Just call me Councillor Bance
Hello friends,
Rose Hill and Iffley ward
electorate 4095, votes cast 1509 (36.85%)
Antonia BANCE - Labour - 727
Chris BONES - Liberal Democrat - 343
Timothy BENJAMIN - Conservative - 230
Simon BROOK - Green - 199
And overall a good night for us in Oxford city. We lost five seats and won one, so net down four. The scores on the doors are Lib Dems 19, Labour 17, Green 8 and IWCA 4.
Congratulations!
COngratulations!
Congrats! Healthy-looking majority there.
Well done, Antonia! Pity for Labour about the national results… but I think any party in an unassailable position is A Bad Thing in general and lets them become complacent. I’m from Durham and the sickening levels of corruption which went on in seats which were essentially rotten boroughs- the dirtiest deals being done- make me very sceptical of “safe seats.
Hope you have fun in Rose Hill. My boyfriend lived there last year in the University Mansion and it’s the most bizzare split area between Rose Hill and Iffley Village. Almost Apartheid-esque! I hope you can work on integrating the communities a little…
Well done! Lucky Rose Hill and Iffley ward, they’ve got themselves an excellent new Councillor.
Congratulations
“just call me councillor bance”
what a fucking ponsy thread for ego maniac
Congratulations
We’re uncharitable this morning, aren’t we Lisa?
Congrats Antonia - I’m sure you’ll make a terrific councillor!
Congratulations!
Congrats, Antonia. Remember that you work for the people of Rose Hill and Iffley, rather than for the Labour party machine, and I’m sure you’ll do a great job.
Oxfordfemme: having good relations with one’s neighbours is always a good thing. The wording of your comment suggests that you think that there’s some actual significance to the boundary of a council ward (so that splits within a ward are worse than splits between wards). If that was what you meant to imply, I find that opinion bizarre.
Sam - you’re right, of course, though there isn’t really a “machine” as such in Oxford, and we differ with the national party in many respects anyway.
Good one!
Congratulations!
Will we see you running for Westminster again in 2009-8-7?
Well done, and almost 50% of the vote as well
Once all the champagne has dried up, remember there’s lots of work to be done. I hope you help tackle the litter problems and general poor environment of the Rosehill Area. Make our votes count. We’re only 36% of the population but we care!
Congratulations Antonia - Fantastic to see two of my old NUS comrades get elected on the same night - Councillor Harper-Penman now sits for Labour in Tower Hamlets.
Have you practiced your…
Mwah ha ha ha ha!
… laugh in front of the mirror yet?
Good luck Antonia.
Congratulations Antonia. I have no doubt whatsoever you will do your very best for your constituents. they’re damned lucky to have you.
From the Tory wasteland of West Oxon, worst luck,
J
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Well done!
Congratulations to Cllr Bance!…
If you’ve been reading Antonia’s blog, then you probably know that she won her council election for Rose Hill and Iffley yesterday. Naturally, I’m over the moon and I know she’ll be an excellent represenative for the ward (if yo…
Bloody hell! I thought you said you were a paper candidate… well done. I think you will do a good job.
Well Done! I’ve been up in Preston and Manchester, Labour managed net gains there! The Tories will find it hard to win a GE without the North of England.
Congrats!
Congratulations Antonia! I’m absolutely delighted for you.
Congratulations Antonia.
“The Tories will find it hard to win a GE without the North of England.”
We’ll manage! We managed before without the support of the celtic numbskulls and we’ll manage without Geordieland and the other left-wing whingers.
You know C4, it’s comments like that that help ensure that you don’t get many votes up North! It also shows a cynical view of the electorate in general.
Government is not about being popular, it is about doing what is RIGHT!
But you have to be popular to get elected!