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Election News: Local Elections 2010
Coverage from Ham&High reporters in Camden, Haringey, Barnet and Westminster
CAMDEN Conservatives unanimously elected a new leader at a meeting last night after Cllr Andrew Marshall decided to step down. After four years on the job he is replaced by Frognal and Fitzjohn s councillor Martin Davies and Cllr Andrew Mennear was also u... » MORE
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Has this happened to you? Contact us with your postal vote stories on 0207 433 6217 or email editorial@hamhigh.co.uk A WEST Hampstead resident studying in Nottingham is furious she had to return to London t... » MORE
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LABOUR has romped home to a massive victory in Camden winning back the overall majority they historically lost in 2006. They have won a huge number of wards back from the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and the Greens including Kentish Town, Gospel O... » MORE
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Councillors elected so far: BELSIZE: Tom Simon (Lib Dem), Jonny Bucknell (Conservative), Claire Louise-Leyland (Conservative). Conservatives gain two seats from Lib Dems. KILBURN: Mike Katz, Thomas Gardiner, Maryam Eslamdoust (all Labour). Labour gain thr... » MORE
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SUSANNA WILKEY REPORTS: LABOUR has romped to victory in the first three seats of the Camden Council local elections currently being counted at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm. They have claimed all three seats in Kilburn, ousting Liberal Democrats Janet Grauberg and James King,... » MORE
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Glenda Jackson has pulled off a shock victory in Hampstead and Kilburn – with a majority of just 42. Ms Jackson, who has been MP of former constituency Hampstead and Highgate since 1992, fought back tears as the result was declared. A recount was called a... » MORE
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AN election recount has been called at Hampstead and Kilburn, it has been announced. It is understood that the Conservatives made the call after the previous count edged Labour s Glenda Jackson ahead of her rivals. Ms Jackson, who has been an MP since 199... » MORE
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Frank Dobson has held on to his seat in Holburn and St Pancras.
The official result came in shortly after 6.30am.
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FRUSTRATION is growing at the Hampstead and Kilburn count as the final loose votes from Brent are counted. The different coloured bundles are all set out on the table and look really similar in size leading many to believe there will definitely be a recou... » MORE
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Esther Rantzen s bid to become an MP has ended dismally. The Hampstead independent campaigner polled just 1,872 votes in a seat comfortably won by the Labour candidate who replaced Margaret Moran in the wake of the expenses scandal. Some observers believe that... » MORE
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SUSANNA WILKEY REPORTS: THE waiting continues at the election count at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm with a predicted further three hour wait for the result in Holborn and St Pancras. The votes are still being verified and then have to be counted so we could be looking at a 6am finish. Things are... » MORE
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Mike Freer, the conservative candidate for Finchley and Golders Green is quietly confident he will be part of a Tory majority government by tomorrow morning. Speaking to Ham&High at the count held at the North London Business Park, Mike Freer said: I e... » MORE
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Hackney Town Council has responded to angry would-be voters who were turned away from polling stations before they could cast their votes. Yesterday evening saw sit-ins at some Hackney polling stations with police reporting at least 150 disappointed peopl... » MORE
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Charlotte Newton Reports ANTICIPATION is mounting at the Alexandra Palace count as residents and politicians wait to see who will take control of the Town Hall. All of Haringey s 57 seats across the borough s 19 wards are up for grabs tonight and residents want... » MORE
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Former Labour spin guru Alastair Campbell, who lives in Gospel Oak, believes New Labour is not dead. In a feisty television encounter with Andrew Neill, he said: If Labour and the Lib Dems can do a deal and if the Tories can t find a government, then that s an option. All the par... » MORE
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LIBERAL Democrats stalking the Hornsey and Wood Green election count are already predicting a win for current MP Lynne Featherstone. Councillors and election agents are currently assessing the size of paper piles at the count in Alexandra Palace s Great H... » MORE
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LIBERAL Democrats stalking the Hornsey and Wood Green election count are already predicting a win for current MP Lynne Featherstone. Councillors and election agents are currently assessing the size of paper piles at the count in Alexandra Palace s Great H... » MORE
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WITH hours to go until the polling stations close on the 2010 general election the candidates are still working hard in Hampstead and Kilburn. They are out and about on the election trail persuading people to cast their votes and all have said the turnout... » MORE
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ON leaving Number 10 Cherie Blair made her relief at exiting the political media circus clear, telling the press I won't miss you! . But she seemed happy to duck back in this week, albeit very briefly, for the sake of showing her support... » MORE
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A MIX-UP at the printers is believed to be responsible for almost one in 12 postal votes in Hornsey and Wood Green containing the wrong information. The problem could mean the council is open to appeals if a candidate wins by a slim... » MORE
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IN one of their last opportunities to speak to the voting public en masse, the wannabe MPs for Hornsey and Wood Green took to the stage at the Broadway hustings last week. On Wednesday night at Greig City Academy, residents quizzed five of... » MORE
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VOTING hasn t come easy for many this morning after glitches emerged in the registration system. One Barnet resident called the Ham&High after she was told she was ineligible to vote despite contacting the council twice to confirm her registration. Seren... » MORE
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THE last days of the campaign trail have seen a flurry of activity for the candidates in Hampstead and Kilburn as they try to pick up a few more votes before the electorate heads to the ballot box today. The candidates displayed a mixture o... » MORE
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In the last of our interviews with the three main candidates for Finchley and Golders Green, Katie Davies talks to Liberal Democrat nominee and Haringey councillor Laura Edge. TRIFLE isn t usually a dirty word in politics. Some phrases may be considere... » MORE
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LIBERAL Democrat economic guru Vince Cable made a whirlwind visit to Belsize Park today give a final boost to Ed Fordham s campaign. He met shopkeepers along England s Lane before stopping for a cup of tea at the Chamomile Café with the Hampstead and Kilb... » MORE
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NEW research has suggested the outcome of tomorrow s election in Frank Dobson s Holborn and St Pancras seat is too close to call. The London Communications Agency has predicted the outcomes of all the London parliamentary seats as well as the local counci... » MORE
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PRE-ELECTION analysis carried out by the Ham&High news team this week revealed that Ed Fordham and Frank Dobson are the Parliamentary candidates most in tune with the views of influential community figures in their constituencies. A series of questions co... » MORE
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7) How would you propose to protect major open spaces in urban areas such as Hampstead Heath from the adverse impact of surrounding development and from pressures for commercial use? GJ: Whenever there is an idea for the Heath the reaction is not just l... » MORE
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3) What will the candidates do about putting a freeze on the increase in business rates for independent traders who are facing increases of anything from 30 to 100 per cent? GJ: We will ensure that the small businesses know all the things that the govern... » MORE
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11) How would you remedy what you consider to be the most important issue in the UK? GJ: The most important issue is maintaining what everyone acknowledges is a very delicate recovery. It has to be supported and we cannot pull the plug on it at this stag... » MORE
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