Sentences with phrase «candidates in local elections»

I've a feeling the Tories have retained the odd councillor in Mansfield, though as in Ashfield they are heavily impacted by independent candidates in local elections.

We are fighting against the Alternative Vote hard; we have excellent candidates in the local elections, a superb mayoral candidate in popular local councillor Ross Grant, and a brilliant parliamentary candidate shortlist.

Maria Allwine, former Maryland Green Party gubernatorial candidate, recently had a letter published in the Baltimore Sun decrying the newspaper's failure to cover Green Party candidates in local elections:

Nigel Farage's party won three Gloucestershire county council seats last year and is fielding 11 candidates in these local elections — more than Labour.

A top aide to a Republican candidate for governor is working with public employee unions to defeat Republican candidates in local elections.

For now, we are focused on helping candidates in the local elections who have helped us out so much.»

The result is not unsurprising given the extent of the media coverage the party has enjoyed over the last week, as it stands an unprecedented number of candidates in the local elections.

Taiwan Milestones Taiwan's president Ma Ying - jeou and his Kuomintang party lost control of important political positions in late November, when Taiwanese voters chose opposition party and independent candidates in local elections across the island.

[3] Citizens also have the right to vote in and run as a candidate in local elections in the country where they live, European elections and European Citizens» Initiative.

Ukip has also been forced to defend itself against claims they barred a candidate from standing as a candidate in a local election because he was disabled.

He is still active in Labour and has stood as a candidate in local elections.

Not exact matches

Despite Chamber of Commerce - type efforts to discredit the «slow growth» approach as «elitist» and «anti-business,» and despite shamefully blatant local newspaper support for the pro-growth candidate in the recent municipal election, the pro-cap mayor won.

The Christian Science Monitor: All politics is local, even the US election as seen by Kenyans Kenyans are closely watching the US presidential election, with two groups in particular rooting for each of the candidates.

Ukip candidates are hoping to put in a strong polling performance today as voters go to the polls in local elections across England.

According to them, by nullifying elections in 18 out of 31 local government areas, Section 179 (2)(b) of the Nigerian Constitution, which required that a candidate vying for the office of the Governor would be declared winner if he has not less than one quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two - thirds of the local government areas, has been breached.

If campaign HQ's a-rockin»... Often, in election campaigns, the candidate or local party will hire out a house to put up some of the volunteers and the staff who've come up from London to pitch in over the campaigns.

Our politics is already headed in that direction - we already see elections being fought on the basis of who is the most «local» candidate, which candidate does the most casework, etc. etc..

The state Board of Elections has declined to investigate Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey's allegation that Democratic Mayor Stephanie Miner made illegal campaign contributions to local political candidates in the 2011 eElections has declined to investigate Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey's allegation that Democratic Mayor Stephanie Miner made illegal campaign contributions to local political candidates in the 2011 electionselections.

Why not say what is true - reforming local candidate selection is fine, but does nothing to address the question of how and whether voters influence who gets to govern the country in a General Election.

After several false starts, the local party plans to hold a mini convention Jan. 9 at which committee members will select a candidate to run in the yet - to - be-called special election.

Many people on this thread have bemoaned the lack of «local» candidates in our elections.

In its federal election, Germany uses mixed - member proportional representation, where a voter makes two votes: one picks a particular candidate in local constituency, second for a partIn its federal election, Germany uses mixed - member proportional representation, where a voter makes two votes: one picks a particular candidate in local constituency, second for a partin local constituency, second for a party.

Thirteen months after its devolution deal was first announced, not a single candidate from a major party has come forward to stand in the city region's mayoral election next year, while local leaders have continued to question whether they should even have to introduce a metro mayor full - stop — despite the Communities secretary Sajid Javid stating explicitly that this would continue to be a «real red line» for progressing with devolution deals.

«As a former candidate for several positions in local government, I believe the community must be involved in elections,» said Rev. Roosevelt Baums.

Through his campaign account and his political action committee, the Kerry campaign operation generated more than $ 10 million for various party committees and 179 candidates for the U.S. House, Senate, state and local offices in 42 states focusing on the midterm elections during the 2006 election cycle.

April 16th at midnight is the filing deadline for congressional candidates to deliver their signatures to the local Board of Elections to get onto the June 26th primary ballot, but in an interesting wrinkle in election law, candidates can still substitute in someone else after this date.

He has stood as a candidate for the English Democrats in local, parliamentary and European elections.

