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Boris in 'divorce in London' plea - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Boris in 'divorce in London' plea
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
He also again demanded that a third runway be ruled out at Heathrow Airport, and mocked turnout in the recent police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections. article_mpuAdvertisement. Hailing the capital as the "chief glory of the UK economy", Mr ...
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Cameron hires Boris poll 'wizard' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Cameron hires Boris poll 'wizard'
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Australian Lynton Crosby is reportedly set to start work within weeks as the Tory leader seeks to beef-up his operation ahead of the next general election in 2015. The return of the figure closely associated with the Tories' failed crime and ...
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Turnout concerns mar police votes - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Turnout concerns mar police votes
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
A post-mortem is under way into the first elections for police commissioners in England and Wales after the poll was marred by a record-low turnout. Only around one in seven bothered to go to the ballot box, forcing David Cameron and Conservative ...
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PCCs have mandate, insists Cameron - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
PCCs have mandate, insists Cameron
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the first police and crime commissioners will have a mandate to oversee the delivery of law and order, despite a turnout at the elections which is expected to be a record low. In the most high-profile ...
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Miliband jubilant over poll results - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Miliband jubilant over poll results
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Andy Sawford's victory by a margin of almost 7,800 votes was the highpoint for Labour in a day of results which was otherwise dominated by the poor turnout in elections to the newly-created post of Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) across England and ...
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Latest from West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election Labour's ... - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Latest from West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election Labour's ...
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
The elected PCC will set spending plans and have the power to “hire and fire” chief constables. However there has been a dire turnout of people turning out for the poll with just 14 per cent of the electorate bothering to vote. And voters spoiled 8,277 ...
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Cameron insists PCCs 'have mandate' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Cameron insists PCCs 'have mandate'
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted that the first police and crime commissioners will have a mandate to oversee the delivery of law and order, despite a turnout at the elections which is expected to be a record low. As votes were counted in 41 ...
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Labour 'to win Corby poll by 4000' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour 'to win Corby poll by 4000'
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
A poll drubbing in the seat, which was held by Louise Mensch, would give Labour its first Tory by-election scalp since 1997 and prove embarrassing for Prime Minister David Cameron. A senior Labour source suggested the party could secure a majority of ...
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Low turnout for West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election - Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
Low turnout for West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner election
Hemsworth and South Elmsall Express
“Many voters have made comments about the arrangements for these elections both verbally and on ballot papers and we will be feeding back nationally. I hope these comments will help to inform a review which will be undertaken by the electoral ...
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Central ward by-election result - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Central ward by-election result
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
THE CONSERVATIVE party's candidate has been elected to represent a Chiltern District Council ward following the by-elections held yesterday. Chiltern District Council's Central ward will be represented by Conservative Jonathan Rush after he received ...
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Low turnouts for PCC elections - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Low turnouts for PCC elections
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Fears of poor participation in the election of the new commissioners appeared to be confirmed as the first results came in, with Wiltshire declaring an overall turnout of 15.8%. But it was even lower in parts of the county, where Tory candidate Angus ...
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Labour slams police vote promotion - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour slams police vote promotion
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Voters were not given enough information about the police and crime commissioner elections, Labour has claimed as turnout was expected to be as low as 10% in some areas. Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the elections for the new ...
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Tory wins crime commissioner poll - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Tory wins crime commissioner poll
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
The Tories have claimed first blood in the police and crime commissioner elections with magistrate Angus Macpherson taking the post in Wiltshire. In the second round of voting, Mr Macpherson won 35,319 votes ahead of Labour's Clare Moody, who obtained ...
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Labour holds two Westminster seats - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour holds two Westminster seats
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
There were swings towards Labour as the party held its two seats in the parliamentary by-elections. Stephen Doughty claimed Cardiff South and Penarth, winning 9,193 votes, while Lucy Powell won in Manchester Central with 11,507 votes. Neither results ...
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Labour optimistic of Corby victory - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Labour optimistic of Corby victory
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
The results of that by-election are not due to be announced until later on Thursday, by which time Labour are expected to have held their two safe seats of Manchester Central and Cardiff South and Penarth. In Wales, Labour sources are quietly confident ...
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Votes counted in by-election polls - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Votes counted in by-election polls
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Counting began in parliamentary by-elections in Manchester and Cardiff after polls closed on Thursday night but the results of a crunch vote in Corby will not be known until Friday afternoon. The Northamptonshire seat is a major by-election test for ...
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PCC election 'a comedy of errors' - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
PCC election 'a comedy of errors'
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
The Government's handling of the first elections to the post of police and crime commissioner was branded a "comedy of errors" as voters went to the polls across England and Wales. The Electoral Reform Society said polling stations were "standing empty ...
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PM faces major by-election test - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
PM faces major by-election test
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Ed Miliband's Labour Party has established a solid poll lead since the last election and the Tories' campaign was plunged into controversy on Tuesday night when it emerged their campaign manager Chris Heaton-Harris had encouraged a rival candidate.
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Voters set to elect first PCCs - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Voters set to elect first PCCs
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Elections are being held in the 41 police areas outside London but experts claim turnout could be as low as 15% as a combination of apathy, lack of awareness and dark, cold weather keeps voters at home. The new commissioners, who are expected to earn ...
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Cooper: PCCs information shambolic - Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Cooper: PCCs information shambolic
Buckinghamshire Advertiser
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has accused the Government of running a shambolic information campaign in the run-up to the first elections for police and crime commissioners. Ms Cooper said people were saying they did not know anything about ...
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