JUBILANT: Naeem Ashraf celebrates winning the Brierfield ward for Labour
THE council leader lost his seat and his party lost overall control during a night of election shocks for the Liberal Democrats in Pendle.
Coun Alan Davies's seat in Boulsworth went to the Conservatives, who also gained Horsfield from the Liberal Democrats.
Tories George Askew and Michael Calvert took the two seats with 1,006 votes and 1,189 respectively.
With 17 spots up for grabs the Liberal Democrats lost a number of wards to Conservative and Labour, blaming their losses on the Conservatives targeted campaign.
They lost eight seats overall, including Brierfield to Labour and the two seats in Boulsworth, which had one of the highest turnouts, with 48.59.
The Liberal Democrats did manage to wrestle Vivary Bridge from Labour Glenda Clegg, taking the ward with 490 votes.
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This year's elections took place during a stormy campaign with allegations of fraud.
The ousted council leader said: "The Conservatives have run a very targeted campaign. We estimate that they spent a quarter of a million pounds in Pendle."
Conservative leader Anthony Beckett said: "We can see the tide is now turning towards us.
"The people are fed up of Labour nationally and the Liberals locally and they want a change.
"We are the party who is offering them truth, inregrity and honesty and this is why people are voting for us."
Nearly half of the seats up for grabs - 12 out of 28 - were being defended by the LibDems.
Last night I did my duty as a citizen and cast my vote but it's so hard to decide who to vote for.
First of all one is faced with the task of trying to select the Party that is least silly, and then a candidate with gumption.
Given the silliness of all the Parties there's not much to choose between them, and as for the candidates ... well ... I'm sure they're very nice people but I wouldn't trust some of them to run a bath let alone the Council.
Still, it was a nice evening for a walk to the Polling Station and polling clerks were smiling so at least someone was happy.
Last night I did my duty as a citizen and cast my vote but it's so hard to decide who to vote for.
First of all one is faced with the task of trying to select the Party that is least silly, and then a candidate with gumption.
Given the silliness of all the Parties there's not much to choose between them, and as for the candidates ... well ... I'm sure they're very nice people but I wouldn't trust some of them to run a bath let alone the Council.
Still, it was a nice evening for a walk to the Polling Station and polling clerks were smiling so at least someone was happy.
Posted by: SOUTHFIELD RESIDANT, NELSON on 9:17am Fri 2 May 08
The main reason I did not vote liberal was simple, I had become tired of the leaflets through my door whilst "praising their own efforts" spent equal coverage critising the opposition!
When are the individuals who are elected to represent the public (from all parties) going to realise-you are public servants elected to represent US the public and show your commitment to the area you represent.
Regardless of political colour,surely the overall strategy must be to work for the "betterment" of both the area and the town.
I hope we can look forward whatever the poitical direction of the council, to seeing the continuation in the prosperity of the town.
In order to attract more investment however we need to see the following.
CLEANER STREETS AND THE ELIMINATION OF LITTER THROUGHOUT THE TOWN:
HIGHER POLICE PROFILE:
RE-GENERATION OF TERRACED PROPERTY;
ZERO TOLERANCE OF LITTER/GRAFFITTI/VAN
DALISM/NUISANCE
The main reason I did not vote liberal was simple, I had become tired of the leaflets through my door whilst "praising their own efforts" spent equal coverage critising the opposition!
When are the individuals who are elected to represent the public (from all parties) going to realise-you are public servants elected to represent US the public and show your commitment to the area you represent.
Regardless of political colour,surely the overall strategy must be to work for the "betterment" of both the area and the town.
I hope we can look forward whatever the poitical direction of the council, to seeing the continuation in the prosperity of the town.
In order to attract more investment however we need to see the following.
