely it would cost to ask the public whether they had realised what a waste of time it was. What happens if the same naive people vote yes keep it and the people who are not bothered about having one stay at home. Money wasted - question is would it be £100k wasted as it is at the moment?
I thought that Labour were vehemently opposed to the council, I had expected them to disband it.
Might be a different matter now they are in charge of it.
darwenTower
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6:04pm Wed 16 May 12
CapitaBackHander wrote:So they don't want it but will happily take turns being the Mayor of it?
darwenTower wrote:They are but surely it would cost to ask the public whether they had realised what a waste of time it was. What happens if the same naive people vote yes keep it and the people who are not bothered about having one stay at home. Money wasted - question is would it be £100k wasted as it is at the moment?
I thought that Labour were vehemently opposed to the council, I had expected them to disband it.
Might be a different matter now they are in charge of it.
Given the support for The For Darwen Party at this election I doubt anyone would be voting for the council.
What a damp squib all round.
Viv
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9:41pm Wed 16 May 12
generalludd wrote:I don't know where you were looking for the BwD council election results because they were posted on the BwD website within about 2 minutes of each ward result being announced at the count.
The Mayor was only elected last night give them time, It took quite a few days for the election results to go up on the Blackburn With Darwen site and the have a budget of millions
I'm still waiting to see the official election results for Darwen Town Council posted anywhere.
english rose 1
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1:32am Thu 17 May 12
darwenTower wrote:Grooaannn.....Darwen Labour Party were not ''vehemently opposed to the council'' - altho' certain members were against it, - and some members for it. For the record, Darwen Labour Party's position at the time was that they would support the outcome of the referendum. Whether anyone likes it or not, - the majority that voted in the referendum voted 'yes'.
CapitaBackHander wrote:So they don't want it but will happily take turns being the Mayor of it?
darwenTower wrote:They are but surely it would cost to ask the public whether they had realised what a waste of time it was. What happens if the same naive people vote yes keep it and the people who are not bothered about having one stay at home. Money wasted - question is would it be £100k wasted as it is at the moment?
I thought that Labour were vehemently opposed to the council, I had expected them to disband it.
Might be a different matter now they are in charge of it.
Given the support for The For Darwen Party at this election I doubt anyone would be voting for the council.
What a damp squib all round.
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In order to disband the town council another referendum would be needed, - the cost of which is around £35,000.
english rose 1
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1:39am Thu 17 May 12
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The Town Council election results are on the BwD BC website
http://www.blackburn
.gov.uk/upload/pdf/D
TCPNTresults.pdf
Viv
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11:50am Thu 17 May 12
district01
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12:28pm Thu 17 May 12
Eileen Entwistle is a good person and hope that she will return to the Labour party of old!
english rose 1
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1:47pm Thu 17 May 12
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Have a look on your Party card and it never ever said 'Tony Blair's New Labour Party' !
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It only exists in your mind.
louderfasterlonger
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2:44pm Thu 17 May 12
happycyclist
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5:07pm Thu 17 May 12
louderfasterlonger wrote:seconded
Deplomacy and strength of character....Eileen has been a tireless worker for our community for decades and I wish her all the best.
district01
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12:44pm Fri 18 May 12
All trust has now gone. All that remains are cheap and childish comments and gestures from the Ball‘s trio and their miserable hangers on. Those with Blair are the same ones who contributed towards the economical downfall that we all experience today. But may they be thankful to all of those old Labour party voters who are now providing those same past leaders with their astonishing personal wealth survival skills.
Our country needs a credible Labour party and not Tony Blair hangers on!
english rose 1
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3:11pm Fri 18 May 12
district01
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6:15pm Fri 18 May 12
End of trying to explain the obvious!
english rose 1
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12:42am Sat 19 May 12
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Presumably you preferred Michael Foot. But how many elections did he win ??
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Your postering only allows the Tories to get elected with their reactionary policies. They were the winners - not ''old labour''.
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Tell me, why did Labour under 'left wing' Michael Foot not win the election ?
district01
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11:53am Sat 19 May 12
Darwen Malc
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11:55pm Sat 19 May 12
OBT2
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7:27pm Sun 20 May 12
Well done Eileen, very well deserved and I'm more than certain you will do a marvellous job.
Darrenman says...
11:54am Wed 16 May 12
Browne
Davies
East
Maxfield
Smith
The new Mayor is not even list.
How long will it take for the website to be updated?