Sentences with phrase «town council election»

At times, it almost felt like the author was determined to make sure no one confused her story of Pagford and its sad emergency town council election with the Harry Potter series for middle grade and young adult readers.

(Independents did win 11.1 % of the vote in the Clones Town Council election, however, with one independent winning a seat in that contest.)

Following election night 2013, Walter Wettje (R) held a 36 vote lead over incumbent Orangetown Supervisor Andy Stewart (D), leading to hopes that the GOP had swept the town council election and earned a 5 - 0 board majority.

The Green Party did not contest the Clones electoral area in 2009, but did contest the Clones and Ballybay Town Council elections, winning just 2.0 % of the vote in Clones and 1.8 % in Ballybay.

Not exact matches

More out - of - town money than previous years is funding Corpus Christi city council elections.

Almost all English district and unitary councils — 279 of 293 — held elections too, and there were also votes for six mayors, for many parish and town councils, plus the odd local referendum.

Prior to his election to the House, Athey served as Mayor of Front Royal from 2000 - 2002 and on the Front Royal Town Council from 1996 - 2000.

The faces of the Democratic candidates for town council are all new, but the party is still likely to remain in the majority after Election Day.

«The Obi in Council had earlier met and directed the town criers to go round the various communities and announce to the people to participate in the election,» Achebe said.

The town's council is allowed, by law, to appoint someone to the position until the next election, McDonald said.

In the most recent town election, in 2011, Republican council candidates secured 64 percent of the vote.

For the first time in at least eight years, Harrison's Democratic Committee will not run a full slate of Town Council candidates in the upcoming November election.

With two seats available, Altieri and Tucker will face Democrats Paul Andreassen and John Schoonmaker in the November election for town council.

On the other side of the political aisle, Town Council candidate Frank Gordon, the only true Democrat running in the upcoming election, said the decision will create an atmosphere for conflicts of interest.

TICONDEROGA The only contested races on the general election ballot for southern Essex County are for town council.

While Election Day is still seven months away, all three Republican incumbents on the Harrison Town Council whose seats are in play this year have told the Review they intend to run for office again.

The special election would fill vacancies left by the departure of Bill Perkins, a Democrat now on the New York City Council, and Republican Joseph Saladino, who departed for a post at the town of Oyster Bay.

JAY The two winners of the Democratic primary in September, Robert Segall and Kate Comegys Mongulla, take on one independent candidate, Spencer Reynolds, and two Republican incumbent councilors in the upcoming election for Town Council in Jay.

It may seem like campaign season is over in the city, but one is just getting started; Election Day was the unofficial start of the race for city council speaker — and some of the candidates are heading out of town to kick it off.

A 2011 Election Advisory Council town hall series conducted by the Secretary of State's office found that the verifiable voting was the top concern of the Georgia public along with fair and equal ballot access

TICONDEROGA Three candidates are after two seats on the Ticonderoga Town Council in the November general election.

Harrington said he believes the Crown Point Town Council, which can fill the vacancy by majority vote to serve until Jan. 1, 2017, when the person elected takes office, will fill it after the election.

Ausiello and Pereira ran unsuccessfully for the town council as Democratic candidates in last year's local elections.

The local election results are a consequence of the Government's disregard for the mounting pressure faced by councils «and the pain it is causing their residents», according to Steve Houghton, a Labour councillor and chair of SIGOMA, the collective voice of urban areas representing many of the large towns and cities in the Northern, Midland and South Coast regions of England.

The concert will raise money for the New Direction for Ramapo slate made up of Bill Weber (Republican), Shani Bechhofer (independent), and Grant Valentine (Democrat) running for Ramapo Town Council in the November 7 election.

After a closely contested race to complete the final year on an unexpired town councilman term, newly elected Councilman Richard Dionisio — who won a special election in November — was sworn in before a Jan. 5 Town Council meettown councilman term, newly elected Councilman Richard Dionisio — who won a special election in November — was sworn in before a Jan. 5 Town Council meetTown Council meeting.

With Dionisio's election, town Republicans gained unanimous control of the council for at least another year.

CROWN POINT — The Crown Point Town Council seat left vacant by the death of Charles Mazurowski is expected to be on the November general election ballot with a single Republican Party candidate.

It must be of some size, since Labour was able to win council seats in the town even in the disastrous 2007 local elections.

«Mohammed Hanif sent three text messages in Brierfield relating to the town and parish council elections, where the candidates are independent and not running on party political platforms.

The unofficial election results are in from the county boards of election: In Delaware County: In the town of Sidney, Republican Gene Pigford wins the Supervisor position; winning town council seats were Democratic incumbent Pete Cordes, & Republican John Woodyshek... Continue reading →

On Election Day, please vote for Kelly Myers for supervisor and Pam Riggins & Joe Roberti Sr. for town council.

Given that a recent Los Angeles Times article described how the Hyattsville, Maryland City Council voted 7 - to - 4 to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the town's elections, invite one of the names appearing in the article to participate in a Meet and Greet.

Recent amendments made to the Belize City Council and the Town Board Acts now allow for the direct election of mayors.

He even won election to the nearby Town Council of Livonia, where he served from 1996 to 2003.