Sentences with phrase «candidates at selections»

Unfortunately, the rules do permit a shortlist which contains all the sitting councillors and no others, whereas normally there would be more potential candidates at selections than vacancies, but at least this can be over-turned by the selection meeting.

Not exact matches

At the end of the trial, if the selection committee approves a candidate, SumAll's entire 35 - person team puts the matter to a vote.

Early on Selection Sunday afternoon, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Rhode Island Rams in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game, ending the hopes of one at - large candidate.

Athletics great Brendan Foster, founder of The Great Run Company, was among those to express his delight at Birmingham's selection as the English candidate city to host the 2022 Games.

When there are players like Leicester City's N'Golo Kante — a candidate for player of the season in the Premier League — and Kingsley Coman, the exciting attacker on loan at Bayern Munich from Juventus, pushing more established internationals hard for selection, then you know you're dealing with a formidable pool of talent.

The risk profile of out of hospital births has also declined significantly over the period, which the report attributes to «appropriate selection of candidates» to give birth at home or birth center.

In other developments, reports emerged of Nigel Farage allegedly holding fascist views and singing pro-Hitler songs at school while a former Ukip MEP said the candidate selection process was «gerrymandered».

At first glance, research suggests that the ERS is correct in their argument: central party control over candidate selection and position on party lists tends to increase party unity in legislative behaviour.

6) Candidate selections - the next three months are key to putting in place Labour candidates for the top 75 target seats at the next general election.

[275] However, after much media speculation, in August 2014 he sought selection as the Conservative candidate for the safe seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip at the 2015 general election, [302] being selected as the party's candidate in September.

AG Andrew Cuomo's reported effort to influence the selection of a Democratic candidate to run for the office he'll vacate is not sitting well with at least one supporter of an AG contender who is not benefitting from Cuomo's support.

Some Labour activists considered Michael's involvement was improper saying «It's no business at all of an outgoing MP to interfere in the selection of a candidate to succeed him in such a way.»

«The first time I met Tony Blair was in 1993 and at the time he was on a group helping John Smith bring in one member, one vote for the selection of parliamentary candidates.

«His closeness to Unite and [its leader] Len McCluskey gave him the ability to influence, or at least to give the impression he could influence, the selection [of Labour's parliamentary candidates].

Deputy Sean Crowe was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 18th December 2017.

Deputy Simon Coveney and Senator Jerry Buttimer were selected as the Fine Gael candidates for this constituency at a selection convention on 29th November 2017.

Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate to contest this constituency at a selection convention held at the Hotel Keadeen in Newbridge on 18th February 2018, after winning out in a convention vote that was also contested by Cllr.

Deputies Patrick O'Donovan and Tom Neville were selected as the Fine Gael candidates for this constituency at a selection convention in the Dunraven Arms in Adare on 1st November 2017.

On 20th November 2017 Deputy Josepha Madigan and Senator Neale Richmond were selected as the Fine Gael candidates to contest this constituency at a selection convention in the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan.

John Pratt will be the Labour Party candidate for this constituency, having defeated Brendan Byrne in a vote at the party selection convention on 1st December 2017.

As reported by the KFM Radio website (22nd September 2017), for Dail deputy, Emmet Stagg, was selected to be the Labour Party candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 22nd September 2017.

Deputy Denise Mitchell was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 18th December 2017.

Sen. Aodhán Ó Ríordáin was selected as the Labour Party candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at a selection convention in Donnycarney on 27th June 2017.

Garry Gannon was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Central constituency at a selection convention on 3rd August 2017.

Deputy David Cullinane was unanimously selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 2nd December 2017.

Cian O'Callaghan was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at a selection convention in Fairview on 4th July 2017.

Deputy Catherine Byrne was selected as the Fine Gael candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 27th November 2017.

Sean Haughey TD was selected as the Fianna Fail candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at a selection convention ion 5th October 2017.

Noel Rock TD was selected as the Fine Gael candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at a selection convention at the Autobahn Pub on Glasnevin Avenue on 16th November 2017.

Deputy Jonathan O'Brien was selected as the Sinn Féin general election candidate for this constituency at a selection convention on 20th January 2018.

Anne - Marie McNally was selected as the Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin Mid West constituency at a selection convention in Lucan on 10th July 2017.

Deputies Eoghan Murphy and Kate O'Connell were selected as the Fine Gael candidates for this constituency at a selection convention on 29th November 2017.

Martin Miley and Gerry Bridgett were also nominated to contest this convention, but withdrew from the contest after it was announced that just one candidate would be selection at this convention.

Deputy Mary Lou McDonald was selected as the Sinn Féin candidate for this constituency at selection convention in the Gresham Hotel on 4th December 2017.

Deputy Jim O'Callaghan was selected as the Fianna Fail candidate for the Dublin Bay South constituency at a selection convention in late July 2017.

The convention at the Long Island Hilton will mostly be a scripted affair, full of a cheering review of Governor Andrew Cuomo's record and the pro-forma selection of candidates.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was scheduled today to announce his running mate selection at an event in New York City; those plans have been postponed.

A Labour Party worker who helped in candidate selection claimed: «You would be amazed at the amount of power they have behind closed doors.»

The Unite official at the centre of allegations of vote - rigging over the selection of a Labour parliamentary candidate in Falkirk resigned from his position at the Grangemouth power plant after a witch - hunt against trade unionists, Len McCluskey has said.

Long's selection today at the Republican convention here puts her on a path to become the most qualified candidate to be trounced by Schumer, four years after being trounced by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

After recent selections in the other two Newcastle upon Tyne seats, Newcastle Central Conservatives have now chosen 50 - year - old Nick Holder to stand as their candidate at the general election.

The Labour leader has asked police to look at alleged irregularities in a candidate selection race in Falkirk.

Sitting MPs are not subject to mandatory open reselection, but delegates at the meeting unanimously voted to introduce open selections for candidates on a one - member, one - vote basis.

The previously selected candidate stood down at the beginning of March, but the selection was delayed until after the local and European elections.

And Maples, I think, has a candidate selection role at Conservative HQ.

My party, at its grass roots, is dominated by active, enthusiastic and politically astute female members but, for whatever reason, not enough seek selection as candidates and few are adopted.

It's difficult to understand the thought process behind an acceptance that fixed - term parliaments, candidate selection and the number of MPs can be valid and relevant to the situation we are in, but that any discussion at all about the electoral system is not.

Labour chief Ray Collins hit back at accusations about the integrity of the selection process levelled by Jim Fitzpatrick, the MP for Poplar and Limehouse, who is backing Oona King «s bid to be the party's mayoral candidate.»

LabourList reports that in London there were «no criteria» at all for the selection of candidates aside from the rather cryptic «political judgement».

Just a thought — to reduce the disconnect between the Labour Party and the voters, and to maximise the Labour vote at general elections, would it not be wise to match candidates to constituencies in the selection process, wherever possible?