Sentences with phrase «local election issues»

Steinberger says part of the reason animal cruelty has not been taken as seriously as domestic violence, child abuse or drunk driving — all of which were not seen as «real crimes» just a few decades ago — is that the other issues have been made into local election issues.

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It is personified by Dr Evan Harris, the Liberal Democrat MP who lost his Oxford seat at the last election substantially because local church members drew voters» attention to Dr Harris» ulterior motives on a variety of issues from abortion to euthanasia.

One issue is that in many states election - district members hold no office in local or state associations, so the associational workers are disenfranchised.

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 State.

Local elections are often said to be about local issues but actually most of the changes over time in shares of council seats won the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats can be accounted for by changes the popularity of these parties at the national lLocal elections are often said to be about local issues but actually most of the changes over time in shares of council seats won the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats can be accounted for by changes the popularity of these parties at the national llocal issues but actually most of the changes over time in shares of council seats won the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats can be accounted for by changes the popularity of these parties at the national level.

Still, plenty of elections will buck the national trends, hinging on local issues and local personalities.

«My reading is that with the uncertainty about the outcome of the election whether it be a hung parliament, whether it be a Tory majority or any of that stuff, people actually tuned in much more to local issues.

He insisted that the local elections were a test of the Tory government and criticised reporters for asking about polls instead of «focussing on the issues».

There are countless motivations in general elections and even more in locals - the results are reflected through a prism of local issues, local connections, local parties, national politics and national issues.

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.

The voting pattern will also be different, in local elections people tend to focus on local issues and they also provide an opportunity to teach the parties a lesson if they are thought to be ignoring public opinion.

By focusing Labour's local and European elections campaign on the «bread and butter» issues of housing stock shortage, rising housing prices, zero - hour contracts and a widespread sense of general economic insecurity, Miliband is trying to diffuse the electoral challenge posed by UKIP.

Local elections are taking place across 124 councils in England and will probably have a big impact on the day - to - day issues that most people care about.

Andre Duvenhage: The four most important issues are the economy and economic growth, social cohesion, land reform and preparing the terrain for the 2016 local government elections.

But as we enter the local election season this summer, the Silver issue could have legs beyond the lawsuits and criticism from Albany Republicans.

How the government handles this issue is going to dominate local politics as the general election approaches.

The former New York City mayor, who's adamant about his political independence and gives to Republicans and Democrats who align with positions he wants, comes into Election Day having donated more than $ 65 million — overwhelmingly to issue campaigns for local gun control and soda tax measures, but also to 18 individual candidates.

Reason - Rupe conducted a survey recently in the state of Wisconsin which covered a number of issues, including favorability ratings of local government, the Scott Walker Recall Election, and the Presidential election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Election, and the Presidential election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson.

«The elections in battleground Senate districts this fall will all be about local issues and local candidates in a high turnout presidential general election,» said Greenberg.

Perhaps though, the electorate will focus more on local issues this week and wait till the general election to deliver their verdicts on Mr Corbyn and Mrs May.

I am sure you are aware that the governor had a meeting with the stakeholders of Enugu State where he tabled these issues and gave some reasons why the Local Government elections were unable to hold in the State.

The Lib Dem emphasis on local issues and local personalities is well known but is vulnerable in an election where people really want to change the government — if it comes about.

Bournemouth council apologized after 100 people were unable to cast their vote in the local elections because an administrative blunder had led to the wrong ballot papers being issued.

In Thursday's local elections, housing is expected to be the second - biggest issue for voters behind health, according to polling by Lord Ashcroft.

I still believe we will be hammered in the forthcoming local elections, which makes me sorry for the hard working diligent councillor being affected not by local issues but by a simmering hatred the press and Labour have been keenly espousing since the coalition deal, and a hatred for the Lib Dems for being the face of the cuts.

«Sometimes local elections and by - elections do turn on local issues and this election saw Labour campaign fiercely and effectively against various charges imposed by the SNP local council.

Local issues (such as waste collection) do matter, and governments tend to lose ground in local electLocal issues (such as waste collection) do matter, and governments tend to lose ground in local electlocal elections.

«Before the election, the issue was taken to the state executive council and all the representatives from the 16 local governments were present.

A shambolic campaign in the Scottish parliamentary election of 2011 (which delivered just 0.35 % of the local vote) and his most recent foray into the 2016 London mayoral election (when he won 1.4 % of the vote) showed that without the right issues and electorate to exploit, his rhetoric could only get him so far.

In this first three research appointments and his PhD studies local government issues were the dominant interest, a theme which covered work on issues as diverse as the executive and scrutiny reforms; member allowances; the role (s) of local councillors; local elections; departmentalism; community appraisals; consultations; ward boundary changes; and history and structure.

Also in this issue: Glen O'Hara looks ahead to the local elections.

An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ustaz Sham - Una Jibril, who is known for his accurate predictions on both local and international issues, has predicted that the Ashanti Region which is known to be the «World Bank» of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will turn into a «Traditional Microfinance» in the 2020 General Elections.

Cleary, Team Cuomo sees these local races as an opportunity to reach voters in an «off» election year on what has become Cuomo's signature issue in this cycle.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg is quietly finishing as one of the biggest spenders of the 2016 cycle, coming into Election Day having donated more than $ 65 million — overwhelmingly to issue campaigns for local gun control and soda tax measures, but also to 18 individual candidates.

Markey, who was criticized for a light schedule of public appearances during the special election campaign, said he plans to visit every part of the state during the August Congressional recess to learn about local issues and what Washington can do to help.

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

By Chinwe Ogbuka, Assistant Director, Publicity Following the issue of alleged underage voters during the Kano State Local Government Election conducted by Kano State Independent Electoral -LSB-...]

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Drivetime (RTE Radio 1): Discussion relating to the impact of the pylons issue on the upcoming local and European elections (13th January 2014).

Nick Clegg has signalled his determination to press ahead with reform of the House of Lords in a move likely to anger Conservative MPs who have identified the issue as an electoral millstone that contributed to the dismal performance by coalition parties in last week's local elections.

Drivetime (RTE Radio 1): Discussion of recent opinion polls and voter turnout issues ahead of upcoming local and European elections (21st May 2014).

The Koch - affiliated organization has adopted a serious emphasis on grassroots outreach, hiring more than 500 field staff and working on local political issues and the midterm elections.

Skoufis says the problem is that some of the issues that resonate with young voters are not campaign issues on the local level, which makes increasing young voter turnout during off - election years even more challenging.

Although the local council elections this May are supposed to be about local «dustbin» issues, the truth is that almost everything our local District Council does, is affected by rules made in Brussels.

The Labour activist who famously turned up at the Crewe and Nantwich by - election in top hat and tails to play class war against Cameron was on the phone to local Tory Chairmen, advising on how they could best motivate their members to campaign on this issue.

If I the only been Labour Party members voting, with Affiliates disregarded If we had managed to explain to those to young to remember that this sort of experiment nearly destroyed us in the 89's and saying it's better to lose in a far left manifesto as its moral, ignores the fact that any labour gun illite with a majority under 1,000 standing again in 2017, 2018 ought to watch themselves as local elections are fought on national issues

have put out three election leaflets and have worked the area with previous local issue leaflets for well over a year.

Theresa very kindly came to Birmingham during the local election campaign and impressed with her knowledge of the transport issues facing an area like the West Midlands.

Amy has worked on local and national election campaigns and organized for health care reform, climate justice, and other progressive issues.

One of the issues with those, is that military voters were sent two separate ballots this year - one for local elections and one for federal elections.