Congratulations to Graham Stuart on his re-election as Member of Parliament for the Beverley and Holderness Constituency. The results of the poll are as follows: Graham Stuart – Conservative – 25,063 Craig Dobson – Liberal Democrats – 12,076 Ian Saunders – Labour Party – 11,224 Neil Whitelam – British National Party – 2,080 Andy Horsfield … Continue reading »
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General Election Thursday 6th May 2010: Manifesto helping you decide?
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA has stated that the General Election at a national level will be a close run affair. And it is far from clear whether any single party will win a majority of the 650 seats up for grabs on election day Thursday 6th May 2010. In Beverley and Holderness then voters have to … Continue reading »
Who to vote for on Thursday May 6th? Candidates answer Hedon questions
ELECTION 2010: THE GENERAL ELECTION Prospective Parliamentary Candidates have all being asked the following two questions by the Hedon Blog: 1. What are your views on the building of a waste burning incinerator at Saltend near Hedon? 2. If elected, then what will be the major changes you would like to bring about that would … Continue reading »
Beverley Hustings – Sure Start Row
ELECTION 2010: BEVERLEY MINSTER was the iconic location for our very own “leaders” debate last night (26th April). Some 400 members of the public turned up to see the main party candidates battle it out for the Beverley and Holderness seat in Parliament. The hustings event was organised by Beverley Churches together and chaired by … Continue reading »
Election Snippets: 21st April
Election 2010: More musings from the candidates (click their names for full statements): Continue reading »
Candidates: Some Policies
ELECTION 2010: The election campaign has really started now. The candidates are beginning to outline their policies. Craig Dobson from the Liberal Democrats, Graham Stuart, Conservative, Bill Rigby, Green and Ian Saunders, Labour give their views on key issues below (from news releases and websites): Continue reading »
Election 2010 snippets
ELECTION 2010: Snippets 19th April. Most political commentators seem to think that Nick Clegg was the ‘winner’ of the first ever TV election debate for the Party Leaders on 15th April. But what do our local candidates think? Continue reading »
Energy and Waste: What do you think?
ELECTION 2010: THE BBC POLITICS SHOW has featured a debate on Energy and Waste which included Beverley and Holderness Conservative candidate Graham Stuart. Here are some snippets taken from Graham Stuart’s comments on the programme that indicate his policy positions on three key issues. But what do you think? NUCLEAR POWER: Government advisers have said … Continue reading »