In 2009 UKIP came second in the European elections held on the same day as in local elections, but they only fielded candidates in a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stooIn 2009 UKIP came second in the European elections held on the same day as in local elections, but they only fielded candidates in a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stooin the European elections held on the same day as in local elections, but they only fielded candidates in a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stooin local elections, but they only fielded candidates in a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stooin a quarter of seats where the three main parties also stood.

Candidates seeking the Green Party nomination for federal, state, and local partisan elected offices (or endorsement for non-partisan offices) will be present, vying to represent the party in the November 2018 election.

Democratic leaders are trying to frame the November midterm elections not as a national referendum on the party in power but as local choices between two candidates.

A good way of assessing this question is to look at the experience of local elections and analyse how much other parties benefitted when UKIP stood a candidate in 2013 but not this year, compared with where they had candidates both times.

In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturIn 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturin backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturin the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.

It will run candidates in elections in federal, state and local elections.

In the 2009 English local elections, the party fielded 84 county council and local authority candidates, with a particular focus in Bristol, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and LancashirIn the 2009 English local elections, the party fielded 84 county council and local authority candidates, with a particular focus in Bristol, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Lancashirin Bristol, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire and Lancashire.

43 % of English Democrats candidates in the 2012 local elections were former BNP members.

In the 2007 local elections, 78 candidates stood for election in boroughs and districts in 15 English counties, including 20 in Dartford and ten in PortsmoutIn the 2007 local elections, 78 candidates stood for election in boroughs and districts in 15 English counties, including 20 in Dartford and ten in Portsmoutin boroughs and districts in 15 English counties, including 20 in Dartford and ten in Portsmoutin 15 English counties, including 20 in Dartford and ten in Portsmoutin Dartford and ten in Portsmoutin Portsmouth.

[11] At the English local elections in June 2009, the party's candidate Peter Davies won the mayoral election for the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster.

The party fielded a candidate in the 3 March 2011 local by - election for the Walkden North ward of Salford City Council.

In 2010, the party also stood in the local elections on 6 May, but did not publish a list of candidateIn 2010, the party also stood in the local elections on 6 May, but did not publish a list of candidatein the local elections on 6 May, but did not publish a list of candidates.

In the 2007 local elections, seventy - eight candidates stood for election in boroughs and districts across fifteen English counties, including twenty in Dartford and ten in PortsmouIn the 2007 local elections, seventy - eight candidates stood for election in boroughs and districts across fifteen English counties, including twenty in Dartford and ten in Portsmouin boroughs and districts across fifteen English counties, including twenty in Dartford and ten in Portsmouin Dartford and ten in Portsmouin Portsmouth

Although LCR typically does not allow local chapters to support other candidates, the organization is allowing for flexibility in this election.

The first set of seats are won in a traditional first - past - the - post election in local areas, where the candidate with more votes than anybody else wins.

Democrats, too, may be wary of turning to a candidate without local ties to a district after the special election in Georgia's sixth district, in which Jon Ossoff struggled to combat the criticism he didn't live in the House seat he was running to represent.

There was widespread sniggering early in David Cameron's tenure as leader of the party when candidates started appearing on local election ballot papers tagged as David Cameron's Conservatives.

The recent violence mainly results from local tensions between the 19,000 candidates for the 500 seats in parliament and the election campaigns of the two main presidential candidates, Etienne Tshisekedi and Joseph Kabila.

In the 2005 local elections James stood as the Conservative Candidate in Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward in StocktoIn the 2005 local elections James stood as the Conservative Candidate in Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward in Stocktoin Bishopsgarth and Elm Tree Ward in Stocktoin Stockton.

The Green Party in the United States has won elected office mostly at the local level; most winners of public office in the United States who are considered Greens have won nonpartisan - ballot elections (that is, elections in which the candidates» party affiliations were not printed on the ballot).

In bringing together such a wide range of information, including candidate names, previous election results, demographics, party funding information, election forecasts, and information about constituency history, the Dashboard is the most comprehensive data source for citizens seeking to find out more about their local area.

As you have stated that you intend to stand in the local, election despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andelection despite not having been selected for the Party, and despite Mrs Clarke asking you to agree to support whoever is properly selected by the Association to fight the Willerby and Kirkella ward, I am forced to act to protect the Party by refusing to agree to you being nominated to represent the Conservative Party at the 2015 General Election as candidate for Hull West andElection as candidate for Hull West and Hessle.

In many parts of my own area, at least in local authority elections, there has often been no Labour candidatIn many parts of my own area, at least in local authority elections, there has often been no Labour candidatin local authority elections, there has often been no Labour candidate.