The Libdem candidate George Derbyshire, for whom I voted, won Park ward by almost 300 votes - the biggest margin in local council elections in this area for a couple of years.
We still have to see whether Jam-making Boris or Newt Breeding Ken wins London.
Democracy in action.
And on the way back from the polling station (boys’ grammar school) it poured with rain. Perhaps god didn’t like my choice. Found out the name of the labour candidate though… at least the Green’s tried with one leaflet introducing their sexless ‘Alex’ double-barreled surname candidate.
Argh!
After reading all the leaflets that keep coming through our door I finally decided who I am going to vote for.
Two more days, two more “vote me” leaflets. As we near 1st May the monkeys in the rainforests of the world must be starting to get worried.
Conservative Malcolm Meerabux seems to be campaigning mostly on a fight against over-development and on planning issues. It wasn’t a well written leaflet. And perhaps his stance on planning comes a little late considering that houses are currently being built on the playing fields of Watford Grammar School for Boys.
Derbyshire’s main policy was also planning or rather “opposing insensitive development”. We’ve had an awful lot of new homes built this side of the park recently, “302 dwellings” at Cassio Metro, plus 4? houses in the back gardens of a couple of houses on Gade Avenue and the aforementioned WGSB construction site. George strange smile Derbyshire appears to be fighting the hardest…
At around 7:30 tonight George Derbyshire, a current libdem councillor, was the first candidate in the election to come door knocking in our area.
After a polite introduction (reading my dad’s name off the electoral register for the personal touch) he asked if he would be supporting him on 1st May. In previous years candidates have asked similar things such as “can we count on your support?”, I don’t really understand this perhaps they should tell the electorate why they should vote for them rather than asking which way they will vote. My dad said he didn’t know and would make his mind up on the day.
Derbyshire left. He doesn’t want my vote. Which is a shame because I was probably going to vote for him. But as my dad said, he didn’t even get me a birthday card…
I expect the Conservatives will be around sometime soon.
I recently turned 18 so this year (May 1st) will be the first time I am able to vote.
About 3 days after my birthday I received a birthday card from the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Watford, Ian Oakley. Quite why he (or his office) were sending me a card I don’t know. If the elections this year were for parliament I could understand it, but this year’s elections are only for the district council where Ian Oakley is not standing. Still I suppose it is nice that at least one party is trying to get the youth vote. I wonder if he is sending cards out to everyone who turns 18 in Watford or is just targeting certain areas or perhaps just the time period up to the election.
As usual it looks like Park ward will be a two-horse race between existing Liberal Democrat councillor George Derbyshire and the Conservative candidate Malcolm Meerabux. Last year Park had the highest voter turn out of any of the wards which is unsurprising considering the close run battle a year previously when only three votes separated the top two candidates.
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