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Voted UKIP, please do likewise

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No thank you .

I have voted for the Labour Party candidates in the election for the European Parliament .

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I will be voting later, whomsoever I vote for is between me and my conscience.:)

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And rightly so!

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I will take the walk down to Mercer House...through the pollen filled trees...making my Hayfever worse.....all for the privilege of writing NONE OF THE ABOVE.

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All done.
A long walk to the antley to put a kiss on a bit of paper

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Voted UKIP this morning.

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When I saw the length of the voting paper and the number of candidates, I felt cheated 'cos I only got 6 pamphlets through the door - I'm particularly peeved that "The Pirate Party" didn't send me an invite :)

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no complimentary eye patch either although their prommises to exclude vat from Planks at B&Q and free lingustic lessons for parrots with speech impediments nearly got them my vote

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Voting has been likened to being taken from behind and be able to choose the lube :D
It's all BS they are all same, they don't really give a flying about folks opinions :rolleyes:

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I put a kiss on the paper for all of the candidates...didn't want anyone to get the huff for being left out.

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When I moved house last summer I had to re-register, and it had to be using a paper form (on line registration not permitted for change of address).

My son posted it for me so I knew it was posted. However a council employee turned up on the doorstep saying that I wasn't registered and I filled in another form there and then.

I asked for postal vote on both registration forms, but no postal forms ever arrived.

So I didn't get the chance to vote, even if I wanted to, which I didn't !

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I always send the council employees packing when they've turned up at mine trying to get me to register , I found out once that they asked a neighbour to sign on my behalf :eek: (luckily they know how I feel about the council and their employees).
Scary to think they'd stoop so low as to ask someone to sign on my behalf, perhaps the employees filled it in for you :D

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UKIP seat in Accrington

Joe Wilson BBC Radio Lancashire



Lancashire's first UKIP councillor Malcolm Pritchard said after beating his daughter Clare Pritchard (Labour) to the Milnshaw seat he "takes absolutely no joy from it whatsoever", reports BBC Radio Lancashire's Joe Wilson.

Malcolm and Clare Pritchard
He said he would not stand on Hydburn Council as the UKIP sees fit but he would be an independent councillor.


from the bbc website ...

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Mr Pritchard accuses his daughter of "electoral fraud" then states that after
being elected after standing on the UKIP ticket announces that he will not
be following their manifesto but will serve as an independent councillor!

I wonder what definition he gives to that action?

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Sherry he has moveable values, so you can bet your life he will not see anything at all wrong in it.
I just hope the people who voted for him remember this in the future.
He has misrepresented himself, bamboozled the electorate and is not fit to be on any council.

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The definition i would give it is hes a SNAKE of the highest order, which was already demonstrated when he became Mayor, The man is is just a user,to suit his cause, Hope he comes on again n reads this.

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heres the full results ...

Hyndburn Borough Council Elections 2014 - Accrington Observer

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My virus protector will not let me view the Accy Observer site......it cites the collection of data ,viruses and malware for the reason.
News for East Lancashire: Blackburn, Burnley, Darwen, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, Rossendale
It will allow me to look at the Telegraph site so I have put a link to follow.

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Cheers jen.;) the interesting thing to me,is how UKIP have done in most seats, if that replicates it could just be the kick up the arse required.;)

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Surely Mr Pritchard's actions can't be acceptable? If you went doorstepping and secured votes as a UKIP candidate and then get elected surely you must be a UKIP councillor? It's not the first time this goon has pulled a stunt like this but I can't believe he can get away with this one.
I have heard him speak in public, it's laughable and embarrassingly bad. I really find it staggering that so many gullible people voted for him. Is he now just going to vote with whoever he fancies regardless?

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he shoudl be forced to step down he has in my opinion defrauded teh electorate

mind you if you had to step down for doing the opposite of what you say you will do then graham jones would be out fo a job as well

i think pritchard has the new record it took jones a couple of weeks to stab those who voted for him in the back it took pritchard less than 24 hours lol

and folk wonder why the majority think they are all the same

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It just shows that he is not to be trusted......simple as.
He just wants to achieve his political ambition at any cost and it doesn't matter what values he tramples on.
Unreliable, untrustworthy, self serving.....just about right for a politician.(and a snake)

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Any info on the voter turnout?