CLEANER STREETS AND THE ELIMINATION OF LITTER THROUGHOUT THE TOWN:
HIGHER POLICE PROFILE:
RE-GENERATION OF TERRACED PROPERTY;
ZERO TOLERANCE OF LITTER/GRAFFITTI/VAN
DALISM/NUISANCE
Posted by: freedom, fromliberals on 11:10am Fri 2 May 08
Ah the night of the long knives finally happened for the helpless and the incompetent liberals. Lord Greasy should be ashamed of himself for allowing the disgraceful BNP to come second in waterside - if only Greasy spent more time tending to his flock this might not have happended. Shady Davies and Humpty Foster can now sit on the sideline and watch their discredited approaches to regeneration being dismantled and given strategic direction by a rejuvnated conservatives and the come back kings Labour. As for BNP, enjoy your time in the limelight for you will do nothing for these areas you now represent and will decrease their voice even further. The people in these areas are not racists, just frustrated by lack of services and malignant aproaches of the liberals - this hopefully will know change.
In the last few weeks we have had Mr Afzal (Liberals parliamentary candidate) being investigated for potential electral fraud and sending his cronies on here and threatening people - NEWSFLASH - YOU ARE PARASITES FOR CREATING DIVISIONS AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF PENDLE, BUT THEY HAVE SPOKEN AND TOLD YOU LOT TO DO ONE. Now hopefully the people of pendle will scrutinise your credibility and lack of competence to represent them even more objectively.
Ah the night of the long knives finally happened for the helpless and the incompetent liberals. Lord Greasy should be ashamed of himself for allowing the disgraceful BNP to come second in waterside - if only Greasy spent more time tending to his flock this might not have happended. Shady Davies and Humpty Foster can now sit on the sideline and watch their discredited approaches to regeneration being dismantled and given strategic direction by a rejuvnated conservatives and the come back kings Labour. As for BNP, enjoy your time in the limelight for you will do nothing for these areas you now represent and will decrease their voice even further. The people in these areas are not racists, just frustrated by lack of services and malignant aproaches of the liberals - this hopefully will know change.
In the last few weeks we have had Mr Afzal (Liberals parliamentary candidate) being investigated for potential electral fraud and sending his cronies on here and threatening people - NEWSFLASH - YOU ARE PARASITES FOR CREATING DIVISIONS AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF PENDLE, BUT THEY HAVE SPOKEN AND TOLD YOU LOT TO DO ONE. Now hopefully the people of pendle will scrutinise your credibility and lack of competence to represent them even more objectively.
Looks to me that the results in Pendle had more to do with:
Tory Lord Ashcroft's millions backing the Tory marketing campaign.
Residents voting Tory in some wards as an anti-Brown protest - and letting Labour in as a result.
Labour's manipulation of the postal vote in asian areas.
Looks to me that the results in Pendle had more to do with:
Tory Lord Ashcroft's millions backing the Tory marketing campaign.
Residents voting Tory in some wards as an anti-Brown protest - and letting Labour in as a result.
Labour's manipulation of the postal vote in asian areas.
Get the message bottler Brown and your clone badger Darling, You are unelected,not trusted and not wanted, now get the other side the wall that Hadrian built to keep you self serving ,over taxing no idea group out,
Get the message bottler Brown and your clone badger Darling, You are unelected,not trusted and not wanted, now get the other side the wall that Hadrian built to keep you self serving ,over taxing no idea group out,
[quote][bold]peter wilson[/bold] wrote:
Get the message bottler Brown and your clone badger Darling, You are unelected,not trusted and not wanted, now get the other side the wall that Hadrian built to keep you self serving ,over taxing no idea group out,[/quote] Am sorry to upset your rant but the council tax was set by the liberals in Pendle - the highest in east lancashire. Now am not a fan of Brown and co but lets not blame him for our inadequacies for electing a bunch of self-serving parasites in the form of liberals. We have Lord Greaves lording over us and he too is unelected and definitely not doing anything for Pendle
peter wilson wrote:
Get the message bottler Brown and your clone badger Darling, You are unelected,not trusted and not wanted, now get the other side the wall that Hadrian built to keep you self serving ,over taxing no idea group out,
Am sorry to upset your rant but the council tax was set by the liberals in Pendle - the highest in east lancashire. Now am not a fan of Brown and co but lets not blame him for our inadequacies for electing a bunch of self-serving parasites in the form of liberals. We have Lord Greaves lording over us and he too is unelected and definitely not doing anything for Pendle
Posted by: Burnley Taxpayer, Burnley on 3:44pm Fri 2 May 08
[quote][bold]richard[/bold] wrote:
HAPPY TO SEE THE BNP WIN THE MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR MARSDEN WARD MADE MY NIGHT.[bold]bold[/bold] [/quote] Shame on you. Nazis are nazis whatever they call themselves.
richard wrote:
HAPPY TO SEE THE BNP WIN THE MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR MARSDEN WARD MADE MY NIGHT.
