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Thanks, Rob W, The SPGB 1904, for updating it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScJyrOPT5Dg&feature=youtu.beAll we need now is a a couple of comments to push down those of two years ago.

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imposs1904 wrote:

Out of curiousity, why Battersea and not Vauxhall?

Because, under the proposals to reduce the number of MPs to 600, parts of Vauxhall (including the part where Head Office is situated) and parts of Battersea will probably become a new constituency and we want to introduce ourselves to those in Battersea (which is part of the borough of Wandsworth). Also, the workers of Vauxhall have benefitted from the free postal distribution of our leaflets on many occasions, including only two years ago, which workers in Battersea never have. But, don't worry, we are not abandoning Lambeth. We'll be back there for the London Borough elections next year.

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There is an interesting side to this. Assuming that Steve Colborn is still a Socialist and still committed to the interests of the working class which I can't imagine he's not (even if he has forfeited his right to remain a member of our Party), he could be an experiment as to how a Socialist MP or councillor might behave. So it will be interesting to follow his interventions in the Town Council's deliberations. We could even start a thread on "Councillor Colborn's interventions" based on reports in the local media. I think I will.

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alanjjohnstone wrote:

What will be the name we will be contesting the seats under?

Same as last time, "The Socialist Party (GB)" in the two London seats and "The Socialist Party of Great Britain" in Swansea. They invoked the confusion clause last time as TUSC was also standing.TUSC won't be standing this time but backing Labour, but us using the same as last time can be justified on the grounds of being consistent.

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Why not? We could do both, but the timescale is short, to mention anything new on the official Election Communication for free postal delivery. Could still use it on facebook, etc.

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The Seaham Community Party was not formed just to stand for Seaham Town (Parish) Council butit also stood for the Durham County Council in three electoral wards. For a list of such local parties standing, alongside us, for Surrey County Council see:https://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=5&V=0Quite apart from Rule 6, I can't see how a member could possibly stand for one of these. In some councils they are in coalition with one or other of the national parties to run the council.

alanjjohnstone wrote:

BTW, i do find it difficult not to say ex-comrade, as his actions count louder than any words he may have in mitigation.

It would be disrespectful to call him other than Councillor Colborn.

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More on them here:http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Registrations/PP4182

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It's true:Deneside Ward of Seaham ParishElectorate: 2933Ballots Issued: 775Turnout: 26.42%Rejected Ballots: 3   ALLEN, Brian (Labour) 309  BELL, Edward (Labour) 434 ELECTED  BLEASDALE, Geraldine (Labour) 382 ELECTED  COLBORN, Steven Paul (Seaham Community Party) 340 ELECTED  DONALDSON, Michelle (Seam Community Party) 312  PAUL, James Ian (no description) 118  SOKS, Karen (Seaham Community Party) 259  TAYLOR, Barry (Seaham Community Party) 332 ELECTED  

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Another .explanation is that there was no Green Party candidate standing in Folkestone East..Incidentally, Folkestone was part of the UKIP wipe-out. Previously the councollors there were UKIP. 

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Here's the result was Guildford West:https://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=211&RPID=506775711Turnout: 29%. Our percentage 0.5%.

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Here is the result for LewesIndependent 2370LibDem 757Labour 568Green 307Con 263Socialist 19 (0.4%)Turnout: a massive 52% for a local election. Not a result the Tory pundits on the radio and TV will be highlighting.Official result here (if you can navigate it):http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/escc_elections_2017/atlas.html

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Here are the results for Folkestone:https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=577https://democracy.kent.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=547Although the percentage figures both show 1%, in Folkestone East the percentage was 1.5% and in Folkestone West 0.6%

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What you probably don't understand as a non-Londoner is the reluctance of people from North London to cross the Thames.

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Six members and sympathisers, 4 from Surrey, turned up in the intermittent rain yesterday to hold our final election stall in Guildford. With more handing out leaflets we distributed more. Some political discussions too, one with a UKIP supporter who, when asked why UKIP still existed now that they had won Brexit, replied that he didn't trust the Tories to deliver it; another with someone who said that the Tories just wanted to grind down the poor; a rather confused third person said he was voting for May in the General Election but for the Greens in the local election.

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LATEST NEWS: NO DELEGATES VOTE TO STOP THE PRINT EDITION OF THE SOCIALIST STANDARD. On an indicative vote the motion was rejected at Annual Conference today by nil votes for, 12 against and 2 abstentions. The motion now goes to a vote of the whole membership

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