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Not that I have seen so far. It will be in the papers tomorrow I guess.

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Surely what he has done is fraud.

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apparantly its the legal kind

you know

the kind that regualr folk go to prison for but polititions dont

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Not really .

He just wants to be an Independent Councillor and not be bossed around by UKIP . :rolleyes:

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If that is what he wanted then that is what he should have stood as...not UKIP.
It was presumed that UKIP would make inroads in this election and he used this to further his ends.......and that might be legal but it certainly isn't cricket.
It shows him in his true colours.

He will stand under any banner just as long as it gives him success....and that success is for himself, not for his constituents. Shame on the man!

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So why didn't he stand as an Independent?

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Wouldn't it be great if Mr Pritchard came on here and actually told us ( the constituents) what the hell he is playing at instead of touting his tawdry stories to MSN News and anyone else who only wants the family fall out angle?

Come on Malcolm, we know you are watching, lots of people in Milnshaw are probably feeling a little short-changed right now.

I think you have some explaining to do. ( Mr Farage might feel the same, I didn't think anyone could sully a party like UKIP since they do such a great job of embarrassing themselves but I reckon they'd have their doubts about you)

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I haven't a clue .

It is acceptable for elected representatives , in local government or in Parliament , to change allegiance , to "cross the floor" as they put it .
I think this must be a unique case , when a councillor crosses the floor literally within minutes of being elected . :confused:

But we are dealing with a unique politician .

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Sorry NO,dealing wi a 2 faced SNAKE is nearer the truth imho.

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I'm thinking we might be doing snakes a disservice here, I quite like snakes.

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Aye true,apologies to any snakes reading accyweb.

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Whilst not defending him as a man...this is what he actually said..

https://audioboo.fm/boos/2191844-aud...election-today

Which is a bit different than the headline grabbing 'I'm switching sides'

And frankly, many on here bemoan those taking the party line over the wishes and needs of the actual electorate....yet when someone says they will put the constituents first, they are taken out of context and slagged off by people who believe everything they read on the BBC....and I include Graham Jones who tweeted yet another faux pas without getting his facts straight.....why am I not surprised by that

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Yep Malcolm started his political 'career' as a Liberal but when New Labour grew in popularity he swapped to Labour. He left because they wouldn't make him Mayor. He then became 'independent' which meant Labour lost control of the council. Not sure what deal he did with the Tories but he voted with them on every issue and blow me, the Tories make him Mayor. Now that UKIP or growing what does our Malcolm do? Oh yeah he stands for them too and (this is peachy) he attacks his own daughter. Is there anything this feckless idiot won't do to chase votes? Devoid of principles and integrity comes to mind. He's now the
'acceptable' face of racism. I hope he feels proud!!!

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Ah jeez he,s left UKIP too, this just gets better by the minute !!

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iv eamiled the RAC just incase hes a member and warned them that he may switch to the AA at a moments notice and a further email to Green Flag as they are the smaller group that may welcome a new member no matter what his background....

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Mr Pritchard said that there is no "Whip" in UKIP .

If that is the case why is Mr Gerard Batten UKIP's chief MEP whip if they don't have whips ?

I wonder how much Mr Pritchard actually knows about UKIP .

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Most of us are aware that the media take liberties in presenting an attention grabbing
headline so, "I'm switching sides" is definitely not a quote but if one stands on a ticket
then at least some votes will be gained because of that. Mr. Pritchard said that UKIP does not have a 'whip' and that they are all independents which is what he will be - where does that leave those voters? His ticket said UKIP not Independent UKIP. Based on his political record the politest description I could use is opportunist.

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This smells like he had planned it this way long before the elections were due to take place.

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This guy is not to be trusted

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lol its slightly off topic but UKIP related but you will no longer hear cameron,millerband and that other leader fellow call UKIP racists as they have come to the conclusion that every time they call UKIP racists UKIPS's numbers grow and they get better results..

its taken three people and their partys to come to that conculsion as to why UKIP are gaining popularity.

I dint realise things were that bad that our country is in the hands of people who put so much beleif in superstition.If Mr Cameron steps on a crack will WW3 start or if that liberal fellow walks under a ladder will the bank of England collapse lmao

I think someone needs to tell cameron and his fellow slime that the reason why peopel are voting UKIP is because people are fed up of corrupt perverts and theives been in charge

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It should have hit home by now that this is a 'no confidence vote' .