Shame on you. Nazis are nazis whatever they call themselves.
Posted by: Nelson Resident., Cloverhill ward. on 7:16pm Fri 2 May 08
Brown has so much to answer for-the 10p tax scandal, the smoking debarcle, the re-cycling fiasco, nhs disgrace and the starvation of funds to our fighting forces: what else did he expect when he attacks his core labour voters! Up yours Gordie.
Brown has so much to answer for-the 10p tax scandal, the smoking debarcle, the re-cycling fiasco, nhs disgrace and the starvation of funds to our fighting forces: what else did he expect when he attacks his core labour voters! Up yours Gordie.
[quote][bold]Nelson Resident.[/bold] wrote:
Brown has so much to answer for-the 10p tax scandal, the smoking debarcle, the re-cycling fiasco, nhs disgrace and the starvation of funds to our fighting forces: what else did he expect when he attacks his core labour voters! Up yours Gordie.[/quote] Now David Foster you are crying like a true incompetent loser - just like Alan Davies and that lovely cleaning lady Dorothy Lord. Cheerio
Nelson Resident. wrote:
Brown has so much to answer for-the 10p tax scandal, the smoking debarcle, the re-cycling fiasco, nhs disgrace and the starvation of funds to our fighting forces: what else did he expect when he attacks his core labour voters! Up yours Gordie.
Now David Foster you are crying like a true incompetent loser - just like Alan Davies and that lovely cleaning lady Dorothy Lord. Cheerio
At local elections it is hard sometimes to vote purely on local issues but the thing that did it for me was:
A leading councillor telling us that the change to a fortnightly bin collection service was an 'improvement'.
The councillor who told us that expanding local activities into retail and leisure strengthened the local economy.
Then the ruling elite raised the Council Tax by the maximum amount possible without invoking capping at a time when households are buckling under immense financial strain.
Not contnet with inflicting this damage on the local economy the councillors then foisted upon us a Town Council and claimed it had massive local support, and are now going to charge us £50 a year for the privilege while we're struggling to pay for food and fuel etc., and our takehome pay has gone down as Calamity Brown doubles the tax rate.
I heard all of this and I thought to myself: is it me? Am I just plain thick and don't get 'it', or are the ruling elite on Pendle Council taking me for a fool?
Now I know I'm not the brightest Smartie in the tube but after much careful thought I came to the conclusion that they we're taking me for a patsy.
I didn't much like it, and I voted accordingly. It would seem that many of my fellow citizens took the same view.
At local elections it is hard sometimes to vote purely on local issues but the thing that did it for me was:
A leading councillor telling us that the change to a fortnightly bin collection service was an 'improvement'.
The councillor who told us that expanding local activities into retail and leisure strengthened the local economy.
Then the ruling elite raised the Council Tax by the maximum amount possible without invoking capping at a time when households are buckling under immense financial strain.
Not contnet with inflicting this damage on the local economy the councillors then foisted upon us a Town Council and claimed it had massive local support, and are now going to charge us £50 a year for the privilege while we're struggling to pay for food and fuel etc., and our takehome pay has gone down as Calamity Brown doubles the tax rate.
I heard all of this and I thought to myself: is it me? Am I just plain thick and don't get 'it', or are the ruling elite on Pendle Council taking me for a fool?
Now I know I'm not the brightest Smartie in the tube but after much careful thought I came to the conclusion that they we're taking me for a patsy.
I didn't much like it, and I voted accordingly. It would seem that many of my fellow citizens took the same view.
WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO VOTE BUT WE DO THE "POSTAL " system but alas no papers so no vote, but the shower of dooda voted off, well off you pop well done all you voters now lets get rid of that other waste of time greaves who incidently does not live in colne but witters on about it like he knows how rubbish it is and the centre after dark is a no go area for most people who dont like to get smashed on drink or drugs or both
WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO VOTE BUT WE DO THE "POSTAL " system but alas no papers so no vote, but the shower of dooda voted off, well off you pop well done all you voters now lets get rid of that other waste of time greaves who incidently does not live in colne but witters on about it like he knows how rubbish it is and the centre after dark is a no go area for most people who dont like to get smashed on drink or drugs or both
Posted by: Dr Syed K I Shah, BRIERFIELD/NELSON on 11:53pm Fri 2 May 08
I am glade that Liberal lost the overall control of the Pendle Council. They did nothing for the people of Brierfiled. Our street roads are like war zones. Weldone Conservative. Hope, You will make Pendle a place worth living. Good luke.
I am glade that Liberal lost the overall control of the Pendle Council. They did nothing for the people of Brierfiled. Our street roads are like war zones. Weldone Conservative. Hope, You will make Pendle a place worth living. Good luke.
Posted by: Mark Lonsdale, nelson on 12:31pm Sat 3 May 08
[quote][bold]Voter[/bold] wrote:
Looks to me that the results in Pendle had more to do with: Tory Lord Ashcroft's millions backing the Tory marketing campaign. Residents voting Tory in some wards as an anti-Brown protest - and letting Labour in as a result. Labour's manipulation of the postal vote in asian areas.[/quote] It is clear to me why Alan Davis lost his seat if he believes the tories have spent £250,000 in pendle. I would agree more money has been spent in recent times but this figure is completely crazy.
I would bet the tories have received no more than £25k from Ashcroft however might get a further 10k towards the general election.
This is clearly a smear campaign from the LibDems.
Voter wrote:
Looks to me that the results in Pendle had more to do with: Tory Lord Ashcroft's millions backing the Tory marketing campaign. Residents voting Tory in some wards as an anti-Brown protest - and letting Labour in as a result. Labour's manipulation of the postal vote in asian areas.
It is clear to me why Alan Davis lost his seat if he believes the tories have spent £250,000 in pendle. I would agree more money has been spent in recent times but this figure is completely crazy.
I would bet the tories have received no more than £25k from Ashcroft however might get a further 10k towards the general election.
This is clearly a smear campaign from the LibDems.
Posted by: Brierfielder, Brierfield on 6:57pm Sat 3 May 08
Finally the lib dems have lost overall control in Pendle. Hopefully now we can see money being spent on crumbling streets and some serious action taken against private landlords, who are just holding on to their rotten properties waiting for a regeneration grant. Either they fix them or they sell them.
Finally the lib dems have lost overall control in Pendle. Hopefully now we can see money being spent on crumbling streets and some serious action taken against private landlords, who are just holding on to their rotten properties waiting for a regeneration grant. Either they fix them or they sell them.
Posted by: Paul McKenna, Nelson on 7:22pm Sun 4 May 08
As a candidate in this year's local elections, I can confirm things were very interesting indeed. Many interesting things are being said here too.
The Lib Dems can accuse the Conservative Party of operating a targetted campaign until the cows come home. What about the vicious personal attack they made on Cllr Mike Calvert? I don't see any mention being made of that old cherry anywhere.
It's news to me if the Conservative Party has spent £250K in Pendle, sure we have invested more money in our campaign than we have done in the past, but this business of £250K is indeed just another smear tactic from the Lib Dems.
The people of Pendle voted for change this year, and their voice has been heard loud and clear.
Still you reap what you sow, and what goes around comes back to bite you.
As a candidate in this year's local elections, I can confirm things were very interesting indeed. Many interesting things are being said here too.
The Lib Dems can accuse the Conservative Party of operating a targetted campaign until the cows come home. What about the vicious personal attack they made on Cllr Mike Calvert? I don't see any mention being made of that old cherry anywhere.
