Liberal Democrat Jon Williams was last night celebrating his return to Bradley Stoke Town Council after a narrow victory in the Meadowbank parish ward by-election. Following a recount requested by the Conservative agent, the margin of victory was confirmed at just nine votes from the 458 cast. Mr Williams was a member of the Town Council from 1992 to 2007,
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Conservatives retract LibDem sixth form slur on eve of Meadowbank by-election
Bradley Stoke Conservatives have made an embarrassing public retraction of a statement made in a recent election campaign leaflet. The apology, made in a leaflet delivered to homes in the Meadowbank parish ward yesterday evening, concerns an accusation that Liberal Democrat candidate Jon Williams had “attempted to oppose” plans for a sixth form at Bradley Stoke Community School. Mr Williams
Continue readingMeadowbank by-election: latest Conservative leaflet
The latest Meadowbank by-election campaign leaflet from local Conservatives has appeared today. Under the headline ‘Positive Campaigning Locally’, Cllrs Rob Jones and John Ashe tell voters: “So many local people [we] have spoken to tell us how badly they feel Labour has let down our area.” The Councillors go on to highlight local issues on which they claim the Conservatives
Continue readingMeadowbank by-election: latest campaign news
The past fortnight has seen two further Liberal Democrat campaign leaflets dropping on the doormats of homes in Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbank parish ward, where a by-election takes place this coming Thursday (2nd October). The first leaflet describes the Liberal Democrat candidate, Jon Williams, as a ‘local champion’ and leads on a promise to “fight hard on behalf of the Bowls
Continue readingMeadowbank by-election campaigns get under way
Campaigning for the upcoming by-election in Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbank parish ward has got under way, with the first party political leaflets being delivered to homes in the area. The by-election, now officially confirmed for Thursday 2nd October 2008, sees one candidate from each of the local Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties battling for the seat that became vacant after Caroline
Continue readingMeadowbank by-election set for 2nd October
A by-election for the vacant seat in Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Meadowbank parish ward looks set to take place on Thursday 2nd October, after the local Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties announced they had each nominated a candidate. A Bristol and South Gloucestershire Conservatives press release named Paul Turner, “a local man from Bradley Stoke and local businessman” as the
Continue readingElection notice published for Meadowbank ward
A notice of election for the Town Councillor vacancy in Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbank parish ward has been posted on the Town Council’s noticeboards around the town. Should the vacancy be “contested”, i.e. should there be more than one candidate, the election will take place on Thursday 2nd October. Nominations papers must be submitted to the Returning Officer at South Gloucestershire
Continue readingTown Councillor vacancy in Meadowbank ward
A Councillor vacancy on Bradley Stoke Town Council has been announced on the Council’s noticeboards throughout the town. The vacancy is for a seat representing the Meadowbank parish ward, previously occupied by Caroline Charlton (Conservative). Ms Charlton had been a member of the Council since May 2007 and served as the Council’s press spokesperson until earlier this year. She was
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