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it most likely has and in the next few days you will hear how they plan to stem immigration , make benefits even harder for immigrants to get and make the UK a less attractive place to come for a free ride etc etc and so on..

and then they wont actually do anything after they get re elected whoever gets in next time

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Accyman, I think we all know that we have heard all these 'soundbites' before.
We know that that is all they are...weasel words, with precious little effective action to back them up.
It is time for the three major parties to realise that the electorate are fed up with the career politicians, the elite, who think they don't need to listen to the concerns that are being expressed by the population.

During this election(both local and EU) campaign only one candidate knocked at my door.
It is all very well to shove a leaflet through a letterbox. You cannot have a discussion about your concerns, with a leaflet.

And the fiasco of the Milnshaw ward election just goes to show that politicians can say what they like whilst campaigning...once they are elected they will do what they bloody well like, and sod those who put the cross in the box.

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Yep absolute fiasco, it's a shame that the Tories tactics to beat Labour was not to stand at all (so as not to split the right wing vote), they were happy for UKIP to be the only alternative to Labour.

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Somehow i suspect their tactics went much further than that.

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I suppose it depends who her husband is :rolleyes:

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I think you are exactly right. If you knew you had no chance of winning a Tory seat but could reduce the Labour Councillors by one would you put up a candidate or let what is currently a minority party try and take the seat. Don't forget the person in question allegedly sold his loyalties to become Mayor by voting with the Tories and keeping Labour out of the big seat for a little longer.

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I think you will find they are all as bad as each other. Maybe a little unfair that, lets just say some from all parties are as bad as each other.

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All this skulduggery casts doubt on the honesty and integrity of ALL local politicians and put local politics on a par with national politics.....and I have always seen those two things as separate entities in the past.
This man may have done nothing illegal, but his actions have been dishonest...and those who voted for him to be their representative on the council must have known he wasn't trustworthy after all he DOES have a track record of being two faced.

From his posts on here it seems that he knows nothing of the party he stood for....he is only passionate about beating his daughter in the political stakes. Well, Malcolm, I hope your victory has given you a lot of satisfaction. Karma to you(not the accyweb kind, you aren't even worth the red stuff).

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i wonder what them that voted for him are thinking now because they have basically elected a tory and milnshaw ward is and has been for a long time labour ..

not even a propper tory either ..

I dont think i could live with been labled the tories little errand boy but some have lower standards than others i guess

personally i hope every single one of them that voted for him turn up on his doorstep

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Yeah pitch forks a torches, I still have some left from last time I was selling them :D

http://www.cel-ebration.com/SIMPSONS...ORCHES%20I.jpg

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well with how threats like to get thrown around via pm of sueings etc i thought it best to word it carefully as possible so as to avoid getting reported for inciting a riot but you seem to have grasped the point lol

milnshaw lane used to be straight but now its crooked at the top..

much like its chain in command in its ward

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wonder what ukip manifesto reads like lol. it did say last year to privatize the nhs . but most items related to the ukip manifesto has disappeared off the internet:eek:

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It doesn't really matter what they stand for when you are voting in the Euro's. MEP's can do almost nothing anyway.

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i dont recall the ins and outs but i think blair signed away almost all of our sway and say in things happen infact i think the only thing left to do is what the french do and stick two fingers up at the EU and ignore any contracts they have agreed to

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Our MEP's have little influence to make any difference to our lives.
They can only really make a difference to their own lives....feathering their nests and dipping their bread in the very rich gravy.

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You have a kindred soul with my son who lives near Manchester. He visited me yesterday and we had quite a heated conversation. As a child in primary school he had three "best" friends who were Asian, then in secondary school Domino from Chile was his buddy and his car mechanic is an Asian, thus his current attitude towards the government, the EU and immigration seemed out of character.

I think the massive annual migration numbers and how they've changed the fabric of our historic English lifestyle hit him when he visited my home town a few months ago. He hadn't been back since his grandparents died several decades ago and it's not an industrial town which attracts off shore strangers. I remember he came back quite buoyed up about the friendliness of the natives in the street and yesterday he remarked about the difference in the shop signage where none of them had little squiggles above the windows but were written in English with English names he recognised; such as Fletcher Grocery Store, Smith Butchers, etc.