It's news to me if the Conservative Party has spent £250K in Pendle, sure we have invested more money in our campaign than we have done in the past, but this business of £250K is indeed just another smear tactic from the Lib Dems.
The people of Pendle voted for change this year, and their voice has been heard loud and clear.
Still you reap what you sow, and what goes around comes back to bite you.
Posted by: Paul McKenna, Nelson on 7:27pm Sun 4 May 08
[quote][bold]Paul McKenna[/bold] wrote:
As a candidate in this year's local elections, I can confirm things were very interesting indeed. Many interesting things are being said here too. The Lib Dems can accuse the Conservative Party of operating a targetted campaign until the cows come home. What about the vicious personal attack they made on Cllr Mike Calvert? I don't see any mention being made of that old cherry anywhere. It's news to me if the Conservative Party has spent £250K in Pendle, sure we have invested more money in our campaign than we have done in the past, but this business of £250K is indeed just another smear tactic from the Lib Dems. The people of Pendle voted for change this year, and their voice has been heard loud and clear. Still you reap what you sow, and what goes around comes back to bite you.[/quote] Sorry, correction:
The last part should read:
Still, for the Lib Dems, you reap what you sow, and what goes around eventually comes back to bite you.
Paul McKenna wrote:
As a candidate in this year's local elections, I can confirm things were very interesting indeed. Many interesting things are being said here too. The Lib Dems can accuse the Conservative Party of operating a targetted campaign until the cows come home. What about the vicious personal attack they made on Cllr Mike Calvert? I don't see any mention being made of that old cherry anywhere. It's news to me if the Conservative Party has spent £250K in Pendle, sure we have invested more money in our campaign than we have done in the past, but this business of £250K is indeed just another smear tactic from the Lib Dems. The people of Pendle voted for change this year, and their voice has been heard loud and clear. Still you reap what you sow, and what goes around comes back to bite you.
Sorry, correction:
The last part should read:
Still, for the Lib Dems, you reap what you sow, and what goes around eventually comes back to bite you.
Posted by: Waterside resident on 8:15pm Sun 4 May 08
It is glad that we have removed the Liberals from power. They were becoming like a bunch of bully boys with Lord Greaves thinking that he was the next best thing to sliced bread. He should have been beaten by the BNP AND THEN HE WOULD NEVER HAVE HELD HIS HEAD UP AGAIN.
It is glad that we have removed the Liberals from power. They were becoming like a bunch of bully boys with Lord Greaves thinking that he was the next best thing to sliced bread. He should have been beaten by the BNP AND THEN HE WOULD NEVER HAVE HELD HIS HEAD UP AGAIN.
Posted by: Lord Geeves, London on 12:32pm Tue 6 May 08
Now that the People Of Pendle have delivered their verdict on the Lib/Dems i n Pendle ..its the right time for Lord Greaves to ffinally quit upsetting local folk im Pendle and take his rightful place in the Lords.. mind you he's not wanted here either ..
Greaves - if you haven't realised that the people of pendle hate you ..then u really need to see a doctor !!
Now that the People Of Pendle have delivered their verdict on the Lib/Dems i n Pendle ..its the right time for Lord Greaves to ffinally quit upsetting local folk im Pendle and take his rightful place in the Lords.. mind you he's not wanted here either ..
Greaves - if you haven't realised that the people of pendle hate you ..then u really need to see a doctor !!
Posted by: Lord Geeves, London on 12:32pm Tue 6 May 08
Now that the People Of Pendle have delivered their verdict on the Lib/Dems i n Pendle ..its the right time for Lord Greaves to ffinally quit upsetting local folk im Pendle and take his rightful place in the Lords.. mind you he's not wanted here either ..
Greaves - if you haven't realised that the people of pendle hate you ..then u really need to see a doctor !!
Now that the People Of Pendle have delivered their verdict on the Lib/Dems i n Pendle ..its the right time for Lord Greaves to ffinally quit upsetting local folk im Pendle and take his rightful place in the Lords.. mind you he's not wanted here either ..
Greaves - if you haven't realised that the people of pendle hate you ..then u really need to see a doctor !!
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