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Was amused to find this piece in this mornings Private Eye concerning the expenses arrangements of Kevin Barron: More information on Kevin Barron, previously published on Rotherham Politics, can be found here. .
Another addition to the Akhtar family property empire: 61 Clough Road Azzizum Akhtar ‘owns’ this property then. Rothpol is grateful to our spotter, who has ticked the no publicity box on this occasion. This series of posts started with a … Continue reading
Seems ‘honest mistakes’ repeated continuously, since Jahangir returned to the council after the disgrace of his conviction for affray. Declarations of Interests: 07 June 2006/15 Sept 2006 06 June 2007 26 Oct 2007 14 April 2009 28 May 2010 14 … Continue reading
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Dropping through letterboxes across Rotherham, the latest edition, summer 2013, of the Labour Voice. The usual hand wringing, drivel and crocodile tears are on display throughout, but this image appears on the front page and I couldn’t resist displaying it … Continue reading
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Thanks to one enterprising soul, we now know exactly how much the security improvements to Shaun and Lisa Wright’s house in Rawmarsh cost us, the simply outrageous sum of £14,783.32!!! We publish the answer obtained by a Freedom of Information … Continue reading
You’ll get a bloody nose if you take us for granted At a time when national politics is focusing on our possible broken relationship with Europe I feel Dinnington and Anston politics should be looking towards our broken relationship with … Continue reading
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From Tales from The Town Hall:
(Posted 01/05/12)
Don’t take your eye off Darren Hughes. Look away for just a brief moment and all could have changed. This is the Conservative who was elected to Rotherham Council by supporters in the Anston and Wooodsetts ward in 2008, became leader of the Conservative group on the council, and then quit the Tory Party two years later. Read on…
An interesting article about a very obese Tory Councillor Chris Steward and his views on food banks, I wonder what the users of the food banks in Rotherham would think of his comments?
No doubt if this individual lived in the area controlled by Westminster he would have to get fit.
Very grateful to my source for these fascinating insights.
Rotherham By-Election 29th November Full Results:
| Name | Description | Vote | % Vote Share |
| M Beckett | LibDem | 451 | 2.1 |
| C Bristow | EDL | 29 | 0.1 |
| S Champion | Lab | 9966 | 46.5 |
| J Collins | UKIP | 4648 | 21.7 |
| S Copley | Ind | 582 | 2.7 |
| P Dickson | Ind | 51 | 0.2 |
| R Dyson | TUSC | 281 | 1.3 |
| M Guest | BNP | 1804 | 8.4 |
| Y Ridley | Respect | 1778 | 8.3 |
| D Wildgoose | ED | 703 | 3.3 |
| S Wilson | Con | 1157 | 5.4 |
| Total | 21450 | ||
| Turnout | 34.0% | ||
| Ballot papers issued | 21496 | ||
| Spoilt Papers | 46 | ||
| Electorate | 63420 |
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Something to keep you entertained while we wait.
The last vote has been cast. The Polling Stations are now closed! The candidates and their agents along with their counting agents are assembling at Magna for the count. The ballot boxes are on their way to be opened, verified and counted.
The result is expected around midnight to one am. Shouldn’t take long, turnout is reported to be very low. There could well be recounts on the cards, most likely to confirm deposits lost, rather that the result itself. But you never know! Result should appear on this page of the councils website: UK Parliamentary By-Election for Rotherham Constituency. BBC news channel will have the declaration live, that will be fun.
Many thanks to all of you who have popped into Rotherham Politics, contributed or commented, during recent weeks, hope you pass by this way again.
Whom so ever is elected tonight, Rotherham Politics and it’s readers, will be there to scrutinise what they do, or not do, in the ‘name of the people’. As an example, the recent readership figures, show hits have now exceeded by far, the number of voters that make up the entire electorate of Rotherham constituency, during this short campaign. Politics is going on line, even in Rotherham it would appear?
We believe that the labour party must deal decisively with it’s own internal problems now and clean it up! At the moment, cesspit would be an apt word to describe the murky world of labour politics in Rotherham! I know Jahangir Akhtar doesn’t like the term, but when Michael Elmer first coined the term ‘scum labour’, to sum up the labour party in Rotherham it seemed, so appropriate!
Some news just in, that perhaps presages the future, for some senior council employees:
“Council Gossip – Corporate Management Team (CMT) has already lost Andrew Bedford and do not want to loose Joyce Thacker. They are waiting to see the outcome
of today’s election – if Labour do well (even a win by 13 votes – well a win is a win) she will stay but if the rosette stops fluttering she and others will go. The politicians will sacrifice her to cover their own backs, so nothing new there.”
Results supplied by Anonymous:
Sarah Champion (Labour) 9866
Jane Collins (UKIP) 4648
Marlene Guest (BNP) 1804
Yvonne Ridley (Respect) 1778
Simon Wilson (Con) 1157
David Wildgoose (Eng Dem) 703
Simon Copley (Ind) 582
Michael Beckett (Lib Dem) 451
Ralph Dyson (TUSC) 261
Paul Dickson (Ind) 51
Clint Bristow (no descripton) 29
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