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Well, if that's the case then you went against the national trend. So well done!

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I have told you before Gayle that I think you would be an excellent hard working Councillor. Maybe the Labour party should have eased you into politics by running against an easier seat while you became a little more known.

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Cast your minds back to a little over a year on Accy Web, Gayle was the devil incarnate to a lot of people on here.

Starting with the live question and answer evening, she has impressed a lot of us with her honesty, and her abilities to get funding for community projects, and also her humour.

I'd take some satisfaction today that even people whom I suspect aren't Labour supporters wished her well, and said she'd be a good councillor.

It would be wonderful if some of the people that voted for Britcliffe would come out of the woodwork on here, after all they are quite vocal at using the letters pages of the local press to air their views, what are they afraid of?

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Well, Gayle certainly got a hammering over the Panopticon - although nothing compared to the stick that Britcliffe and his cohorts have had. As to the characters writing in the Observer - is it just possible that many do not have internet access or even if they have, they may not yet have found this site?

Democracy is not about who we vote in - it's about voting them out. It does appear that insufficient numbers of people in Ossy are as yet dissatisfied with Britcliffe to get rid of him.

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I would be surprissed if most people at HBC, Councillors and Officers did not know about this site. After all, if your boss was being slated on a forum, how long do you think it would take for everyone you work with to hear about it?

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I was referring to some of the half-wits who regularly get their letters in the Observer & appear to have no poltical connections.

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It appears that the people who run Hyndburn's very own, and very expensive council run site, has internet access, because it's never updated and nobody ever posts on it.

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What while certain people from this forum have their letters discarded. I wonder how many other good letters were tossed in the bin so certain politically biased letters were published over the last few weeks. Have you noticed how the same names often pop up as letter writers?

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Why is that? I think it is because it is tied to the Council and people are wary of 'big brother'.

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[quotee Tealeaf] It does appear that insufficient numbers of people in Ossy are as yet dissatisfied with Britcliffe to get rid of him.[/quote]

He is popular in Ossy, well with the drinkers of certain pubs, and like Neil said people in Ossy might like having the leader of the council as their councillor.

Can't see the advantage myself. All I see is a main road full of dead hanging baskets, another ludicrous waste of money, and ill thought out.

I wonder how quickly holes in the roads will be filled in now when we post about them, now that the election is over?

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I dont think its a loss. I live in Ossy and I would have been sad to see it thrown away to someone other than Peter.

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He cant go on for ever so what do you want after he retires?

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Hope you have another go at this Gayle;we know how hard you worked.

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Oh by the way Neil, Peter's lost your phone number. Could you give him a ring urgently!

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Shame, some people will stick with what they've got regardless. Better the devil you know. I don't give a damn about political parties, it's if the person is bothered about the right things that matter, and gayle would have been good for ossy. Judging by the posts on here far better than PB. I think gayle should move down here, then we can vote her in and your lose will be our gain.

*And the very people that voted him in will no doubt be the ones moaning about hard done by they are, how nobody does anything, no investment . :rolleyes:

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There is no need Graham I am in the phone book.Anyway he knows I go to the Area Council meeting so Linda will have my contact details on file.
I don't really think he needs to talk to me does he?
Why would you want to say something that is not true Graham?

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If standing for the council was apolitical and based on what you had or could do for your ward then Gayle would probably walk it. However once you nail your colours to the political mast then deep seated fears and prejudices on a national level surface and you vote for or against the government of the day. I would be interested if Gayle would vote as directed by the party leaders or knowing her headstrongness (!) would deviate from the party line. I was shocked Tim o Kane was beaten, he`s in the Observer more than Britcliffe! Will he hve to hand his laptop back? He always seemed quite proud carrying it around town.

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I was asked at one of the candidate interviews ages ago whether I would ever go against party whip. I said, 'it would depend and if it was totally against my principles then I would abstain, however I would then work to find a compromise that would benefit everyone'.

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and how did Sandra go on?

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Ooo you've given it away now GJ :p

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And on another thread. Oh the fun begins. :D :D :D :D

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We might have to wait to see how she's coping, if he writes another letter about her in the Observer.:D

So gallant.

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I hope the people of St Andrews appreciate that they have rejected someone who would have worked much harder than Peter Britcliffe for both them and the borough of Hyndburn.
Having seen his antics and posturings at election counts over the years I doubt both his intelligence and sanity.
You campaigned and fought hard Gayle - I know just how much work you did.
The only concillation is that by the people of Immanuel electing Collette they have sent out the message to Oswaldtwistle that the Tories aren't invincible.

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The way it works is this -

There are 33 seats on the Council, each Councillor sits for four years but they are not all elected on at the same time, the seats are up for election on a rotating basis. For three out of the four years 1/3 of the seats are up for election i.e. 11 seats. On the fourth year there are County Council elections.

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i thought you did very well gayle for your first time . sorry you didn't get in .(bit mad really at the voters ), i hope you will certainly try again ....good luck in all you do

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Next years elections are as follows:

Altham (Lab)
Barnfield (Con)
Baxenden (Con)
Church (Lab)
Central (Con)
Clayton (Con)
Overton - Gt Harwood (Con)
Rishton (Lab)
Milnshaw (Lab)
Immanuel - Ossy (Con)
St Oswalds - Ossy (Con)
Huncoat (Lab)

Next years elections aren't;
Peel
Netherton
Spring Hill
St Andrews