Sentences with phrase «local councillors in»

Just as in general elections, local councillors in England and Wales are elected via First Past the Post.

When I had my son I was a local councillor in Glasgow and took the view that I could not take the time off work for maternity leave, so I combined my role with being a mum.

He has always been fascinated by politics and debating and after reading physics at university (now there is a rarity) gained experience as a local councillor in Croydon, where he was born and lived, then at CCHQ in research and campaigning and working with the young George Osborne as well as Lynton Crosby and Michael Ashcroft.

Khan was chair of the Civil Liberties group Liberty for three years and served as a local councillor in Wandsworth.

He is a local councillor in the London Borough of Southwark, Vice-Chair of the think - tank Policy Network, a member of the Advisory Board of the Social Market Foundation, and sits on the Scientific Council of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies.

No more than Labour is because a local councillor in their party happens to be.

McGovern bristles, before hitting back: «For me, it comes back to what I learned from being a local councillor in Southwark, which is: what's the test?

8 years as an elected local councillor in both opposition and control (I was also Mayor with the casting vote when Labour was evenly balanced with the LibDems)

He became a local councillor in 2003 and went on to later serve as leader of Inverclyde Council.

By October 2010, 27 - year - old Traill was on the other side of the glass, having sent off three rivals with 44 per cent of the vote in the race for local councillor in Clarington's Ward 3.

Not exact matches

Mr. Ford's candidacy in the federal elections were in response to Mr. Uppal's nomination win over Strathcona County Councillor Jacquie Fenske, which many in the local Conservative establishment believed to be unfair.

In wider public life, too, the plight of a local borough councillor, school governor, magistrate or head teacher who challenges the gender - agenda is likely to be a bleak one.

Local religious leaders have been invited to join local MPs and councillors at the Assembly, which is being held in partnership with CitizenLocal religious leaders have been invited to join local MPs and councillors at the Assembly, which is being held in partnership with Citizenlocal MPs and councillors at the Assembly, which is being held in partnership with Citizens UK.

Local Councillors have expressed criticism of the Labour council who made the deal with the church in exchange for turning their old building into a new school.

Councillor Trevor Norton (District Council of Loxton Waikerie), Craig Ferber (Project Manager, Loxton to Bookpurnong Local Action Planning Committee), Michelle Campbell (Local Engagement Officer, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office) and Ian Atkinson (Chief Executive Officer, Nature Foundation South Australia) watching environmental water flowing into a wetland at Loxton Riverfront Reserve in 2014.

It was made in a blog by Mike Law, a former Newham councillor, who declared of the surprising # 40 million loan offered by his council to West Ham: «It was a bizarre partnership between a deprived local authority and a failing football club.»

And then let's see how those same residents and councillors complain when the council tax has to go up because of a drop in profits for the local businesses who earn a fortune on match days but will then be unable to meet their rates.»

In a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the StatIn a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the Statin new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the Statin the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State.

In the speech, for the Conservative Councillors» Seminar in central London, Mr Osborne stressed that a Conservative government would learn from local councils how to reduce administration costs in order to focus resources on public serviceIn the speech, for the Conservative Councillors» Seminar in central London, Mr Osborne stressed that a Conservative government would learn from local councils how to reduce administration costs in order to focus resources on public servicein central London, Mr Osborne stressed that a Conservative government would learn from local councils how to reduce administration costs in order to focus resources on public servicein order to focus resources on public services.

Rosena Allin - Khan, a junior doctor and local councillor, romped to victory with 17,894 votes - increasing Labour's majority in Tooting from 2,842 in last year's general election to 6,357.

The local photographer took great delight in snapping my MP, a councillor and a park manager seeking sanctuary under a Disney umbrella.

In a Sunday Times article, Mr Phillips referred to a High Court case being taken by the National Secular Society and an atheist former councillor challenging the holding of prayers in local council meetings as «nonsense on stilts», and said human rights legislation was undermined by using it to settle «parochial disputes»In a Sunday Times article, Mr Phillips referred to a High Court case being taken by the National Secular Society and an atheist former councillor challenging the holding of prayers in local council meetings as «nonsense on stilts», and said human rights legislation was undermined by using it to settle «parochial disputes»in local council meetings as «nonsense on stilts», and said human rights legislation was undermined by using it to settle «parochial disputes».

To demonstrate the darkening mood in local government, we tested opinion among councillors across England and Wales.

Politicians in parliament rely on their local councillors to get them re-elected.

There are other opportunities to draw in the expertise and local knowledge of local non-executive councillors across all authorities to work with their communities in community planning to feed into the development of the Mayor's spatial plan.

