Sentences with phrase «general election voting follow»

The differences between locals, Euros and general election voting follow a familiar pattern.

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Representatives from across the political spectrum have spoken out against plans which could delay the counting of general election votes until the following morning - rather than the dramatic all - night count.

The public has added its voice to a mounting campaign to keep the traditional all - night general election vote count - rather than move it to the following morning.

A recent striking example of this is Labour's poor showing in the 2017 local elections that was followed by a large increase in the popular vote in the general election, just over a month later.

Following the 2017 general election, UKIP's vote share plummeted by 15.6 % seeing both Conservative and Labour vote shares rise significantly by 9 %.

Adrian Kavanagh, 19th April 2017 Following an announcement by Theresa May yesterday and a House of Commons vote to confirm this today, a «snap» general election is now scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 8th June 2017.

Research in marginal seats by Politics Home in August 2008 and September 2009, for example, found a significant boost for the Lib Dems in the follow - up question «And thinking specifically about your own constituency and the candidates who are likely to stand there which party's candidate do you think you will vote for in your own constituency at the next general election?»

The incident took place at the Great Thurlow hunt following days of speculation about whether Theresa May will abandon her general election pledge to grant MPs a free vote on whether to overturn the foxhunting ban.

The turnout on the independence vote was 84 %, and in the general election the following year, Scotland had a turnout of 71 % which was far higher than the UK average.

On average, in those seats that the party won in by - elections, it went on to hold on to more than four - fifths of its vote share at the following general election.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

On 1 March 2014, at a special conference the party reformed internal Labour election procedures, including replacing the electoral college system for selecting new leaders with a «one member, one vote» system following the recommendation of a review by former general - secretary Ray Collins.

However, since the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act 2011, terms are now a fixed five years, and an early general election can only be brought about either by a two - thirds majority in favour of a motion for a dissolution, or by a vote of no confidence that is not followed within fourteen days by a vote of confidence (which may be for confidence in the same government or a different one).

Wednesday night, it will be just de Blasio and Albanese — a moment the latter has surely been pining for since the former ran away with 40 percent of the primary vote, followed by 73 percent in the 2013 general election against Republican Joe Lhota.

The British National Party, which finished fifth with 1.9 % of the vote for its 338 candidates at the 2010 general election, stood only eight candidates following a collapse in support.

The parties are on the following shares of the vote (with 2005 general election performance in brackets):

She said the Commission will «refer the matter of the possible forgeries of these signatures to the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution in line with the following sections of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29): Section 211: Perjury Section 248: making false declaration etc. for office or voting; Section 251: Deceiving a public officer Section 256: Corruption, Intimidation and impersonation in respect of election.»

The last state constitutional convention was held in 1967 and all proposed changes that emerged from it were voted down in the general elections that followed.

Unless the result is even more dramatic than the polls suggest, AV + is likely to be the voting system for the general election that follows 2010.

That, coupled with Andrews» unpopular vote for the Iraq war in 2002, resulted in an easy Lautenberg win in the primary, followed by an easy general election win over former then - congressman Dick Zimmer.

[66] Interviewed the following Sunday by Andrew Neil and asked about «the game plan», Farage welcomed the «average 13 % vote» across the country, and stated that the party was preparing for county council elections in 2013, European elections in 2014 and a general election in 2015.

During March 2010, the Daily Mail reported that Cameron may have voted for Tony Blair's Labour Party, and that she might vote for Gordon Brown in the 2010 General Election, following comments made by Shadow Arts Minister, Ed Vaizey to Andrew Rawnsley during the making of a documentary for Channel 4.

At the 2001 general election, the Liberal Democrats had come third in the seat, with only 10.6 % of the vote, but in the following 2005 general election they held on to the seat.

All other states (except Washington and California) use single - party primaries followed by a general election between party candidates, each conducted by either a plurality voting system or runoff voting, to elect Senators, Representatives, and statewide officials.

Mulgrew kicked off the debate by saying that the UFT could follow one of four paths in the mayoral race: endorse in the primary, wait to endorse in the likely event of a runoff between the top two primary vote - getters, endorse only in the general election, or don't endorse at all.

In October 1974 Labour won a narrow majority, there was record inflation, high unemployment, massive Conservative Local Election & By Election victories followed by the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the Liberals.

Many people who are councillors in marginal areas, or have previously been in that position, know enough of history, or are old enough recall the 1980's, maybe they blame council election defeats of 1982, and the general elections on the Falklands, maybe they take credit for Andrew Mckintosh winning the GLC for livingstone in 1981, maybe they feel we lost in 1979 as it wasn't left wing enough, But they voted Corbyn and won't accept that we will lose by a mile in 2020 with him, even if we get half as any votes in the council elections over the next 3 years, as before, Various things can be done, Blue labour needs to work with Labour first, like compass before them, anti neo liberalism, felt Blair lost his way after his first 6 years, Yes progress has a large following and ability of resources, but since 2007 it's been redundant

A proposed amendment shall be submitted to the Members of the Association for mail ballot or by electronic means at the time of the next annual general election following the Council meeting at which it was presented if (a) a majority of the Council so votes or (b) it bears the signatures of one thousand or more Members of the Association.