In Witney, David Cameron's local area, Ukip split the right - wing vote, allowing Labour councillor Laura Price in with just ten more votes than the Ukip candidatIn Witney, David Cameron's local area, Ukip split the right - wing vote, allowing Labour councillor Laura Price in with just ten more votes than the Ukip candidatin with just ten more votes than the Ukip candidate.

Last year, at a local public meeting, the most eloquent and passionate speech I have heard in support of our local NHS hospital came from a local Tory councillor.

Yet it shows that even one in four Conservative councillors think power will shift from local government to the centre during this Parliament, and the only unity between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats at local level is about reducing council staff numbers.

There are tremendous opportunities to have a conversation with the communities, local councillors and stakeholders in how to be creative and bold in designing the checks and balances.

Now we add the extra, controversial layer: in addition to their «allowances» councillors are also eligible to receive travel expenses for the constant journeying to and from their local authority offices.

The government wants to ensure that nobody is discouraged from representing their local community as a local councillor and therefore intends to introduce this new exemption so that in the future, travel expenses paid to local councillors, including those to cover the costs of journeys to their council offices, are not subject to income tax or NICs.»

If voters used local elections purely to vote on local issues, then we'd have to conclude that the spectacular collapse of the Tories in the 90s was because their councillors gave up on bin collection, whilst the Lib Dems were good at sorting potholes during the 2000s but went on strike in the 2010s.

I was first elected as a Borough Councillor in 1982 and am now Leader of Hertfordshire County Council, Chairman of the County Councils Network and Chairman of the East of England Local Government Association.

In England and Wales the system is also still used to elect local councillors and here «no overall control» situations frequently occur, where either a coalition of parties runs the council, or the largest party assumes control without a majority.

In addition, the party has two seats on the Greater London Assembly, numerous local councillors across the country, and won control of Brighton & Hove unitary authority in 201In addition, the party has two seats on the Greater London Assembly, numerous local councillors across the country, and won control of Brighton & Hove unitary authority in 201in 2011.

A fightback is now well and truly underway with the Sun, Telegraph, Express and Mail doing (1) a particularly good job at highlighting waste in those councils making the biggest cuts in local government and (2) also the massive inflation in councillor remuneration.

First Past the Post (or «FPTP» for short)-- the current system in use in the UK since mediaeval times to elect MPs and since the late nineteenth century to choose local councillors.

Five years ago, Welsh Labour did very well in the Welsh local elections, increasing the number of council seats they held by around 70 %; by the end of that night they had substantially more councillor in Wales than did the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats put together.

The Scottish Green Party has two MSPs in the Scottish Parliament and fourteen councillors in 5 of the 32 Scottish local councils.

At the end of last year, he was promoted to the management team for Hanover's UK public affairs operation and in May's local elections he successfully ran as a councillor in Milton Keynes, picking up a seat from Labour with a majority of 204.

[18] The English Democrats lost their remaining councillors in the 2015 local elections.

I voted by post today and had three ballot papers: mayor, police and crime commissioner, local councillor — which is a lot of decisions to make about our future leaders in one go.

There will be further consideration of selection of councillors by the local government committee in consultation with the Scottish Association of Labour Ccouncillors by the local government committee in consultation with the Scottish Association of Labour CouncillorsCouncillors.

The Green Party also has one life peer, three Members of the European Parliament, two members of the London Assembly, and a small number of councillors on various local councils in England and Wales.

Also in the party's favour is that it has a very substantial presence in local government (even after the local elections) with around 2,750 councillors across Great Britain.

In a letter to Thames Valley Police, Tory councillor Simon Dudley spoke of «aggressive begging» and claimed that some rough sleepers had rejected help from local services and were therefore making «a voluntary choice».

In the opening half of the current parliament, it was the grassroots who were least invested in the present government; local authority elections were a much more important priority for councillors, many of which have already paid the price with their seats for the Lib Dem - Tory tie - uIn the opening half of the current parliament, it was the grassroots who were least invested in the present government; local authority elections were a much more important priority for councillors, many of which have already paid the price with their seats for the Lib Dem - Tory tie - uin the present government; local authority elections were a much more important priority for councillors, many of which have already paid the price with their seats for the Lib Dem - Tory tie - up.

As the results of the Local elections began to trickle in on Thursday night it soon became clear that the Labour Party had done well, gaining 824 councillors.

But perhaps the most damaging performance for the Tories was in Pendle - where the local party thought it was a good idea to readmit former councillor Rosemary Carroll so that it could take control of Lancashire council.

In three and a half weeks, people up and down the country will elect their local councillors.